Month: January 2018

In his statewide broadcast on Monday evening, Governor Nyesom Wike declared 32 persons who he alleged are cult leaders involved in various criminal activities across 12 local government areas of…

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, said he would support any move, including military option, that can put an end to the killings being witnessed in the state. He however…

The case between JOE-KYARI GADZAMA v. INCORPORATED TRUSTEES OF NBA & 8 ORS with Suit No. FCT/HC/CV/2364 has once again commenced in the year 2018, before Hon. Justice Adeniyi of…

I have often argued that Nigeria’s political arena is designed for the criminally minded. That criminal compulsion is often evident in elections, where candidates deploy ill-gotten cash, recruit heavily armed…

Ibrahim Mukhtar is Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. He served as chairman of the Kano branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In this interview with Legal Editor…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the dates for the 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the board, said the examination will…

Herdsmen have killed two of the policemen drafted to keep surveillance on the troubled Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident occurred on Monday when the herders attacked…

A housewife, Bayonle Bamidele, on Tuesday told an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court in Agodi, Ibadan, that she denied and beat up her husband, Adeyemi Bamidele, anytime he demanded sex for fear…

Three hundred Boko Haram suspects who were due in court on Tuesday will now have to wait until at least next month to learn when they will be formally tried.…

The Chairman, House of Representatives committee on interior, Adams Jagaba, on Monday evening formerly dumped Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Mr. Jagaba, who represents Kachia/Kagarko constituency of Kaduna State,…