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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36 Assembly Speakers Back State Police
THE Speakers of the Houses of Assembly across 36 states in the country, on Thursday, backed the ongoing constitution review exercise for the creation...
West Africa Must Unite To Defeat Terrorism, Banditry, Tinubu Tells Faye
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said West African countries must unite to crush banditry, terrorism and other criminal activities plaguing the region.Tinubu stated this...
FAAC Disburses N1.2trn Revenue To FG, States, LG For April
THE allocation, shared during the May 2024 FAAC meeting comprised distributable statutory revenue of N284.716 billion, distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N466.457...
Kano Mosque Attack: Death Toll Rises To 12
THE death toll in the Gezawa mosque attack has risen to 12, after 11 more victims died while receiving treatment at the Murtala Muhammad...
Who Does America Listen To? – By Azu Ishiekwene
I WAS chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East. She wanted to know...
Tinubu Urges Senate To Pass Anti-Doping Bill Before Olympics In July
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has urged the Senate to review and approve a bill aimed at prohibiting athletes from using substances that enhanced their performances.Tinubu’s...
FULL LIST: Ronaldo Tops Highest-Paid Athlete List For Fourth Time
CRISTIANO Ronaldo has topped the Forbes list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career, with Jon Rahm moving up to second.Ronaldo...
South Africa Urges ICJ To Order Israel’s Halt Of Rafah Assault
SOUTH Africa has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order Israel to halt its assault on Rafah as part of its case...
Russia Expels UK Defence Attache In Tit-For-Tat Move
RUSSIA has declared The United Kingdom’s defence attache persona non grata and gave the diplomat a week to leave the country in response to...
Algerian Man, Omar Omran Found Alive In Cellar After 26 Years
A MAN has been found alive in his neighbour's cellar after going missing about 26 years ago.Omar bin Omran disappeared from Djelfa, in Algeria,...
Tunisia President Blasts Foreign Criticism Of Journalists Arrests
TUNISIAN President Kais Saied on Thursday criticised foreign “interference” after an international backlash over recent arrests of journalists, political commentators, and lawyers, which he...
International Day Of Families: Kogi First Lady Calls For Sustainable Environmental Habits
WIFE of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo has enjoined parents in the state to instil sustainable environmental practices and climate change awareness...
Students Loan Application Portal Opens May 24 [See Link Below]
THE management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, led by its Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, has announced May 24, 2024 as official date for...
Tinubu Hosts Africa’s Youngest President In State House
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has welcomed President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal to the State House, Abuja.The President was flanked by senior members of his...
Senate Approves Establishment Of North-West Development Commission
THE Senate on Thursday passed the North West Development Commission bill to address the challenges facing the seven states in the geopolitical zone.
This followed...
‘No Pay, No Work After Two Weeks’, ASUU Issues Another Strike Threat
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to down tools after two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration fails to pay...
Tinubu Writes Reps, Seeks N24.6bn To Reimburse Nasarawa, Kebbi Over Airports
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking the preparations and approval of a N24.6 billion Promissory Notes to reimburse...
Police Rescue Additional Seven Abducted Kogi Varsity Students
IN furtherance to the ongoing rescue operation and to sustain the onslaught against insecurity, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has announced the...
Emirates To Resume Nigerian Flights October 1, Airline Announces
EMIRATES Airlines says it will resume services to Nigeria from October 1, 2024, operating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai.In a statement made...
Keyamo Visits UAE Envoy, Says Emirates Will Announce Resumption Of Nigerian Flights In Days
MINISTER of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says Emirates Airlines has indicated a definite date to resume flight operations to Nigerian airports.The minister,...
