by Bolanle Olabimtan A high court in Abia state has adjourned hearing in the suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the federal government. K. C. J. Okereke, the presiding judge, adjourned […]
By Abdullateef Salau The Senate, on Tuesday, considered a bill seeking stiffer punishment for the offence of abduction, wrongful restraint and confinement for ransom. The bill titled, “Abduction, Wrongful Restraints and Confinement Bill 2021” proposed a life imprisonment for anyone […]
BY MODUPEOLUWA ADEKANYE R. Kelly, shown here in a Chicago courthouse in 2019, is on trial in Brooklyn for federal racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. Following five weeks of graphic testimony including searing personal accounts of sexual, physical, and emotional […]
By Eric Ikhilae The Supreme Court has scheduled hearings for November 1 in the dispute between Rivers and Imo States over the ownership of 17 oil wells, otherwise referred to as the Akri and Mgbede oil wells. A seven-member panel, […]
By AFP Twitter announced Monday it will pay $809 million to settle a 2016 lawsuit alleging members of the social network’s leadership, including founder Jack Dorsey, provided misleading information to investors about slowing user growth. The suit claimed the defendants, such […]
By AFP Jacob Zuma on Monday said South Africa was becoming a “constitutional dictatorship” after the country’s highest court upheld its decision to jail him for contempt. In a scathing ruling the Constitutional Court last week stood by its earlier order, […]
By Dennis Erezi Instagram has said Nigerian fraudster Hushpuppi may continue using his account despite facing conviction for fraud in the United States.nullnull Dubai-based The Nationalreported that Instagram declared Hushpuppi free to continue using his social media account. It said the Nigerian did […]
The association of private sector employers said VAT collected for August 2021 should be paid to FIRS. HILLARY ESSIEN The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), a trade union of employers in the private sector, has directed all its members to […]
Five people, including two police officers on duty, were among the dead. NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA A resident of Kazakhstan’s Almaty opened fire at court bailiffs and police officers, leaving five people killed. The police on Monday said the man, […]
“I want to appeal to NARD for them to reconsider their position: get back to work tomorrow or next and then come back again for discussions,” Mr Ngige pleaded. AHMED OLUWASANJO Labour minister Chris Ngige is begging the National Association […]