Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, has criticised one of the lawyers representing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, for participating in a protest demanding Nnamdi Kanu’s release in Abuja. The protest, led by activist and […]
By Omeiza Ajayi A joint detachment of defence and security operatives has forcefully dispersed the Omoyele Sowore-led #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters in the Maitama Area of Abuja. The protesters, which included Sowore, Barr. Aloy Ejimakor and others had gathered around the Nigeria […]
Former Executive Director of ARM Pension Managers, Abisola Onigbogi, has pledged his support to Simeon Adesoji Ajayi Foundation, through its Innocence Project, to give free legal assistance to indigent Nigerians. wrongly accused or detained. Onigbogi, who was cleared last year by […]
By Isaac Aregbesola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has in collaboration with other agencies deported another batch of 51 foreign nationals convicted of cyber-terrorism, internet fraud, and related financial crimes in Lagos. EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said this […]
By Henry Ojelu Stakeholders in Nigeria’s justice sector have renewed calls for the abolition of death penalty, urging the Federal Government to replace it with life imprisonment and adopt restorative justice measures that uphold human dignity. The call was made […]
Malabu Oil & Gas Limited has sought the leave of the Supreme Court to appeal against the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, delivered in favour of Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd. The company, in a motion on notice […]
A judge on Friday ordered the release on bail of Hannibal Kadhafi, son of longtime Libyan ruler Moamer Kadhafi, after nearly a decade of pre-trial detention in Lebanon, a judicial official said. After questioning Kadhafi, the judge ordered his release […]
By Ramatu Garba A 78-year -old Kano farmer identified as Dan’azumi Muhammad has been sentenced to five years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to one-count charge bordering on attempt to sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl. Muhammad, who lives in Kumurya […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Nigerian legal practitioner, Mr. Tolu Obamuroh, on his elevation to the partnership of White & Case LLP, one of the world’s leading international law firms headquartered in New York. In a statement on Friday […]
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has adjourned the hearing in a ₦5.5 billion alleged defamation suit instituted against the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) by two aggrieved operatives of the Department of State Services […]