A defendant, Chidinma Ojukwu, yesterday, told a Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, that she regrets the death of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Michael Ataga, Ojukwu said this while testifying under cross examination.The defendant is standing trial […]
Judges have called for the ousting of court’s jurisdiction on pre-election cases to reduce the heavy workload of most courts. The judicial officers noted that pre-election cases contribute significantly to the backlog of cases before the courts. They suggested that […]
By Nwabueze Okonkwo Onitsha – Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, former lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has outlined what he described as a strategic roadmap that could support ongoing efforts toward securing […]
Nigeria’s request seeking to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence in Nigeria has been rejected by the United Kingdom (UK). Ekweremadu, 63, was convicted in 2023 for conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney, a plot intended […]
By Moronke Boboye A 42-year-old Lagos fashion designer, Tunde Waheed, has been remanded in Kirikiri correctional centre after he was arraigned for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter and getting her pregnant. Waheed, a resident of Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos, […]
About 70 disengaged staff of Premium Pension Limited (PPL) have sued the firm, challenging their disengagement and the alleged failure of the company to pay their gratuity and other entitlement. In the suit filed before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has today reiterated the organization’s statements on oath and statements of defence filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja that the officials of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, accused of cyberbullying a serving senator, Shehu Buba, to N5 million bail and two sureties in like sum. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia granted the bail in a ruling […]
By Tunde Oso A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has affirmed the constitutional validity, scope, and enforceability of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, Act 2022, over outdoor advertising in Nigeria. Justice Isa Dashen in his […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 192 convictions after arresting 4,111 people suspected of money laundering in financial institutions across Nigeria. Aisha Habib, the EFCC Acting Zonal Director, shared this during a training for journalists and civil […]