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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Federal Government Set To Begin Cash Transfer For 20 Million Nigerians
THE Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the increase in Nigeria’s revenue recorded in the 2024...
Fresh Crisis Hits Rivers As Pro-Fubara, Wike Lawmakers Clash Again
THE Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly and the faction loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have initiated a fresh round of crisis in...
Many Passengers Stranded As Airlines Cut Domestic Flights
THE shortage of aircraft in the domestic airline market has worsened, limiting available flights for passengers, findings by this newspaper have shown.Many passengers were...
Gombe Governor Approves Posting of Permanent Secretaries To New Portfolios
GOVERNOR of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has approved the redeployment of some Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service to enhance administrative...
Political Earthquake In Kano: Councillors, Supporters Dump APC For NNPP
THE New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), under the leadership of Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, is gaining further momentum in Kano as the 2027 elections...
FG Not Treating Super Eagles Ordeal In Libya Lightly – Minister
THE Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has condemned the inhuman treatment of Nigerian players in Libya.Enoh, who was a guest on Channels...
Alex Ferguson To Leave Man United Ambassador Role As Club Cuts Costs
ALEX Ferguson is leaving his reported £2 million-a-year ($2.6m) ambassador role with Manchester United at the end of the season as part of a...
Hezbollah Warns Of More Rockets Unless Israel Ends Air, Ground Attacks
HEZBOLLAH’s acting chief has warned the group plans to fire rockets into more areas of Israel until the Netanyahu government stops its air strikes...
Tension As North Korea Blows Up Roads Connecting It To The South
NORTH Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, adding it...
Worst Drought In Century Devastates Southern Africa With Millions At Risk
MILLIONS of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned.Lesotho,...
Ukraine Denies Supplying Drones To Mali Rebels Against Russian Mercenaries
UKRAINE has denied allegations that it had supplied drones to rebels fighting against the Malian army and Russia-backed mercenaries.It comes after Paris-based Le Monde...
Tinubu Appoints Lami Chinade As Pioneer Director Of State Liaison In ONSA
THE Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has announced the establishment of the Directorate of State Liaison (DSL), following approval from President Bola...
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Rose To $39bn In October, CBN Governor Says
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday said the country’s foreign reserves rose by 12.74 per cent to $39.12 billion...
National Grid Repair Almost Completed, TCN Says
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday said the ongoing restoration of the national grid which collapsed on Monday is ongoing and almost...
FG Revokes Old DPR Import Guidelines, Unveils New Regulations
THE Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has unveiled new regulations to simplify the process of obtaining petrol import...
Who Is Afraid Of Aisha Maikudi? – By Sadiq El-Saye
AISHA Sani Maikudi is a 41-year old professor of International Law, and since July 1, 2024 the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of...
Nigeria’s Inflation Rose To 32.70% In September 2024 – NBS
NIGERIA’s headline inflation rate for September 2024 rose to 32.70 per cent, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the National Bureau...
National Grid Collapses Second Time In 24 Hours
THE national electricity grid collapsed again on Tuesday, plunging millions of people into darkness.The latest incident comes barely 24 hours after electricity distribution companies...
CAF Delists Nigeria, Libya AFCON Qualifier Amidst Ill-Treatment Controversy
THE Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super...
Wike Wins Again As PDP Govs Ask Damagum’s Rival To Vacate Office
FORMER Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike continue to hold firm on the leadership of the main opposition Peoples Democratic (PDP) as...
