Legal

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Burkina Faso's junta leader, Ibrahim Traoré, has officially banned the use of British and French colonial-era wigs by judges and lawyers in the nation’s courts—a move seen as leaning towards cultural authenticity in...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced three Chinese citizens to seven years in prison after they were arrested on 4 January in possession of gold bars and $400,000...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Vulnerable residents of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory, Abuja including scavengers, beggars, street hawkers and others have accused the city's Minister of breach of fundamental rights, slamming him with N500 million ($320,000) in damages....

By Enyichukwu Enemanna Special Counsel Jack Smith has resigned from the Department of Justice (DOJ) following the completion of his two criminal investigations into President-elect Donald Trump. His departure was noted in a court filing submitted...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna US President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced to an “unconditional discharge” following his conviction over hush money payments made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in 2006, making him the first former US...

By Enyichukwu Enemanna US President-elect, Donald Trump, will be sentenced on January 10 in a hush money case ahead of his January 20 inauguration as the 47th President of the United States, but a jail term...