By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming it disobeyed a judgment of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, in a case involving the Action Alliance (AA). In a statement issued on Thursday […]
By Kingsley Omonobi Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the attack that led to the death of Arise News staff member, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas […]
Activist-lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the detention of the leader of proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, should be resolved out of court. The popular lawyer described Kanu’s case as a political matter and that it should be […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing in the ¦ 110 billion money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to November 12, 2025. The adjournment followed the testimony […]
By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has received a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by its President, Afam Josiah Osigwe, SAN, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on the […]
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 42-year-old carpenter, Abdulrahman Malik for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded Malik in the […]
By Adeola Badru The ongoing legal dispute over the withheld funds of the 30 local government councils in Osun State has suffered another setback, as an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan adjourned the matter for further hearing and […]
By Emmanuella Ekele Abuja-based lawyers, Victor Giwa and Ibitade Bukola, have been arraigned before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo Division, over charges of alleged document forgery and impersonation. The defendants, who are facing a three-count charge […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies from arresting Vice Admiral Dada Olaniyi Labinjo (retired), following a ‘deserter signal’ the service issued against him. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, who issued the order, also ordered that […]
By Ihechinyere Chigemeri-Uwom A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has dismissed claim that the judiciary is the last hope of the common man as he noted that the common man has no means to go to court. Falana […]