Abuja — Human rights lawyer Femi Falana SAN has issued a stark warning to the Nigerian government over the continuing wave of unlawful killings, kidnappings, and terror attacks, describing the failure to protect citizens as both a constitutional breach and […]
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The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case challenging TotalEnergies’ massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania, after civil society groups sought a full trial over the controversial development. Four civil society groups first filed a petition in […]
A High Court in Kano State on Wednesday adjourned the trial of former governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, nd seven others until February 3, 2026 for hearing of all pending motions. NAN reports that the Kano State Government instituted an 11-count […]
Federal High Court in Abuja heard yesterday how alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mamu, was offered N50 million by leader of a terrorists group. An official of Department of State Services stated this while testifying as sixth prosecution witness in Mamu’s […]
A defendant, Chidinma Ojukwu, yesterday, told a Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, that she regrets the death of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Michael Ataga, Ojukwu said this while testifying under cross examination.The defendant is standing trial […]
Judges have called for the ousting of court’s jurisdiction on pre-election cases to reduce the heavy workload of most courts. The judicial officers noted that pre-election cases contribute significantly to the backlog of cases before the courts. They suggested that […]
Nigeria’s request seeking to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence in Nigeria has been rejected by the United Kingdom (UK). Ekweremadu, 63, was convicted in 2023 for conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney, a plot intended […]
By Moronke Boboye A 42-year-old Lagos fashion designer, Tunde Waheed, has been remanded in Kirikiri correctional centre after he was arraigned for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter and getting her pregnant. Waheed, a resident of Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos, […]
About 70 disengaged staff of Premium Pension Limited (PPL) have sued the firm, challenging their disengagement and the alleged failure of the company to pay their gratuity and other entitlement. In the suit filed before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has today reiterated the organization’s statements on oath and statements of defence filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja that the officials of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) […]