Courts articles
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Trial court judge apologises before Allahabad High Court for discriminating against Muslim lawyer
The High Court pulled up judge Vivekanand Sharan Tripathi for his conduct in a case pertaining to alleged forced religious conversions by Muslim clerics.
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US supreme court eyes returning Trump immunity claim to lower court after arguments
Justices appeared unlikely to grant request for absolute immunity from criminal prosecution to former presidentKey takeaways from Trump immunity caseSign up for our free Trump on Trial newsletterThe US supreme court on Thursday expressed interest in returning Donald Trump’s criminal case over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election back to a lower court to decide whether certain parts of the indictment were “official acts” that were protected by presidential immunity.During oral arguments, the...
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N4.8bn fraud: Court awaits A’Court verdict on Ibeto’s appeal on jurisdiction
By Innocent Anaba A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned the trial of Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, who was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged N4.8 billion fraud, till May 27, 2024. The judge, Justice Oyindamola Ogala fixed the new date for […]