Abuja – Responding to mounting public pressure and street protests, Nigeria’s Attorney General, Lateef Fagbemi, has promised an investigation into Mele Kyari, the former head of the state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). This commitment follows demands for a Mele…
Lagos – The Lagos State High Court delivered a decisive ruling Wednesday, declaring the removal of Mudashiru Obasa as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly illegal and unconstitutional. The court nullified the January proceedings that led to his ouster,…
LAGOS – A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced businessman Uzondu Precious Chimaobi to four years in prison. He was convicted for refusing to accept the Naira as payment at his jewellery store. Chimaobi owns Unlimited Jewellers Limited. The Economic and Financial…
ADO-EKITI – A Magistrate Court in Ado-Ekiti has ordered 20-year-old Joy Ikoja remanded in custody. She faces charges for allegedly attacking her boyfriend and injuring his genitals. The Ekiti State Police Command brought Ikoja to court. Police accuse her of tearing…
LAGOS – Olisa Agbakoba SAN, legal counsel for Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has raised concerns about alleged inconsistencies in sexual harassment claims made by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking at a media briefing in Lagos, Agbakoba stated his team found issues with the timeline…
PORT HARCOURT, Rivers State – Rivers State’s Sole Administrator has disputed the Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) reasons for moving its 2025 conference away from Port Harcourt. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) is now demanding the NBA return N300 million paid by…
ADO EKITI, Ekiti State – An Ekiti State High Court has sentenced two men, Onileowo Rotimi and Adetola Ayodele, to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping. Justice Bamidele Omotoso delivered the verdict in Ado Ekiti, also sentencing both men,…
Abuja – Nigeria’s Supreme Court has cleared Imo State Attorney General C.O.C. Akaolisa, overturning a five-year professional ban. The Supreme Court lifts ban that the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) imposed in July 2021. The LPDC had accused Akaolisa of improperly using his…
ABUJA – Differing interpretations emerged Friday following a Supreme Court ruling on the disputed Labour Party leadership. Factions within the party each claimed the judgment vindicated their position regarding who rightfully leads the organization after the apex court addressed internal party…
Port Harcourt – A Rivers State High Court stopped the police from arresting Edison Ehie. Ehie is the suspended Chief of Staff to suspended Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This court order prevents the Edison Ehie arrest. Court Intervention Justice IPC Igwe issued…
