The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Afam Osigwe (SAN), has warned that corruption within the judiciary poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s democracy, social justice, and the rule of law, calling for urgent and far-reaching reforms to restore public […]
Law
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — Following widespread criticism over its rejection of a proposed amendment to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, which sought to make real-time electronic transmission of election results mandatory, the Senate has […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the N2.5 billion judgment given on November 30, 2015 by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) against the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria over its unlawful disengagement of 110 staff in […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun Justice J. K. Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama has ordered the police and the Department of State Services, DSS to investigate his court Registrar, Nasiru Onimisi Zubairu as well as the 2nd defendant in an […]
Federal Capital Territory Chief Magistrate’s Court, Abuja, has dismissed a defamation suit filed against Nollywood actress, Elizabeth Anjorin (aka Lizzy Anjorin), for being incompetent and lacking merit. In dismissing the suit, CR/25/2025, Chief Magistrate Sunday Adukwu awarded N50,000 costs against the […]
By Jessica Dogo The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have warned construction firms over rising fibre optic cable damage. NCC public affairs head, Nnenna Ukoha, and NSCDC spokesman, Babawale Afolabi, jointly issued […]
A UK-based Nigerian man, Adedapo Adegbola has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a woman he worked with after she ended their brief ‘controlling relationship’. Adegbola fatally stabbed 23-year-old Stephanie Irons in the neck at her home in […]
By Alex Enebeli Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court, on Thursday, ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by the Colonial masters. […]
Some senators have reaffirmed the passage of clause 60(3) of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill on real-time electronic transmission of election results by the senate at plenary on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 13 senators, led […]
By Ugochi Joy Ugochukwu A 41-year-old driver, Arinze James, was on Thursday arraigned before a Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja for allegedly swindling his client of N650,000. James, who resides in Karmo, Abuja, is facing a two-count charge of criminal breach […]