Abeokuta, Ogun State — As legal minds and cultural leaders converge for the Egbe Amofin O’odua National Conference 2025, Afamefuna O. Okeke, Esq., Immediate Past Chairman of NBA Abuja, has extended his goodwill, applauding the conference theme on “Regional Justice, […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a suspected assassin, Wasiu Akinwande, popularly known as Olori Eso, at the Ogba Magistrate Court, Ogba area of the state. Akinwande faces 11 counts bordering on murder, unlawful possession of arms, and felony, […]
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has praised the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Ajayi, for ensuring “a pleasantly surprising and deeply encouraging shift” in the agency’s operational philosophy. HURIWA particularly hailed the secret […]
The Federal Government has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the July 24 judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which freed a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olufemi Thomas, on allegations of money […]
As preparations intensify for the Egbe Amofin Oodua Ogun National Conference 2025, Chinelo Audrey Ofoegbunam has sent a heartfelt goodwill message to participants, commending the theme “Regional Justice Security and Sustainable Development” as a vital step towards regional progress and […]
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property located at No. 29 Oyindamola Shogbesan Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace Way, Lagos, over its alleged connection to a […]
Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri on Monday, sentenced one Alhaji Mala Gana to three years imprisonment. Gana was first arraigned on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 by the Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of two luxury vehicles, a white Bentley Coupe and a blue Toyota Venza, linked to a suspected internet fraudster, German Daniel Onoriede. In a related development, […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State, has sentenced a physically-challenged woman, Rita Idehen, and six other individuals to a cumulative 93 years in prison for various drug-related offences. The convictions, secured in July, stemmed from seven […]
LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the final forfeiture of two cars, a white Bentley Coupe and a Blue Toyota Venza, linked to one German Onoriede. Additionally, trial judge, Justice Dehinde Dipeolu granted interim forfeiture of the […]