The Court of Appeal in Sokoto has upheld the Federal High Court’s decision dismissing the appeal filed by former governor Bello Matawalle, challenging the decision that the official vehicles he allegedly carted away after he lost at the 2023 General […]
Mr Kanu accused the police chief of making defamatory publication against him and IPOB by issuing a press statement on 25 July in which he attributed recent killings in Imo communities to IPOB and its armed militant wing, Eastern Security […]
By Adepote Arowojobe An Ikorodu Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered the remand of a 40-year-old man, Lekan Adebeshin, in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling a 15- year-old girl. Adebeshin, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on […]
A lawyer, Victor Giwa, has said that the recent judgment by a Canadian court, which tagged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organisations, was in line with the country’s criminal law. Giwa, who […]
By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri MAIDUGURI — The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has engaged State Attorneys-General from Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba States in a renewed effort to tackle corruption and strengthen institutional integrity […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A storm of controversy has hit the National Assembly following explosive allegations that lawmakers pay between ₦1 million and ₦3 million to present bills, motions, and petitions at plenary sessions. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) […]
The court ordered the National Assembly to release: the proposal, assessment, and procedure employed in arriving at the initially reported N37 billion for renovation; the actual amount approved and allocated for the renovation; and the amount already disbursed for the […]
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced four internet fraudsters nabbed in a dramatic EFCC sting operation at a hotel near the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta. The convicts-Bisiriyu Roqeeb Abiodun, Ibrahim Azeez Olatunji, Akinwale Isaac, and […]
The Nigerian Immigration Service in collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has begun the deportation of some of the foreign nationals recently convicted by the court following their arrest for cyber terrorism and Ponzi scheme offences. 42 […]
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Afam Osigwe, has called for the retraining of the crew members of Nigerian local carrier, Ibom Air, following an incident with the airline’s air hostesses and a female passenger Comfort Emmanson. The […]