Federal High Court in Abuja has acquitted and discharged Mrs. Isabella Oshodin and Bob Oshodin Organisation Limited of charges in a money laundering case. Justice James Omotosho held that the prosecution failed to prove the allegations beyond a reasonable doubt. Delivering […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a Boko Haram terrorist who confessed to conveying female suicide bombers to target locations and participation in multiple attacks in Borno and Adamawa States to death by hanging. […]
By Innocent Anaba The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, has filed a comprehensive appeal at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, challenging the acquittal of former Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Executive Director, Touyo Omatsuli, and three others over […]
Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, SAN, on Tuesday formally submitted his nomination form for the office of President of the Nigerian Bar Association, taking a key step in the build-up to the Association’s forthcoming elections. The submission, which took place on 8th […]
NBA-SLP ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2026: Goodwill messageI warmly congratulate the N.B.A Section on Legal Practice (SLP) on its 2026 Annual Conference. The theme, “Evolving Trends: Nigerian Legal Practice, Global Perspectives ”, is timely and underscores the importance of aligning our profession […]
A High Court in Adamawa State has ordered the suspension of the congresses planned for the state by the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The state, local government, and ward congresses of the ADC in Adamawa State were scheduled to have been underway. […]
Detectives of the Ajuwon Division, Ogun Police Command, have arrested Abubakar Musa, a 25-year-old man, for allegedly killing two people and injuring three others at Olámbe, Ifo Local Government Area of the state The suspect was said to have attacked […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday sentenced four men to life imprisonment for participating in Boko Haram activities in Borno State between 2021 and 2024. Justice James Omotosho sentenced the four men, who were charged separately and had pleaded guilty. The […]
From Tony Akowe, AbujaThe Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has said the 2026 Electoral Act poses serious challenges for media coverage of the nation’s electoral process. He said the law is capable of self-censorship […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has addressed a viral social media post claiming that billionaire businessman Razaq Okoya is set to purchase Polaris Bank following a purported liquidation process. The post, which circulated widely on X, suggested that Polaris […]