A member of the House of Representatives, Bayo Balogun, on Tuesday, said the green chamber is advancing a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to make the Court of Appeal the final arbiter on governorship election petitions in Nigeria […]
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By Obas Esiedesa The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Lateef Fagbemi, has said the jurisdiction of the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, extends beyond the public sector to cover private companies in which the government […]
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Honourable Justice Kazeem Alogba, will on Wednesday, 13th August 2025, preside over the swearing-in of newly appointed Notaries Public for Nigeria. This was contained in an official announcement released by the Publicity Secretary of […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Monday Ubani, has raised serious constitutional and legal concerns over the reported lifetime no-fly ban imposed on a passenger, Comfort Emmanson, by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), describing the action as “potentially unlawful” and […]
By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA — FORMER governor of Ogun State, Senator Gbenga Daniel, yesterday, accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of planning to create chaos and confusion in the state through the service of quit and demolition notices served on his properties […]
By Egufe Yafugborhi & Dickson Omobola Female passenger, Comfort Bob, who allegedly assaulted Ibom Air’s crew and clashed with airport security at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, has been remanded at Kirikiri Maxi-mum Security prison in Lagos. The 26-year-old […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have filed a lawsuit against Umar Bago, Niger state governor and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the ongoing intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna, and the threat […]
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has threatened legal action against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), accusing it of “persecution” over the extension of Lagos corps member Ushie Uguamaye’s service year. “I am going to write to the Director-General of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the remand of five suspected terrorists who attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State on June 5, 2022, in Department of State Services (DSS) facility. Justice Emeka Nwite, a […]
The Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Ogun State has condemned what it described as a “Gestapo-style” invasion by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on its premises in the early hours of Saturday, warning that legal […]