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The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
A retiring Justice of the Supreme Court, Ibrahim Musa Saulawa, has warned politicians to stop sending cows, rams and other gifts to judges, describing the practice as demeaning to the Bench and a threat to the neutrality of the judiciary. Justice Saulawa spoke on Tuesday at a valedictory court session held in his honour at…
Nigeria’s political class and legal community are divided over what a fresh Supreme Court judgment means for candidates already fielded for the 2027 elections, with two major parties declining to state a position until they see the certified text and lawyers reading the decision in sharply different ways. The apex court ruled on Thursday,…
Leaders of the Social Democratic Party loyal to Shehu Musa Gabam have said the Supreme Court did not determine who controls the party in its 16 September proceedings, rejecting reports that the apex court affirmed either side in the SDP leadership dispute. The position was set out in a statement issued in Abuja by the…
Seven prime properties spread across Lagos and Delta State, along with 2.045 million dollars in cash and two share certificates linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been permanently forfeited to the Federal Government after the Supreme Court on Friday, July 17, 2026, brought a two year legal contest to…
Lawyers with appeals and motions billed for hearing before Nigeria’s apex court between September and December this year now have a firm instruction: get every document onto the internet, or risk falling foul of the court’s new digital rules. The Supreme Court has directed all counsel handling such matters to upload their processes through…
The Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence by hanging for Chelynor Halim, a convicted kidnapper from Delta State, in a unanimous decision by a five member panel that dismissed his appeal as lacking merit. The apex court on Friday affirmed the 2017 judgment of a High Court in Asaba, Delta State, which found…
A bitter leadership dispute has resurfaced within Nigeria’s Labour Party, as embattled former National Chairman Julius Abure locks horns with the party’s recognised national leadership and Abia State Governor Alex Otti over the sale of nomination forms ahead of the 2027 general elections. The crisis deepened after photographs circulated on social media showing Abure presenting…
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has clarified that the recent judgment of the Federal High Court did not invalidate the NBA Stamp and Seal regime or aspects of its Continuing Professional Development policy, contrary to reports circulating on social media. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by its General Secretary, Mobolaji Ojibara,…
Nigeria’s electoral umpire has updated its official records to reflect a shift in the leadership dispute within the African Democratic Congress, reinstating David Mark as National Chairman following a decisive intervention by the Supreme Court. A review of the Independent National Electoral Commission database shows Mark now listed as chairman, alongside Rauf Aregbesola as National…
Fresh from a Supreme Court ruling affirming David Mark as leader of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar has cautioned supporters against premature celebration, warning that the political contest ahead remains decisive. The statement signals a shift within the opposition from legal consolidation to political mobilisation, as parties begin positioning for the 2027 general…