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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday launched a fresh attack on what he called the culture of “social media governance,” warning that no amount of online criticism could replace direct engagement with government. Speaking at the flag-off of Collector Road C01 in the Institution and Research District—a project linking the Body of […]

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has officially invited Lagos-based businessman Olasijibomi Ogundele, popularly known as Sujimoto, for questioning over allegations of “advance fee fraud and criminal misappropriation.” The invitation, conveyed in a letter dated October 16, 2025, was signed by Assistant Commissioner of Police Yahaya Gambo of the Monitoring and Mentoring Unit for the Assistant […]

Prominent Nigerian human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has strongly condemned the Federal High Court in Owerri for reversing its earlier decision granting bail to lawyer Chinedu Agu, former Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Owerri Branch. Falana accused the court of succumbing to pressure from the Imo State […]

Britain’s Prince Andrew said on Friday that he would give up using his title of Duke of York following years of criticism over his behaviour and connections to the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The reputation of Andrew, the younger brother of King Charles and the second son of the late Queen Elizabeth, has […]

The Federal Government has filed a five-count criminal defamation charge against Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi over alleged defamatory remarks made against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. According to Leadership, the charges, marked CR/547/2025, were filed before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, by Mohamed Babadoko Abubakar, Director of the […]

Malabu Oil & Gas Limited has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to appeal the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which was delivered in favor of Nigerian Agip Exploration Ltd. The company, through a motion on notice marked SC/ML/356/2025 and filed by its lawyer, Reuben Atabo, SAN, requested an order for an […]

An Italian appeals court in Brescia on Thursday upheld an eight-month prison sentence for two Milan prosecutors, Fabio De Pasquale and Sergio Spadaro, accused of withholding documents that could have aided oil major Eni’s defence in a high-profile corruption case involving Nigeria’s OPL 245 oilfield. The court found that the prosecutors failed in their legal […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), its Registrar-General, and other defendants to maintain the status quo ante bellum in the controversy surrounding the alleged deregistration of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN). The interim order followed a suit filed by the NYCN President, Ambassador Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo, […]

OpenAI has selected the University of Lagos (UNILAG) as the home of its first-ever Artificial Intelligence academy in Africa, a move that cements the institution’s growing reputation as a continental hub for innovation, research, and global collaboration. The announcement was made during the opening ceremony of UNILAG’s 2025 International Week held in Akoka, Lagos. Themed […]

Justice Sunmonu Tunde Bashiru of the Lagos State High Court has fixed November 10, 2025, for the hearing of a breach of contract suit filed against DNJ Properties and Investment Limited by a subscriber, Mr. Olufemi Odiri. Odiri, through his counsel, Ademola Adefolaju, sued the real estate firm in suit number LD/ADR/5956/2025 over its alleged […]

By Godfree Matthew ABSTRACT The appointment of Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan as the Chairman of the Nigeria electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (Hereinafter referred to as INEC) was greeted with ululation of optimism that a ‘learned umpire’  has acceded a very sensitive position of public trust. His appointment enjoyed positive optimism partly because of […]

A federal grand jury indicted former national security adviser John Bolton on Thursday, making him the third critic of President Donald Trump to face criminal charges in recent weeks. Bolton was indicted in federal court in Maryland, where he lives and where prosecutors have been investigating whether he improperly retained classified materials after his acrimonious […]