The issues blocking his way to freedom COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Supreme Court in a landmark case ruled on ...

In 1954, Sir John Verity lost his job because he won an argument. It was in his ninth year in office as chief justice of colonial Nigeria. Sir John arrived in Nigeria in October 1945 from British ...

The General Court Martial has suspended its sittings following a Supreme Court ruling that civilians and soldiers battling criminal cases should not be tried in military courts.The development was ...

What seemed like a landmark victory for the rule of law in Uganda, delivered by the country’s highest court, lasted only a ...

Last Friday (January 31, 2025), the Justices of the Supreme Court noted that although military ... Athens in Greece and Nairobi in Kenya, held meetings aimed at soliciting logistical support ...

A Nairobi law firm banned from representing clients at the Supreme Court has petitioned for the removal of all seven justices, arguing that the ruling violates fundamental rights and legal principles.

Mr Kanu, who is facing terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja, has been in detention since he was repatriated ...

Former presidential candidate and opposition leader Kizza Besigye launches a desperate hunger strike in Uganda, challenging ...

Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Dr. Kizza Besigye, has petitioned the High Criminal Division of the High Court, seeking the ...