Past National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Rapulu Nduka, has joined voices across the world to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, calling for equal access to education, healthcare, and leadership opportunities for girls. […]
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) will on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, hold a Town Hall Meeting themed “Expanding the Frontier of Media Law.” The event, which will take place at Sheba Events Centre, Ikeja, Lagos, promises to be […]
By Moronke Boboye/Lagos A 53-year-old Lagos teacher, Ayodeji Onoviran, was on Friday remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl who was one of his students. The defendant, a teacher, who resides at 13, Opare St., Orile […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr. Abubakar Bawa Makuku, Sole Administrator and Caretaker Chairman of Sakaba Local Government Area in Kebbi State, and Mr. Ahmed Abdullahi Fakai, Director of Finance […]
By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed reports claiming it disobeyed a judgment of the Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State, in a case involving the Action Alliance (AA). In a statement issued on Thursday […]
By Kingsley Omonobi Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command has confirmed the arrest of 12 suspected armed robbers linked to the attack that led to the death of Arise News staff member, Somtochukwu Christella Maduagwu, and a security guard, Barnabas […]
Activist-lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said the detention of the leader of proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, should be resolved out of court. The popular lawyer described Kanu’s case as a political matter and that it should be […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, on Thursday, adjourned further hearing in the ¦ 110 billion money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to November 12, 2025. The adjournment followed the testimony […]
By Kingsley Omonobi, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has received a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by its President, Afam Josiah Osigwe, SAN, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja. The meeting focused on the […]
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday remanded a 42-year-old carpenter, Abdulrahman Malik for allegedly defiling his 17-year-old daughter, (name withheld). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi remanded Malik in the […]