By Ayox Ojo/Abuja A staff of Jaiz Bank, Janet Theophilus Danjuma, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment over alleged N22.350 million fraud following her conviction on a one-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretense. EFCC had arraigned […]
By Henry Ojelu The Lagos State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Rural Development has directed parties in a protracted land dispute involving the Peace Estate Residents Association, Okota, Lagos, to pursue their claims before the court, declining to intervene […]
Justice Ayokunle Olayinka Faji of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the extradition of one Matthew Chukwuemeka Adebiyi, (also known as Matthew Adebiyi), to the United Kingdom to face trial over alleged murder and drug-related offences. The order was […]
By Ikenna Osuoha The House of Representatives on Tuesday, passed the Electoral Act 2026 despite the rowdy session and consequent walkout by a group of opposition lawmakers. Akin Rotimi, the spokesperson for the House told journalist that the Electoral Act was passed […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA— A lead investigator at the Department of State Services, DSS, yesterday narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, how the June 5, 2022, terrorist attack at St. Francis’ Catholic Church, Owo, in Ondo State, which led […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has accused Nigeria of refusing to comply with its decisions, lamenting that eighty per cent of its judgements could not be enforced. The […]
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has initiated fresh legislative steps to revisit and possibly amend key provisions of the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2025, citing the need to safeguard the integrity of Nigeria’s 2027 general elections. Despite […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled a hearing for February 24 in a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and some other political parties for their alleged violations of […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, will tomorrow swear in the 14 newly appointed judges of the Federal High Court (FHC). The 14 judges are: Suleiman, Amida Hassan (Chief Registrar, Federal High Court); Muhammad, Barau Saidu; Igboko, Chinelo […]
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has slammed a N10 million fine and withdrawal of cheques on commercial banks using unaccredited cheque printers/personaliser. The apex bank disclosed this in its revised sanctions regime on defaulters of the […]