Twenty-one Ondo State lawmakers have reportedly backed the removal of Speaker Olamide Oladiji amid disputed allegations concerning OSOPADEC funds and legislative procedure.
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The National Industrial Court has directed NICON Insurance to refund unauthorised salary deductions to three former employees and remit their outstanding pension contributions.
The Senate has clarified that the proposed FRSC Act amendment does not prohibit street preaching and that the disputed provision concerns activities inside commercial vehicles.
The Corporate Affairs Commission has opened a service centre at Tafawa Balewa Square to improve access to company registration, annual returns and corporate compliance services.
The Kogi State High Court has disowned a viral report alleging that it ordered the deregistration of a political party, saying no such case or decision came before the court.
Former NSIPA chief Halima Shehu has denied diverting ₦44 billion and called for the findings of investigations into the agency’s finances to be made public.
A law professor has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to examine alleged rights violations involving military personnel during a confrontation over disputed land in the FCT.
The Rivers State Judiciary has released 23 detainees after judicial officers reviewed cases at correctional centres in Port Harcourt, Ahoada and Degema.
Ifeanyi Ejiofor has responded after Nnamdi Kanu terminated his legal retainer, saying his silence has been guided by professional ethics and respect for confidentiality.
The Court of Appeal in Akure has upheld Professor Sunday Amuseghan’s appointment as Kalasuwe of Apoiland, finding that the challenger was ineligible under the stool’s rotational arrangement.