The Federal Government has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the July 24 judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which freed a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olufemi Thomas, on allegations of money […]
People with a record of violence or domestic abuse will be prevented from owning firearms under new rules in the United Kingdom following a series of killings in recent years. The new guidance, issued on Tuesday, came in response to […]
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property located at No. 29 Oyindamola Shogbesan Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace Way, Lagos, over its alleged connection to a […]
Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Monday, sentenced one Alhaji Mala Gana to three years imprisonment. Gana was first arraigned on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of two luxury vehicles, a white Bentley Coupe and a blue Toyota Venza, linked to a suspected internet fraudster, German Daniel Onoriede. In a related development, […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced a physically-challenged woman, Rita Idehen, and six other individuals to a cumulative 93 years in prison for various drug-related offences. The convictions, secured in July, stemmed from seven […]
LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the final forfeiture of two cars, a white Bentley Coupe and a Blue Toyota Venza, linked to one German Onoriede. Additionally, trial judge, Justice Dehinde Dipeolu granted interim forfeiture of the […]
By Ayorx Ojo (See full list below) The Lagos Government has given given 176 illegal estate mostly in the Eti-Osa, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki, and Epe axis of the state a 21-day ultimatum to process their layout approvals. Mukaila Sanusi, Director, Public […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– A coalition of lawyers under the aegis of the Centre for Reform & Public Advocacy, on Monday, condemned what it described as the unlawful use of judicial machinery to detain critics and political opponents in Kebbi State. […]
A 39-year-old South African pastor, Confidence Monyela, has been sentenced to two life terms and an additional 35 years in prison for sexually abusing several teenage girls who were members of his church. The Naphuno Magistrate Court handed down the […]