By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued an ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), demanding that it take immediate action against politicians and political parties engaging in early election campaigns or face legal […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has seized fake Malaria drugs worth ₦1.2bn in Lagos State. NAFDAC in a statement on Friday said the drugs were intercepted in the Ilasa-Oshodi area of the South-West state. […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed a hearing for Monday in a suit challenging, among others, the legitimacy of the David Mark-led leadership of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Justice Emeka Nwite chose the date in a ruling on September […]
By Paul Dada The Lagos State Police Command says Chibuike Azubike, the 65-year-old man recently arrested, has confessed that his plan to install himself as the “Obi of Lagos” was nothing more than an elaborate fraud scheme. The police said […]
The Federal High Court has granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to expedite proceedings in the trial of the suspected mastermind of the Aug. 26, 2011, bombing of the UN Building in Abuja, Khalid Al-Barnawi and […]
MEMORIAL LECTURE IN HONOUR OF ADESINA OGUNLANA : GOODWILL MESSAGE I wish to convey my goodwill and deep respect on the occasion of the Memorial Lecture in honour of Adesina Ogunlana. Adesina was a rare breed of lawyer, courageous, principled, […]
A 70-year-old watchman, Lawan Sani, has been arrested for allegedly molesting three teenage girls in Unguwar Sarakuna. The suspect was said to have molested the victims 15 times. Confirming this in a statement, the spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, dismissed the bail application of five suspects being tried over terrorists’ attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022. The suspects identified as […]
Abu Bara’a and Mahmud Al-Nigeri, popularly called Mallam Mamuda, will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite on a 32-count charge bordering on terrorism. While Abu Bara’a is the first defendant, Mahmud Al-Nigeri is the second defendant in the charge marked […]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government has no immediate plan to implement the 5 per cent Petroleum Products Tax as contained in the Tax Administration Act, 2025. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, […]