By Steve Oko UMUAHIA — Lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Mr Aloy Ejimakor, has threatened legal action over an alleged public call for the extrajudicial killing of his client. […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE ELECTORAL COMMITTEE OF THE NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION (ECNBA) Demand for Transparency and Clarification on the 2026 NBA National Elections. The Chairman and Members,Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA). Dear Learned Silk and Distinguished […]
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved the transmission of bills to the Ebonyi State House of Assembly seeking to regulate house rents, fees charged by estate agents, and the sale of metal and electrical […]
A High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, has sentenced a 51-year-old pastor, Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for murdering his 16-year-old daughter, Deborah Bassey, after falsely accusing her of being a witch. Justice Blessing Egwu of High […]
A father of 11, Lawal Hamisu, on Tuesday prayed the Shari’a court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, to compel his daughter, Fatima Lawal, to get a suitor and marry. The complainant, who spoke through his counsel, H.B. Debo, said […]
Every four years, Africa arrives at the FIFA World Cup carrying enormous expectations. The continent possesses gifted footballers, passionate supporters and a rich sporting tradition. Many African players also compete successfully for leading European clubs. Yet, despite these advantages, no […]
One of the presidential candidates in the just-concluded Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe (SAN), has explained why he has yet to congratulate the declared winner, Badejo-Okusanya, successor to Mazi Afam Osigwe, insisting that the election was fundamentally […]
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 27-year-old man, Douglas Josiah, before a Life Camp Magistrate’s Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing goods worth N10.8 million. The police charged Josiah of Akarak Village with criminal conspiracy, mischief and theft. However, the defendant pleaded not […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, to N2 billion bail with two sureties in the like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Bodejo’s bail […]
By Yinka Kolawole The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE) has warned that the decline in manufacturing tax revenue in the first quarter of 2026 reflects weakening industrial activity, urging the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]