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US-based Nigerian lawyer and democracy and human rights advocate, Emmanuel Ogebe, winner of the Federal Government Award of Merit to Nigerians in the Diaspora, has said that since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu governed Lagos State, no one else has genuinely ruled the state, describing every successor as “a caretaker for Tinubu,” and warning that the […]

The United Kingdom Government has advised applicants for British passports to allow up to three weeks for processing under its standard passport service. It also warned travellers not to make travel bookings until they have received their new passports, noting that replacement passports are issued with new passport numbers which may affect existing travel arrangements. […]

A former Indianapolis Colts linebacker from Kenya, Daniel Ogama Adongo, has been deported from the United States by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over an overstayed visa and alleged immigration violations. ICE, in a statement issued on Saturday, said the 37-year-old former NFL player was removed from the country on June 20, after he allegedly overstayed […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has reminded Nigerians who also hold American citizenship that they are required to use a valid United States passport when entering or leaving the US. In an advisory shared on its official X account on Sunday, the mission said the requirement applies to all US citizens, including children who […]

The Anambra State Government has sanctioned seven private schools for violating its ban on graduation parties and ordered them to refund all monies collected from parents within one month or face immediate closure. The directive was issued by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ekene Ogugua, during a meeting with proprietors of the affected schools, according […]

A Kebbi State High Court Judge, Justice Faruku Hassan Bunza, has been abducted by suspected bandits from his residence along Zogirma Road in Bunza Local Government Area of the state. The incident reportedly occurred around midnight in the early hours of Sunday, shortly after the judge returned home from a trip to Sokoto State. Sources […]

*Says NBA Poll Was Stage-Managed, Names Godfathers Who Have Lined Up Presidents Till 2038 Chief Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, SAN, has delivered an extensive indictment of the 2026 Nigerian Bar Association national officers election, describing it as “a coronation” rather than an election, alleging that the entire process from the constitution of the Electoral Committee was […]

Former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, has dismissed claims made by a former Department of State Services operative, identified as Mr. Amachree, concerning the final moments of the late military ruler. Speaking with journalists in Kaduna, Al-Mustapha described the account contained in the former DSS […]

By Joshua Nwachukwu[1] On 18 July, members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) went to the polls to elect the 33rd National Executive Committee. Unfortunately, what should have been a defining moment for our profession, has created controversy and has become an unfortunate demonstration of technical failure, poor planning, and administrative incompetence. Out of 82,172 […]

*Says He Is Appalled by President-Elect’s Response to Complaints Joseph Bodunrin Daudu, SAN, the 25th President of the Nigerian Bar Association and a serving member of its Board of Trustees, has declared the outcome of the 2026 NBA national officers election “illegitimate and lacking in the average constituents of a free, fair and credible election,” […]

*Responds to Daudu SAN, Says Glitches Must Be Shown to Have Benefited a Particular Candidate Chief O.C.J. Okocha, OFR, SAN, JP, DSSRS, the 19th and Millennium President of the Nigerian Bar Association, has responded to the statement by Joseph Bodunrin Daudu, SAN, the 25th President, rejecting the outcome of the 2026 NBA national officers election, […]

Senator Ali Ndume, who represents Borno South Senatorial District, in the National Assembly, has called on the Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies to conduct a transparent investigation into allegations that he received N5 billion allegedly meant as ransom for the release of abductees held by Boko Haram, insisting that the outcome […]