Court Ends Century-Old Rivers Dispute, Asari Calls for Peace
Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the case filed by Usokun Community over the contested Obupiri land, marking the end of a land ownership case which has taken over 100 years. Justice David Gbasam struck out the suit, DHC/76/CS/2020, stating that the case was already concluded through court decisions. The High Court […]
High Court Orders N5m Compensation for Defiled 10-Year-Old Girl in Rivers
A High Court in Rivers State has sentenced a 25-year-old man Jerry Njoku to seven years in prison with hard labor for raping a ten-year-old girl. This verdict was reportedly given under Judge Rita Oguguo. In addition to the sentence, a compensation fine of N5 million was asked to be paid to the parents of […]
Court Jails 25-Year-Old for Defiling 10-Year-Old Girl in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced 25-year-old Jerry Njoku to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 10-year-old girl. Delivering judgment, Justice Rita Oguguo convicted Njoku after the prosecution successfully proved the case of defilement against him. The judge also ordered the convict to pay the sum of […]
The Unraveling — If Nigeria Breaks Apart, Who Wins, Who Starves, and Why the World Will Not Let It Happen
My comment section has become a referendum. Week after week, as I write about reforming Nigeria, about holding Abuja accountable, about a united nation finding its conscience, the replies arrive like a verdict already rendered. “You are wasting your time.” “The Lugard experiment is finished.” “The South is done with the North.” “The Fulani want […]
Rivers Court Sentences Twin Brothers, Five Others to Death
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced twin brothers and five other persons to death by hanging for the kidnap and murder of Reverend Edwin Isaiah Dokubo-Harry. Justice Boma Diepiri, in a judgment delivered on Monday, 25 May 2026, found Precious Jack Opara, Answer Dick, Osaki Fubara, Prince Mikado […]
Court to Decide Fate of Rivers LG Chairmen, Councillors
The elected Chairmen of Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt City, and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Areas, along with their vice chairmen and councillors, will know their fate on June 3, 2026, as a Rivers State High Court prepares to deliver judgment in a suit challenging the validity of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidates in the 2025 local […]
Court to Hear Bail Plea of Notorious Celebrity Kidnappers
The Bayelsa State High Court sits today, March 9, 2026, to further hear the controversial bail application filed by two alleged high-profile kidnappers, Emmanuel Charles Angasei and John Lyon Ike, infamously dubbed “celebrity kidnappers” for their flashy lifestyle before their arrest. The case, which has gripped public attention since the duo’s dramatic 2022 arrest, took […]
Court Stops NNPCL’s Subsidiary, Others From Demolishing Estate
A High Court in Rivers State has granted an order prohibiting the NNPC Exploration and Production Company Limited (NEPL), Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, WAGL Energy Limited, and Kristal Polis Limited from proceeding with the demolition at the Ntamoku Ayambo Pipeline Estate in Bonny, Rivers State. The presiding judge in Suit No.BYHC/17/CS/2026: Justice Rita Ogugu […]
Legal Experts Praise Court’s Stand Against Impeachment Flaws
Legal experts and practitioners have welcomed the Rivers State High Court’s interim injunction halting further steps in the impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his deputy, Professor Ngozi Nma Odu, describing the decision as a vital affirmation of constitutional due process and judicial oversight. Following and ruling delivered on January 16, 2026, by Justice […]
Hypocrisy of the APC Government of Terrorists
How funny, that everyone is trying to avoid saying that former president Buhari was not only a terrorist enabler but a terrorist! Why are we all avoiding the truth? Why are you all smartly avoiding the fact that APC rode into power on the back of terrorism? Why are we all silent on the fact […]
Court to Rule November 5 on Rivers APC Council Chairmen’s Fate
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed November 5, 2025, to deliver a ruling that will determine the fate of local government chairmen elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the concluded council elections. The presiding judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, announced the date after listening to arguments […]
Rivers Court Sentences Man to Death For Murder
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced Charles Baridolee to death by hanging for the murder of Gerald Tekena in the Bodo community, Gokana Local Government Area of the state. Baridolee was found guilty of killing Tekena in 2024 after inflicting multiple machete cuts on him following a quarrel […]