By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja — The Nigeria Police Force has achieved a major breakthrough in its campaign against cybercrime, securing the conviction of 21 foreign nationals linked to a sophisticated internet fraud syndicate uncovered in Abuja in November 2024. Force […]
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By Isa Isawade Niger State Governor Umar Bago and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) have been taken to court over alleged intimidation of Badeggi FM Radio, Minna. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed commitment to enabling eligible inmates to vote in Nigerian elections, following a series of court judgments affirming their rights. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made this known on Friday when he received […]
By John Alechenu, Abuja The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has urged the Nigeria Police to immediately release Omoleye Sowore or charge him to court. Obi, in a post on his […]
By Hussaina Yakubu Twenty five suspects prosecuted over involvement in gender-based violence (GBV) perpetrators have been sentenced to death as part of efforts to curb the menace in Kaduna, the state government has said. Kaduna Commissioner for Human Services and […]
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, said it is working on legal actions against violators of rules and regulations in foreign exchange (FX) forward contracts. The apex bank disclosed this in its website segment titled ‘Frequently Asked Questions […]
By Aisha Gambo A tailor identified as Malam Usman on Thursday appeared before a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, over failure to sew four pieces of clothes after six months. The complainant, Suleiman Musa, said the defendant promised […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has ordered a commercial bank to pay N85million damages for freezing its customer’s account without a valid court order. The court, in the judgement that was delivered […]
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, secured the conviction and sentence of one Farouq Olayinka Aremu before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. He was […]
Some government officials and experts say convicts on death row in Niger and Kogi are yet to be executed because many of the cases are still on appeal at either the Court of Appeal or Supreme Court. The officials, in […]