A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Jabi has sentenced former legislative aide and banker, Goni Yilkan, to eight years in prison for defrauding jobseekers of ₦120.58 million through a fake employment scheme. Justice F.E. Messiri convicted Yilkan on a two-count charge of obtaining money […]
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By Esther Onyegbula The Lagos State Police Command said it will on Friday arraign a National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, leader, Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, over the alleged killing of a dispatch rider in Lagos Island. […]
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to commence the construction of two hostels of 300 capacity each for the Nigerian Law School, Abuja. Tinubu also directed the construction of the road linking […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA–The Federal Government, on Tuesday, alleged a deliberate attempt to frustrate it from calling witnesses to testify against the embattled Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The allegation came after the lawmaker, through her team of lawyers […]
State Police, Council autonomy and special seats for women top the eighty-seven Constitution amendment Bills being proposed by the House of Representatives’ Committee on Constitution review. Also being considered are “extensive electoral reforms, including proposals for independent candidacy, the establishment […]
Dr. Tolu Aderemi, Partner at the Firm Perchstone & Graeys and Chairman of the NBA Lagos 2025 Law Conference, has launched an Alternative Dispute Resolution and Emotional Intelligence training session for young lawyers. At a press briefing on 22nd September, […]
By Paul Dada The leadership of the 10th Nigerian Senate has once again adjusted its legislative calendar by postponing the resumption of plenary sittings from the initially scheduled date of September 23 to October 7, 2025. The decision was communicated […]
By Femi Fabunmi Two Brazil returnees: Ofoma Sunday and Ukachukwu Frank Ikechukwu have excreted a total of 116 wraps of heroin and cocaine they ingested after days in observatory custody following their arrest by operatives of the National Drug Law […]
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and Amnesty International have urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN to immediately withdraw the charges against activist Omoyele Sowore, X […]
By Femi Falana SAN Following the cessation of the emergency rule in Rivers State on September 17, 2025, President Bola Tinubu restored the suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials. In a statement on the occasion of the lifting […]