A father of 11, Lawal Hamisu, on Tuesday prayed the Shari’a court II sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna, to compel his daughter, Fatima Lawal, to get a suitor and marry. The complainant, who spoke through his counsel, H.B. Debo, said […]
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Every four years, Africa arrives at the FIFA World Cup carrying enormous expectations. The continent possesses gifted footballers, passionate supporters and a rich sporting tradition. Many African players also compete successfully for leading European clubs. Yet, despite these advantages, no […]
One of the presidential candidates in the just-concluded Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) election, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe (SAN), has explained why he has yet to congratulate the declared winner, Badejo-Okusanya, successor to Mazi Afam Osigwe, insisting that the election was fundamentally […]
The Police on Tuesday arraigned a 27-year-old man, Douglas Josiah, before a Life Camp Magistrate’s Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing goods worth N10.8 million. The police charged Josiah of Akarak Village with criminal conspiracy, mischief and theft. However, the defendant pleaded not […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday admitted Bello Bodejo, the National President of Miyetti Allah Kauta Kore, to N2 billion bail with two sureties in the like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Bodejo’s bail […]
By Yinka Kolawole The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics (AERE) has warned that the decline in manufacturing tax revenue in the first quarter of 2026 reflects weakening industrial activity, urging the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has emerged as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), becoming one of the leading voices in Nigeria’s legal profession. Called to the Nigerian Bar in 2002, Badejo-Okusanya obtained her law […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun Mr. Joel Adoga, a defendant standing trial for fraud alongside former governor Nasir El-Rufai before the Federal High Court, Kaduna has lost a fundamental rights enforcement suit he instituted against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related […]
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Apo, Abuja, has granted two separate applications in a long-running commercial dispute between Martreach Logistics Limited and Shell Production Development Company Limited, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Attorney-General of the Federation, and […]
Hadiza Nasir Ahmad, the newly elected National Assistant Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has expressed profound gratitude to members of the Association for their trust, support and votes. Describing her election as a humbling vote of confidence, […]