By Maduabuchi Nmeribeh/Kano Mr. Ikechukwu Oliver Akpudo has been remanded in police custody for allegedly impersonating Eze Ndigbo of Kano to defraud one Maduka Madubuike of N147 million. Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High court Kano ordered the remand […]
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Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of African Action Congress (AAC), on Monday arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for his trial after a bench warrant for his arrest. Sowore, also the publisher of Sahara Reporters, arrived at the […]
Amnesty International has called on Nigerian authorities to immediately reverse the reported revocation of the bail granted to activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, describing the move as a troubling development that undermines fundamental human rights, including liberty, fair trial and […]
A French appeals court on Friday confirmed that Moroccan football star Achraf Hakimi will face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023, which the Paris Saint-Germain defender denies. In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told […]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government (FG) has released the General Guidelines for the implementation of the Tax Acts 2025, outlining the transition process from the repealed tax laws to the new tax framework, which takes effect from […]
Ex-Kogi governor Yahaya Bello on Tuesday loses bid to stop his trial for alleged N110.4 billion alleged fraud charge preferred against him by the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja. The former governor had […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday awarded a fine of one million Naira against the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its embattled National Secretary, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, over the application seeking the judge’s withdrawal from the suit. The […]
By Tolulope Oke A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the arrest of activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, after he failed to appear in court for his ongoing cybercrime trial. Sowore is […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister major opposition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four others over failure to meet the constitutional requirements for political parties in the […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the decision of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to withdraw the registration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and the constitution of an interim management committee to run the affairs […]