Court Sentences 52 Edo Youths to Prison Over Anti-Kidnapping Protest
A Magistrate Court in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced 52 young men to prison terms ranging from three to six months after they were convicted of unlawful assembly and…
Malami, Wife, Son Arrive in Kebbi in Private Jet After Meeting N1.5bn Bail Condition, Receive Heroic Welcome
Former Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami (SAN), his wife, and son landed in Kebbi State on Thursday, January 9, 2026, aboard a private jet after successfully meeting the N1.5…
Court Remands Ex-AGF Malami, Son, Associate in Kuje Prison Over Alleged Money Laundering
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday remanded former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), his son Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and associate Hajia Bashir…
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS PRESIDENT’S POWER TO DECLARE EMERGENCY RULE AND TEMPORARILY SUSPEND ELECTED OFFICIALS IN LANDMARK RULING
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSend tips to: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com In a decisive 6-1 split judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the constitutional authority of the President to declare a state of…
SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS TINUBU’S PARDON OF MARYAM SANDA: “EXECUTIVE CAN’T TRAMPLE JUDICIARY” – DEATH SENTENCE REINSTATED
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSend tips to: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com In a landmark ruling that underscores the supremacy of the judiciary, the Supreme Court has set aside President Bola Tinubu’s controversial commutation of…
ABUJA COURT REJECTS NNAMDI KANU’S EMERGENCY BID TO LEAVE SOKOTO PRISON – IPOB LEADER TO REMAIN 1,200 KM FROM HOME
By Ogungbayi Beedee AdeyemiSendtips: adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com The Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out an urgent ex-parte application filed by detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu seeking immediate transfer from Sokoto…
BREAKING: Court Halts PDP National Convention Over Non-Compliance with Electoral Laws
By Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi October 31, 2025adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a sweeping injunction restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from proceeding with its 2025 National…
BREAKING: Court Sacks Zamfara Rep Abubakar Gummi for Defecting from PDP to APC, Orders By-Election
By Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi October 31, 2025adeyemi@ddnewsonline.com The Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Abubakar Suleiman Gummi, the lawmaker representing Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency in Zamfara State, from the House…
Court Rules EFCC Phone Seizures Illegal, Unconstitutional, Warns Agency
Ogungbayi Beedee Adeyemi / Posted July 18, 2025 Justice Oluwaseun Toluwanimi Ademola-Salami of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, Oyo State, has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC)…
PHOTOS: Gov Okpebholo Demonstrates Triumphant Humility After Supreme Court Victory
By Ed Malik, A | ed@ddnewsonline.com | posted 11th July, 2025 The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed Senator Monday Okpebholo as the duly elected Governor of Edo State, in…