DNL Legal & Style

30/05/2026

Kenya Court Suspends Opening of US Ebola Quarantine Centre

A Kenyan court on Friday temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals following a petition filed by a rights group. The facility was due to open on Friday in Kenya, according to US officials, to quarantine Americans arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo, which is battling a major Ebola outbreak. The centre is set to have 50 isolation beds and be managed by US medical staff at Laikipia Air Base, about 200 kilometres (124 miles) from the capital, Nairobi....

30/05/2026

Court Order Must Be Obeyed — NBA Kwara Rejects NSCDC Officers’ Apology Over Alleged Assault On Lawyer

A Kwara State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has rejected an apology reportedly tendered by two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps accused of assaulting a lawyer, insisting that the officers must first comply with a subsisting court order directing their appearance before any reconciliation can be considered. The officers, identified as Ajayi Gbolahan and Busari Babatunde, were said to have written to the victim, Nurudeen Abdullateef Aladodo, expressing regret over the incident and promising not to repeat such conduct....

A Kwara State branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has rejected an apology reportedly tendered by two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps accused of assaulting a lawyer, insisting that the officers must first comply with a subsisting court order directing their appearance befo...

30/05/2026

Family Demands Justice as Man Found in Prison 18 Years After Disappearing at 14

The family of Gospel Kinanee has called for justice after he was reportedly discovered at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre in Rivers State, Nigeria, 18 years after he went missing as a 14-year-old boy. According to his elder brother, Gospel disappeared in 2007 after leaving home in Ogoni to play with friends. He said the teenager had returned earlier in the day to eat before going out again but never came back....

29/05/2026

Police Arrest Mother, Daughter Over Alleged ₦18m Romance Scam Targeting Malta-Based Victim

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force through its National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) have arrested a mother and her daughter over their alleged involvement in an ₦18 million romance scam targeting a Malta-based victim. The suspects, 39-year-old Urowhe Diana and her 22-year-old daughter, Rokibat Oluwasheyi Imoru, were arrested following investigations into alleged computer-related fraud, identity theft, and money laundering. According to a statement by the Acting Police Public Liaison Officer, DSP Uwana Imah, the case began after intelligence was received from the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, which flagged suspicious financial transactions linked to the suspects....

29/05/2026

Court Grants ₦50m Bail To Abuja Pastor Accused Of Ra**ng 14-Year-Old

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Gwarinpa, Abuja, has granted fresh bail to a 39-year-old pastor and founder of Prophetic Voice of Fire Ministry International, Amos Isah, who is standing trial over allegations of ra**ng a 14-year-old girl. The presiding judge, Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the FCT High Court, on Tuesday granted the defendant bail in the sum of N50 million, with two sureties, alongside stricter conditions than those previously imposed when the case was handled at another division of the court....

29/05/2026

Court Grants Clearing Agent ₦10m Bail Over Alleged Attempt To Export 2.80kg Co***ne To UK

A clearing agent, Agoro Moninuola, has been arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before a Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged attempted exportation of 2.80 kilograms of co***ne to the United Kingdom through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja. Moninuola was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Daniel Osiagor on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful procurement, and exportation of narcotic drugs....

27/05/2026

Court Dismisses Suit Seeking to Bar Jonathan from 2027 Presidential Election, Affirms Eligibility

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the 2027 presidential election, ruling that he remains eligible to run based on earlier judicial decisions. The court held that the question of Jonathan’s constitutional eligibility had already been settled in previous rulings delivered by the Federal High Court in Yenagoa and affirmed by the Court of Appeal, making the fresh suit unnecessary....

27/05/2026

Court Adjourns Alleged N10.2bn Fraud Trial of Yahaya Bello’s Nephew to June 2

The Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has adjourned the alleged N10.2 billion fraud trial involving Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State governor Yahaya Adoza Bello, until June 2, 2026. The adjournment comes amid growing political discussions in Kogi State over reports that Ali Bello may contest for a senatorial seat ahead of the 2027 general elections. According to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter on Monday after hearing continued testimony from a prosecution witness....

27/05/2026

Court Bars NNPC, Banks From Releasing Funds Over $117,000 Maritime Debt

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has issued an order restraining the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and all commercial banks operating in Nigeria from releasing or paying any funds to Beijing Seajets International Forwarder Company Limited pending the determination of a dispute over an alleged unpaid debt of $117,000. The order was granted by Justice Stephen Daylop Pam in Suit No....

26/05/2026

Court Stops Adeleke From Removing Osun Monarch

The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, on Monday restrained the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, from removing the Akirun of Ikirun, Oba Olaleken Akadiri. The PUNCH earlier reported that the Osun State Government declared the stool of Akirun of Ikirun vacant and called on all parties to await the determination of a suit on the stool currently pending before the Court of Appeal....