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A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Oke-Eda, Akure, has granted bail to Wale Omolegbon Odusola, a 53-year-old lawyer from Ondo State, after he was arraigned for allegedly criticizing the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in a Facebook video. Odusola, who hails from the same local government as the governor, was charged with cyberbullying and defamation. The case, […]

*Calls For Reversal Of Benue Assembly’s Decision The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), under the leadership of its President, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has strongly condemned the purported resolution passed by the Benue State House of Assembly directing Governor Hyacinth Alia to remove the Chief Judge of Benue State, Honourable Justice Maurice Ikpambese, from office. The […]

Rockson Igelige, a Delta State-born entertainment lawyer, has filed a formal petition with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Akpowowo Theophilus Aniko, the former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Oleh Branch. Igelige has accused Aniko of fraudulently diverting building materials and misappropriating funds belonging to the NBA branch. The petition, titled “A […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is amending regulations to ensure that all eligible transactions on regulated exchanges fall within the formal tax net. In a report by Bloomberg on Tuesday, the commission, in an emailed response to questions, said that it seeks to boost revenue by taxing cryptocurrency trading and digitised transactions. Without specifying […]

The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of the Yobe State Commissioner of Police, Garba Ahmed; CP Border Patrol, and CP Kwara State Command, Salman Dogo, to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. Also, 16 Deputy Commissioners were promoted to substantive Commissioners of Police. They include Audu Baba Umaru who was […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Ugenyi Kalu, a former banker, for fraud. The Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, sentenced Kalu to four years and two months in prison. The ruling was delivered by the trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi. Kalu, who served as the Head of […]

The Benue State House of Assembly has recommended the removal of the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Maurice Ikpambese, from office over alleged gross misconduct, and abuse of office. The House maintained that his removal would pave the way for the National Judicial Commission, NJC, to investigate the allegations leveled against the Chief Judge. […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed all banks and financial institutions to publicly disclose details of dormant accounts, unclaimed balances, and other financial assets on their official websites. According to CBN, a dormant account refers to a bank account that has remained inactive for at least one year. The directive was outlined in […]

A magistrate court in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday, remanded the acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, and five others over the alleged murder of Adefalu Hafsat Yetunde, a final-year student at Kwara State College of Education, at Oke Kura Correctional Centre, Ilorin. Among those arraigned along with the suspect are: Ahmed Abdulwasiu ‘M’, 41 yrs; […]

The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday handed over 59 rescued kidnapping victims to the Kaduna State Government at the Office of the National Security Adviser in Abuja’s Three Arms Zone. During the handover, Ribadu revealed that the rescue operation was the result of a joint effort by all security agencies, led by the […]

Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, says he has ordered tactical squad to restore peace in Osun State following the political crisis that erupted in the early hours of Monday. Egbetokun also vowed that those who killed and maimed would be brought to book, adding that the force would not tolerate any act of hooliganism, lawlessness […]

The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has suspended the screening of Hon. Yakubu Kwanta, the immediate-past Commissioner for Environment, for the position of Commissioner, citing alleged insubordination of the nominee for its action. Recall that Kwanta had failed to appear before the House Committee on Environment to defend his ministry’s 2024 budget performance when he […]