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Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr. Femi Falana, has instituted a $5,000,000 (Five Million US Dollars) lawsuit before a Lagos High Court against Meta Platforms Inc., the U.S.-based tech giant owned by Mark Zuckerberg, over alleged invasion of his privacy. In the originating motion brought pursuant to Section 37 of the 1999 […]

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has launched a fiery rebuttal against tech mogul Elon Musk after he called for sanctions against the party’s leader, Julius Malema, and labeled him an “international criminal.” The clash comes amid heightened tensions between South Africa and the United States over land reform policies and accusations of an “anti-white agenda.” […]

Vice President JD Vance wrote on social media Sunday that judges “aren’t allowed to control the executive’s legitimate power” after a federal judge blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing data within the Treasury Department. “If a judge tried to tell a general how to conduct a military operation, that would be illegal,” Vance wrote on X. […]Read More

The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has raised alarm over the continued closure of the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division in Imo State, since October 2024. The judicial shutdown, reportedly linked to threats from a faceless pro-Biafra group, is causing growing concern among legal stakeholders, who warn that thousands of cases remain […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has announced a State of the Nation Discourse focused on ensuring financial autonomy for local governments across the country. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by the NBA General Secretary, Mobolaji Ojibara, the association emphasized that the event is aimed at ensuring full compliance with the Supreme Court’s […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the judgment of the Court of Appeal which upheld its proscription and designated it as a terrorist organisation. The Court of Appeal had upheld the decision of late Justice Abdu-Kafarati, a former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which proscribed IPOB […]

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has lauded the judiciary for its pivotal role in safeguarding personal liberties and sustaining democracy in Nigeria. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of three newly appointed judges in Ibadan on Saturday, Governor Adeleke described the judiciary as a “beacon of hope for the weak and the powerless,” emphasizing its critical […]

Former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, on Saturday, received the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, at his residence in Lagos. The reason for their meeting was not immediately clear. However, our correspondent learned that it was centered around political discussions. This comes days […]

A Professor of Comparative Political Economy at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Adelaja Odukoya has accused the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) of overbilling prospective students seeking admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions in the name of sitting for its mandatory Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The don also faulted the board for its central […]

General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye has ordered the release of popular TikToker, Olumide Ogunsanwo ‘SeaKing’, who was rearrested for allegedly cyberbullying him. According to Adeboye, he was not involved in SeaKing’s arrest but some individuals annoyed by SeaKing’s defamatory remarks took matters into their hands. Pastor Adeboye […]

The efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure oil resumption in Ogoni is under threat as protests disrupted a planned congress in Bori, the traditional headquarters of the Ogoni in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. The planned Congress, apparently to sensitize the Ogoni people on the planned oil resumption, was organized by […]

A Lagos-based finance house, Cool Financial Services, has filed a lawsuit against First City Monument Bank (FCMB) for allegedly allowing one of its borrowers, Goewe and Sons Ltd., to withdraw a N150 million loan from an account with an active freezing instruction. The legal action, filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, stems from […]