By Temitope Abe A French court on Monday sentenced a mayor to four years in jail for blackmailing a political rival with a secretly filmed sex tape involving a male sex worker. Gael Perdriau, who has been mayor of the […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami SAN, has described the petition filed against him over recovery of $310 million Abacha loot as baseless and illogical. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
Medical and Dental Practitioners Investigation Panel (MDPIP) has filed a notice of appeal at Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, challenging an FCT High Court judgment, which set aside the interim suspension of Lagos-based doctor, Ferdinand Ejike Orji. The panel had referred […]
Lagos’ real estate sector has been alive with discussions about the Lagos State Tenancy and Recovery of Premises Bill 2025 – a major reform initiative aimed at modernising rental regulations in the state. Lagos, like many fast-growing cities, faces persistent […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to immediately release 27 houses it wrongly seized as proceeds of crime. The court, in a judgement that was delivered […]
The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 400-level University of Port Harcourt student, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene. Okoligwe, a Petrochemical Engineering student, killed Otuene, a 300-level […]
ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, struck out an appeal the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to challenge alleged violation of his fundamental rights by the Federal […]
The Senate on Thursday took a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s legal framework against insecurity as it introduced a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act. The amendment bill, sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, scaled […]
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s biggest coordinated crackdowns on a transnational narcotics and money-laundering syndicate. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the multi-agency operation was spearheaded by the Delhi Police with […]
Trial of former bank manager, Fidelis Egueke, resumes March 3 at Federal High Court, Lagos. Businessman, Jude Ndudi, told the court at the last hearing how Egueke allegedly threatened him and his sister when he demanded repayment of over N480 […]