FULL LIST: Judicial Commission Nominates 22 Justices For Elevation To Supreme Court
A LIST of 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal nominated by the Federal Judicial Service Commission, FJSC, for elevation to the Supreme Court...
Seven Key Issues Resolved By Seven Supreme Court Judges
THE Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu and dismissed the appeals filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples...
FULL LIST: CJN To Swear In Falana’s Wife, 57 Others As SANs November 27
THE Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear Funmi Falana and 68 other lawyers as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) on Monday,...
Tribunal Criticises Labour Party For Lack Of Preparation, Adjourns Hearing
THE Presidential Election Petitions Court has criticised the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for exhibiting a lack of preparedness in the...
Court Fines Ex-Presidential Aspirant N40m For Seeking To Stop Tinubu’s Inauguration
THE Court of Appeal, Abuja has fined a former presidential candidate, Ambrose Owuru, N40m for filing a frivolous suit seeking to stop the inauguration...
Assault: Court Fails To Sit, Adjourns Seun Kuti’s Trial Till Wednesday
THE Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Yaba area of Lagos on Tuesday failed to sit in the case against Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti.No...
Tribunal Dismisses PDP, LP’s Request For Live Coverage
THE Chairman of the Presidential Election Petition Court, Justice Haruna Tsammani, has dismissed the application for live coverage of court proceedings.At the 2023 Presidential...
Atiku’s Petition: Tribunal Adjourns As INEC, APC, Tinubu Reject Televised Proceedings
THE Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal on Thursday resumed for continuation of hearing in the suit by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate,...
Ummita: Chinese Admits Manslaughter In Court, Says, ‘I Unintentionally Stabbed Her’
A CHINESE national, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47 on Thursday told a Kano High Court that he stabbed his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, popularly known as...
JUST IN: NJC Recommends Chief Judge’s Compulsory Retirement, Probes Judicial Officers
THE National Judicial Council has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Taraba State High Court, Justice F. B. Andetur, with immediate...
Extrajudicial Killings: Court Awards N400m Against IGP, AGF In Favour Of Victims’ Families
THE Lagos High Court sitting in Yaba has awarded the sum of N400m jointly and severally against the Inspector General of Police, the Attorney...
Reps Member Arrested With $498,100 Arraigned In Port Harcourt
THE House of Representative member from Rivers State, Chinyere Igwe, who was arrested with 498,100 dollars before the presidential and national assembly elections, has...
Supreme Court Reaffirms Wali As Kano PDP Gov Candidate
THE Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed Muhammad Abacha’s appeal, challenging the victory of Sadiq Aminu Wali, as Kano governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic...
Ex-Accountant General’s Missing Statement Stalls Trial
THE trial of a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, on alleged N109 billion corruption charges was on Wednesday stalled at the...
New Naira: Three States File Suit Against Malami, Emefiele Over Contempt Of Court
KADUNA, Kogi, and Zamfara states have filed contempt proceedings against the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the Central Bank Governor, Godwin...
Federal High Court Begins Five-Day Break Over Elections
THE Federal High Court of Nigeria will begin a five-day break from Wednesday in view of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly electionsThe Chief Judge...
Supreme Court Affirms Hyacinth Alia As Benue APC Guber Candidate
THE Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Professor Terhemba Shija against the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary that produced Reverend Father Hyacinth...
JUST IN: Another G5 Gov Secures Court Injunction Barring PDP From Suspending Him
GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has secured an interim injunction barring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending, expelling, or giving any form...
Court Grants N5m Bail To Actress Arraigned For Alleged Naira Abuse
THE Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail to an actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, who was arraigned before the court on Monday by the...
Supreme Court Adjourns New Naira Case To Feb 22
THE Supreme Court of Nigeria has adjourned the case on the naira swap policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) till Wednesday, February...
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JUST IN: Finally, IGP Approves Nationwide Hunger Protest, Gives Conditions
THE Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Friday, asked all groups planning to carry out proposed nationwide hunger protest to submit their details to...
Popular Rights Activist Writes IGP, Notifies Him Of Planned Protest, Requests Police Coverage
TOP human rights activist Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) has written to the Inspector-General of Police(IGP) Kayode Egbetokun to notify him of planned public meetings, rallies,...
CBN Sells $148m To 29 Authorised Dealers
THE Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed $148m to 29 authorised dealers as part of steps to stabilise the foreign exchange market amidst the...
Nationwide Protest: Police Vow To Resist Violence, Deploy 4,200 Men In FCT
THE Niger Police has vowed to resist violence during the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1.A statement by Police Public Relations Officer, SP...
NNPC Set To Recruit New Staff, Announces Downtime On Portal
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said it is set to hire more workers.A statement published on the company’s website on Friday, said the...
Bomb Explodes At Popular Livestock Market In Yobe
AN explosion suspected to be a planted Improvised Explosive Device (Bomb) has exploded at the popular Buni Yadi market in Gujba Local Government Area...
After Dangote’s Blending Plant Allegation, Report Shows Nigeria Imported $2.25bn Fuel From Malta
A FEW days after the founder of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, alleged that some officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
I Have No Cabal, Sponsors To Compensate, Tinubu Declares
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has allayed fears of manipulation by any interest group in the ongoing economic reforms, saying his campaign was self-sponsored, without strings,...
Muslim Groups Want Film Using Hijab In Armed Robbery Scene Banned
THE Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) and Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) have demanded punitive actions, including the banning of an upcoming film in Nigeria...
Gombe Clinches Top Spot In FG’s Climate Governance Performance Ranking
GOMBE State has received an award, emerging with an AA rating in the Climate Governance Performance Ranking among the 36 states of Nigeria.
This...
Nationwide Protest: Youth Council Directs 104 Affiliate Youth Groups To Be On Standby
AHEAD of the planned nationwide protest in August, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has directed its 104 affiliate organisations to remain on...
NNPC v Dangote: Where the Truth Lies – By Azu Ishiekwene
AFRICA’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, is not a stranger to adversity or its more sinister cousin, sabotage.One of the bitterest battles he has fought...
Brazil Beat Nigeria’s Super Falcons 1-0 In Olympic Games
THE Super Falcons began their campaign at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on a shaky footing, losing 0-1 to Brazil in their first match.Nigeria...
Djokovic, Nadal Set For Olympics Second-Round Showdown
GRAND Slam record-breakers Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on an Olympics second-round collision course in the draw for the Paris Games on...
Protests Erupt In Washington After Netanyahu’s Speech To US Congress
AT least five people have been arrested and police used pepper spray on protesters on the streets of Washington DC.This came after large numbers...
North Korea Hackers Trying To Steal Nuclear Secrets, US, UK Warn
NORTH Korean hackers are attempting to steal nuclear and military secrets from governments and private companies around the world, the UK, US and South...
Morocco Heatwave Kills More Than 20 People In 24 Hours, Ministry Says
A HEATWAVE in Morocco has killed at least 21 people in a 24-hour period in the central city of Beni Mellal, the health ministry...
Rights Groups Ask Uganda Govt To Free Detained Protesters
INTERNATIONAL rights campaigners called Thursday for the Ugandan government to free dozens of protesters who have been arrested and charged for taking part in...
Alleged Economic Sabotage: Senate Summons Dangote, NNPCL, CBN, NIMASA, Others
THE Senate has revealed plans to summon the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria Port Authority (NPA), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Dangote...
Nationwide Protest: Sultan, Ooni, Others Call For Patience, Shelving Of Demonstrations
TRADITIONAL rulers have called for calm over the planned nationwide protest to demonstrate against the prevailing economic hardship in Nigeria.The protest which is billed...
