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The Swiss government has identified Nigeria’s confirmed Ebola patient as a Swiss woman and the wife of a staff member of Switzerland’s Embassy in Abuja, saying neither she nor her husband travelled to the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicentre of the current Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak. Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry disclosed this on Friday, providing further […]

The Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Muhammed Sanusi, has ordered an immediate investigation into allegations that police officers extorted more than ₦400,000 from a road user during a stop-and-search operation in Abuja, as the Command released a police crime diary extract to support its claim that an identity card displayed in the viral allegation […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday granted an application by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to play part of the closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage from its facility in the ₦10 billion suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Justice Chigozie Onah, in a ruling on […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has denied reports that he reached an agreement with the All Progressives Congress to share legislative and local government positions ahead of the 2027 elections, insisting that his political understanding with the Presidency is limited to supporting President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. The governor’s position was contained in a statement issued […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, through its legal team led by Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, argued a preliminary objection to an application filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project before the Federal High Court in Abuja over approximately ₦2.995 trillion identified in connection with the […]

Cristiano Ronaldo has been fined €255 and suspended for 30 days by the Portuguese Football Federation following his decision to leave Portugal’s national team camp in Copenhagen during the September international window. The 41-year-old forward left the camp on September 30, a day before Portugal’s UEFA Nations League fixture against Denmark, prompting disciplinary proceedings by […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, and members of the Joint Action Front (JAF) have called on Nigerians to resist rising petrol prices and mounting economic hardship, arguing that workers and low-income households are bearing the heaviest burden of the Federal Government’s economic policies. The labour leaders and activists spoke […]

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed wage award for workers, demanding an immediate increase in salaries and a new minimum monthly wage of ₦300,000 for the lowest-paid worker. The labour union also demanded the immediate implementation of the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Joint Health […]

The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) has announced that its special group registration offer for the 2026 Annual Conference will close tomorrow, Friday, October 23, 2026. The special offer, tagged “Group Registration Bonanza,” runs from October 20 to 23, 2026, and allows eligible groups registering 50 participants or more […]

*Demands Swift Prosecution Over Adeda’s Death The Society of Public Interest Lawyers in Nigeria (SPI-LAW) has called on the Delta State Government to expedite investigations and prosecute anyone found culpable in the death of Unity Ekpevbughe Adeda, a Deputy Director in the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Education, while commending the state’s Ministry of Justice […]

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has been asked to suspend the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, pending the hearing and determination of a substantive application challenging the company’s handling of the contract. The request forms part of the reliefs sought by the Registered Trustees of Empowerment and […]

The trial of former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of cyberbullying President Bola Tinubu was stalled on Thursday following his absence from court and a letter he personally wrote requesting an adjournment. When the matter came up before Justice Mohammed Umar, […]