Panic and confusion erupted at the Federal High Court in Benin City yesterday after a female defendant collapsed and died during court proceedings. The incident has sparked outrage and raised questions about alleged negligence and access to medical care for detainees, reports Channels TV. What began as a routine court session at Federal High C...
Court proceedings in magistrate courts across Cross River State may be grounded following the commencement of an indefinite strike by magistrates over unresolved welfare and service-condition issues. The industrial action was announced in Bulletin No. 3 dated February 9, 2026, issued by the Magistrates Association of Nigeria (MAN), Cross River...
There was melodrama in Ebonyi State High Court premises, Abakaliki today afternoon when a lawyer, Sunday Ununu, disrupted proceedings during arraignment in Magistrate Court 1 in the high court premises. Ununu, the principal of Bigbird Chambers in Abakaliki, left the duck where he was arraigned for alleged murder, alleging that the charges agai...

