The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has sentenced a 400-level University of Port Harcourt student, Damian Okoligwe, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene. Okoligwe, a Petrochemical Engineering student, killed Otuene, a 300-level […]
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ABUJA – The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Friday, struck out an appeal the convicted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to challenge alleged violation of his fundamental rights by the Federal […]
The Senate on Thursday took a major step toward strengthening Nigeria’s legal framework against insecurity as it introduced a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention and Prohibition) Act. The amendment bill, sponsored by the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, scaled […]
No fewer than 50 Nigerians have been arrested in one of India’s biggest coordinated crackdowns on a transnational narcotics and money-laundering syndicate. According to a report by NDTV on Thursday, the multi-agency operation was spearheaded by the Delhi Police with […]
Trial of former bank manager, Fidelis Egueke, resumes March 3 at Federal High Court, Lagos. Businessman, Jude Ndudi, told the court at the last hearing how Egueke allegedly threatened him and his sister when he demanded repayment of over N480 […]
GOODWILL MESSAGE FROM AARE OLUMUYIWA AKINBORO, SAN,TO THE MUSLIM LAWYERS’ ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MULAN), FCT ABUJA BRANCH ON THE OCCASION OF THE 2025 DINNER & AWARD NIGHT It is with great pleasure that I extend my warm felicitations to the […]
HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW WIGS ON CALL TO BAR CEREMONY Dear New Wigs, my learned friends, As you celebrate this remarkable milestone in your chosen career, I am pleased to convey my heartfelt felicitations to each and every one of […]
By Edith Nwapi Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday stopped the prosecution from calling three subpoenaed witnesses to testify in the ongoing trial of Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele, a former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), is […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos in a landmark judgment has ruled that the Federal Government, the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) “have the legal obligations to provide free, compulsory and universal basic education for every […]
The family of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has raised alarm after an Abuja court reportedly declined to issue a Production Warrant that would have allowed him to travel from Sokoto Correctional Facility to the Federal Capital […]