A 70-year-old watchman, Lawan Sani, has been arrested for allegedly molesting three teenage girls in Unguwar Sarakuna. The suspect was said to have molested the victims 15 times. Confirming this in a statement, the spokesperson of the Bauchi State Police […]
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Abu Bara’a and Mahmud Al-Nigeri, popularly called Mallam Mamuda, will be arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite on a 32-count charge bordering on terrorism. While Abu Bara’a is the first defendant, Mahmud Al-Nigeri is the second defendant in the charge marked […]
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Federal Government has no immediate plan to implement the 5 per cent Petroleum Products Tax as contained in the Tax Administration Act, 2025. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Governor Charles Soludo ordered the arrest and prosecution of officials of Anambra Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra Brigade (OCHA) who opened fire on traders at Onitsha Main Market. The Commissioner for Information in Anambra State, Law Mefor, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described as “unconstitutional” the attempt by the Senate to stop Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from resuming at the red chamber after serving a six-month suspension. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the […]
By Olasunkanmi Akoni and David Aghaeze A pressure group under the umbrella of The Movement Against JAMB Injustice, comprising concerned parents, has described the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB’s age limit policy in Nigeria as unconstitutional and should be […]
The Adesina Ogunlana Memorial Lecture will hold on Friday, 12th September, 2025, at 10:00 a.m., at The Bar Centre, High Court Premises, Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos. With the theme “Adesina Ogunlana: The Man, the Law and the Struggle […]
By Nwabueze Okonkwo ONITSHA — Human rights lawyer Sir Ifeanyi Ejiofor, KSC, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Council of Legal Education (CLE) to strengthen oversight and disciplinary mechanisms in order to preserve the integrity of […]
By Ngozi Njoku A 25-year-old man, Alex Ibrahim, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing electric cable worth N7.5 million. Ibrahim, who resides at Opic, Lagos, is facing a charge of stealing under Section 287 of the […]
Normalcy has returned to the real estate sector following the decision of the Lagos State government to review the tagging of 176 estates in the Lekki/Ajah corridor as illegal. The restoration of normalcy is coming on the heels of the […]