Lagos State Government has prayed the Supreme Court to affirm the conviction of Dr. Olufemi Olaleye, who was convicted for defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece by the State High Court but was later set free by the Court of Appeal. […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday tendered more evidence in the trial of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki and three others before an Abuja High Court. Dasuki a former National Security Adviser (NSA)is charged with an amended 32-count […]
By Taiye Agbaje The bid by former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido to stop the national convention of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State failed at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. This followed […]
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) and Meta Platforms, Inc., will, on Nov. 3, adopt the terms of settlement in the dispute on the $32.8 million fine imposed against the latter by the regulatory agency. Justice James Omotosho of the […]
A former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami yesterday said ex-President Goodluck Jonathan is not eligible to contest the 2027 Presidential Election. He said Jonathan cannot be the nation’s President beyond the constitutional limit of two […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to clarify the legal framework under which its detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is being tried. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Comrade Emma Powerful, […]
By Adepote Arowojobe A 55-year-old man, Adegbenro Adekunle, on Thursday, appeared before an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, over alleged N1.3 million fraud. The defendant whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of obtaining money by false […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a legal practitioner, Ahmed Abdulrahman and four others be remanded at the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Area 10 Abuja till November 10 after their arraignment for allegedly cyber-bullying a serving […]
Fifty five of the 175 convicts granted clemency on October 12 have been dropped from a reviewed list approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The excluded persons comprise individuals convicted of grievous crimes. Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to […]
By Akin Kuponiyi The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the trial of Lagos property developer, Olukayode Olusanya, and his company, Oak Homes Limited, over an alleged ₦152 million property fraud, to 9 February 2026. Justice Musa Kakaki, […]