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*Slams N500,000 Fine On Onuokaibe, Mburubu Assembly For Falsifying Igweship Process And Wasting Court Resources The Enugu State High Court today invalidated Mr. Jerry Onuokaibe’s claim to the Igweship of Mburubu, a community in Nkanu East Local Government Area, marking a decisive victory for the Mburubu Town Union. The court declared that Onuokaibe’s self-appointed rise […]

The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) has handed down a seven-day ultimatum to the Nigerian Government to implement the new national minimum wage and other benefits or face an indefinite strike. The workers issued the ultimatum at the end of an emergency meeting held at the JUSUN national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday. According […]

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has raised concerns over the legality of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) remaining in office despite attaining the mandatory retirement age. In his argument, Okutepa stated: “There have been raging controversies as to whether the Nigerian Inspector General of Police is legally and constitutionally staying in […]

Nigerian Grammy Award-winning singer and producer, Temilade Openiyi, better known by her stage name Tems, has become the first African female to join the ownership group of Major League Soccer’s San Diego Football Club. The American club announced on Wednesday, February 12, that Tems, through her company The Leading Vibe, is now its partner. The […]

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has described the #EndSARS protest as the beginning and foundation of “irresponsible protesting” in Nigeria. The #EndSARS movement, which lasted over 14 days in 2020 across major Nigerian cities, demanded the disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a division of the Nigerian police known […]

The legal team of the embattled pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, has said he is ready to challenge any court in the country that violates the rule of law in his ongoing trial. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, indefinitely adjourned Nnamdi Kanu’s trial. The judge made the decision following Kanu’s […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions has summoned the Comptroller-General of Nigerian Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, to appear before it on February 18. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Media/Public Petitions Committee, House of Representatives, Chooks Oko, on Wednesday in Abuja. Oko said that the Customs comptroller-general was summoned […]

The Trademark Tribunal sitting in Abuja has once again adjourned the trademark infringement case between Nigrshine Industries Limited and Aokete Lighting Electronics Industries Limited for a report on the settlement process. At the hearing on Wednesday, the tribunal’s chairman, Shafiu Yauri, ruled that the case be adjourned until March 4, 2025, warning that the tribunal […]

A lecturer with the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, Dr Chukwudi Michael Okoye, has broken his silence over the incident leading to his assault by a female student, Precious Mbakwe, following an altercation over a TikTok video. Recall that viral videos online featured show the student sbiting, slapping and harassing Okoye, who is […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday announced that it has lined up 28 witnesses to testify and tender exhibits before the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja. The party made the disclosure after opening its defence against a petition seeking to nullify the outcome of the governorship election held in Edo […]

The Federal Government has allocated ₦100bn in the yet-to-be-approved 2025 budget to provide solar mini-grids in selected federal universities and their teaching hospitals. The Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Abba Aliyu, disclosed this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief programme on Tuesday, February 11, 2025. Aliyu said once the budget is passed […]

Tension flared at the Anambra High Court, Awka, on Tuesday as lawyers representing various parties in the high-profile case of missing billionaire estate developer, Mr. Benjamin Ezemma, expressed frustration over the court’s failure to sit. The lawyers, some of whom traveled from outside the state, lamented that they were not informed in advance about the […]