By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, ABUJA The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Latest Fagbemi (SAN), on Wednesday, explained why President Bola Tinubu reviewed the list of 175 convicts that were initially penciled down for presidential pardon. He […]
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There is rising disquiet within the legal profession following the decision of the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) to increase the processing fee for the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) from ₦1 million to ₦5 million. The announcement […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over oil import licence dispute until Nov. 5 for hearing. The matter, […]
By Zainab Oyekan A 23-year-old Jos carpenter identified as Abdul Ado has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing his neighboour’s cellphone worth N158,000. Ado was arraigned before Magistrate’s Court in Jos, on Wednesday. The Prosecution […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga President Bola Tinubu has signed the official instruments granting pardon and clemency to selected individuals, formally exercising his constitutional powers of prerogative of mercy as enshrined in Section 175(1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended). […]
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, remanded a 42- year-old man, Emmanuel Egbosimba, in Kirikiri prison for allegedly defiling his 19-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. Owolabi, did not take the defendant ‘s plea. Owolabi ordered him to be […]
The House of Representatives yesterday passed for the second reading a Bill to strengthen the recovery and management of the proceeds of crimes in the country. The Bill, sponsored by Yusuf Adams Gagdi (APC, Plateau), seeks to amend the Proceeds […]
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned to enable the police file an application for an additional witness in the trial of a Lagos property developer, Olukayode Olusanya, alleged to have swindled an American-based Engineer, Anthony […]
A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees, Chief Bode George, has criticised former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, over his threat to take legal action against the party if denied access to the nomination form for […]
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)Abba Kyari and his two brothers failed on Tuesday in their bid to terminate their ongoing trial for alleged failure to fully disclose their assets. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the 23-count […]