Lawyer Proposes Domestic Crude Pricing to Lower Petrol Costs

Lawyer Olisa Agbakoba proposes domestic crude pricing to lower petrol costs to ₦400 per liter, urging clarity from presidential candidates…

by Miu Yamada | October 9, 2026

Five Charged After Ambush Frees Handcuffed Suspect

Five defendants were charged after the Ota police ambush freed a handcuffed suspect carrying Indian hemp, leading to assault charges…

by Reina Sato | October 8, 2026

Senegal’s President Swears in Five ECOWAS Court Judges

Five ECOWAS Court Judges were sworn in by Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Tuesday to uphold impartial justice and…

by enif | October 7, 2026

Nigeria’s Supreme Court Revives Debt Action After Acknowledgment

Nigeria’s Supreme Court clarifies how a debt acknowledgment can revive legal action under the statute of limitations.

by Miu Yamada | October 6, 2026

Courts Grant Security Arrests Amid Legal Uncertainty

Courts grant security arrests amid legal uncertainty for claims that may fall outside jurisdiction, under specific regulations.

by Reina Sato | October 5, 2026

Lawyer Proposes Domestic Crude Pricing to Lower Petrol Costs

by Miu Yamada | October 9, 2026

Lawyer Olisa Agbakoba proposes domestic crude pricing to lower petrol costs to ₦400 per liter, urging clarity from presidential candidates ahead of…

Kwankwaso Says Obi Remains in Presidential Race

by Miu Yamada | October 19, 2026

Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is the vice-presidential nominee. Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the Nigeria Democratic Congress' vice-presidential nominee, has dismissed speculation that presidential candidate Peter Obi could withdraw from the 2027 race to support former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar or the African Democratic Congress. Kwankwaso said the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket, which the party describes as the "OK ticket," remained fully committed to the contest and had no intention of abandoning its presidential…

Supreme Rulings

Nigerian ex-minister says Mambilla power deal lacked approval

by Reina Sato | October 20, 2026

Former Nigerian Minister Liyel Imoke testified in Abuja court about the 2003 Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station contract. A former Nigerian minister has stated in court that the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Station contract issued in 2003 by his predecessor lacked the required Federal Executive Council (FEC) approval, was therefore, in his view, null and void. Liyel Imoke, who served as Minister of Power and Steel from 2003 to 2007, testified in…