President Bola Tinubu has asked the House of Representatives to amend the Court of Appeal Act to establish an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre at the appellate court for the adjudication of appellate matters. The President is also seeking amendments […]
The absence of lawyers for the prosecution and the defence in the trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, the former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Wednesday, stalled the hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja. […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Bondpay, Prince Chibuike Echem, alongside a former National Coordinator of the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project of the North-East Development Commission (NEDC), Danjuma Mohammed, over an […]
By Jethro Ibileke The Conference of Registered Political Parties (CRPP), has asked Governor Monday Okpebholo to stop wasteful spendings that are not beneficial to the people of Edo State. CRPP said this in reaction to the proposal of Okpebholo to […]
By Henry Ojelu A Lagos-based lawyer, Charles Ugwuanyi, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to call the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP, to order over what he described as the continued harassment of a Certificate of Occupancy (C […]
The planned hearing of a suit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed for the forfeiture of 57 properties linked to a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, was stalled yesterday before a Federal High Court in […]
By Olamide Olakanse Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a teacher, David Oddion a Social Studies teacher at a private school, to life imprisonment for the sexual assault of an eight-year-old student […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo on Monday granted another adjournment in the trial of Abuja lawyers Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola, who are facing charges of alleged forgery and impersonation, despite opposition from the prosecution, which […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered that the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun be served with Forms 48 and 49, directing him to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for […]
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA — The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, said yesterday that the Special Investigative Panel it set up to probe 16 officers of the Armed Forces alleged to have been indicted in acts of indiscipline and coup plotting will face […]