Nigeria’s request seeking to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to complete his prison sentence in Nigeria has been rejected by the United Kingdom (UK). Ekweremadu, 63, was convicted in 2023 for conspiring to exploit a man for his kidney, a plot intended […]
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By Moronke Boboye A 42-year-old Lagos fashion designer, Tunde Waheed, has been remanded in Kirikiri correctional centre after he was arraigned for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 14-year-old daughter and getting her pregnant. Waheed, a resident of Igando Road, Ikotun, Lagos, […]
About 70 disengaged staff of Premium Pension Limited (PPL) have sued the firm, challenging their disengagement and the alleged failure of the company to pay their gratuity and other entitlement. In the suit filed before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has today reiterated the organization’s statements on oath and statements of defence filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja that the officials of Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a lawyer, Ahmed Abdulrahman, accused of cyberbullying a serving senator, Shehu Buba, to N5 million bail and two sureties in like sum. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia granted the bail in a ruling […]
By Tunde Oso A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State, has affirmed the constitutional validity, scope, and enforceability of the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria, ARCON, Act 2022, over outdoor advertising in Nigeria. Justice Isa Dashen in his […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured 192 convictions after arresting 4,111 people suspected of money laundering in financial institutions across Nigeria. Aisha Habib, the EFCC Acting Zonal Director, shared this during a training for journalists and civil […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Maitama, on Monday, slated February 19, 2026, for the adoption of the final written address in a N5 billion defamation suit that was slammed against […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued stern warnings to three major financial institutions, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Access Bank Plc, and Zenith Bank Plc, placing their Managing Directors on notice that they could face imprisonment for allegedly disobeying […]
Solicitors to developer, Ms. Uzoamaka Onukwubiri, have dismissed as false a viral social media report alleging she was remanded at Suleja Custodial Centre for forgery. In a statement, Chief Joel Okoli of Acacia Law Firm urged the public to disregard […]