•‘More courts, more congestion’The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Samuel Onnoghen said yesterday the 17 justices of the Supreme Court were adequate for the country.Onnoghen said the appointment of more judges and justices as well as creation of more […]
The Lagos State Government on Friday condemned the murder of an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) , Surajudeen Bakare on Thursday in Apapa area of the state.The Acting Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Adebayo Anofiu Eleguishi, said […]
A 61-year-old man, Patrick Oke, who allegedly obtained N46 million from his in-laws on false pretext was on Friday docked at the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. The accused is standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy, stealing, fraud and […]
A lawyer, Morakinyo Ogele, has faulted the judgment of a Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti, which ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Zenith Bank to de-freeze the accounts of Governor Ayo Fayose.Ogele, in a statement in Ado Ekiti […]
The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, established to determine all appeals arising from the ongoing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership crisis has again adjourned its proceedings indefinitely.The Chairman of the panel, Justice Ibrahim Salaawu, disclosed this to […]
(By Wole Balogun, SUN NEWS ONLINE – ADO-EKITI) Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has described the judgment of the Ado-Ekiti Federal High Court declaring as illegal the freezing of his bank accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as […]
Forex exchange Even before the National Assembly begins formal consideration of the Forex Exchange (Monitoring and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Amendment) Bill 2016 being proposed by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission (NLRC) as replacement for the 1995 Principal Act, the Senate […]
Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court and his wife, Olabowale, were arraigned yesterday before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja.They were arraigned on an 11-count charge of conspiracy and receipt of […]
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for laws that will prevent corruption. Its president Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) expressed “grave concern” that the anti-corruption crusade seems to focus on fighting corruption after it has occurred. To him, not much attention […]
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal says it will issue on Thursday a pre-hearing report on the trial in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Mr Osagie Ize-Iyamu.The party and Ize-Iyamu, in their main […]