The Lagos State government has approached the Supreme Court for leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly over its move to pass the Central Gaming Bill, despite a subsisting judgment declaring such legislation unconstitutional. In a motion filed on behalf […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yeterday, adjourned the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, till today, for continuation of trial. Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, […]
Immediate Past Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Abuja Branch, Afamefuna O. Okeke, Esq., has extended warm felicitations to the Chairman, Executives, and Members of the NBA Akure Branch (Sunshine Bar) as they mark their 2025 Law Week themed […]
By Alex Enebeli The Enugu State Ministry for Health has sealed an illegal hospital in Ada Ulo Obollo-Etiti Community in Udenu Council Area of Enugu State, operated by one fake medical doctor, Mr Kenneth Mamah. The ministry’s enforcement team led […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the death of retired Justice Mukhtar Muhammad Dodo, a former Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 70. In a statement issued on […]
An EFCC witness, Mshelia Arhyel Bata, in the alleged money laundering trial of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi, on Monday, re-affirmed that fund withdrawals by the state government did not breach any banking law. Bata stated this while being […]
A former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), has unveiled a three-point strategy he believes can transform Nigeria into a N1.5 quadrillion economy within 10 to 15 years. In a letter addressed to the Minister […]
By Marie-Therese Nanlong JOS—The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and other federal agencies have revealed that there is no verifiable evidence showing that local government allocations from the Federation Account reach the councils directly, exposing a […]
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA—The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has granted property owners who violated the approved land use clause in parts of Asokoro, Maitama, Wuse and Garki districts a final grace period of 14 days […]
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered a petroleum marketer, Kehinde Elliot Ogbor, and his company, Danium Energy Services Limited, to pay a judgment sum of N20,732,299,999.21 to Union Bank Plc. Justice Deinde Dipeolu, who gave the order, also […]