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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has approved N3.6 billion for the construction of three police divisional headquarters and staff quarters in Kuje, Gwagwalada, and Kwali Area Councils. Mr Adamu Gwary, Director of the Security Services Department, FCTA, said this in Abuja on Thursday while briefing journalists on the outcome of the first FCT Executive […]

A fire broke out on Wednesday night at the students’ hostel of the Nigerian Law School Kano Campus, leaving students with significant losses. The fire razed the hostel building to the ground and destroyed students’ valuable properties, including clothes, credentials, and electronic gadgets such as laptops. Students and staff were evacuated from the premises, and […]

Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, better known as Portable, is reportedly on the run as Police in Ogun State arraigned nine of his proteges before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court on Thursday. The suspects are accused of assaulting officials from the Ota Zonal Planning office of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. The nine suspects, […]

The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, on Thursday launched a campaign to combat driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. The initiative, aimed at reducing road crashes caused by impaired driving, is supported by the Federal Road Safety Corps, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, and various stakeholders, including law […]

A 30-year-old man, Ayodeji Ayeni, was on Thursday brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief agistrates’ Court over alleged N2 million fraud. The defendant, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of fraud and impersonation. The prosecutor, Inspector Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on November 28, 2024 at […]

An hotelier and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Leuven Empire Hotel and Suites, Ejigbo, Lagos, simply identified as Macdonald, has been arrested and paraded by the Zone 2 Police Command for allegedly sodomising a 16-year-old secondary school boy. The suspect denied using the boy for rituals but admitted to having sex with him […]

Nnanwike Anthony Obah, CEO of NACO Logistics Ltd, has extended warm birthday wishes to Y.C Maikyua SAN, the esteemed past president of the Nigerian Bar Association. In a heartfelt message, Mr. Obah praised Mr. Maikyua’s remarkable achievements, inspiring leadership, and unwavering dedication to excellence throughout his tenure as the president of the Nigerian Bar Association. […]

The Abia State Government, through the Ministry of Justice Uwanna Ikechukwu,, has fortified the State Police Command’s investigative capabilities with state-of-the-art electronic recording devices and crucial legal resources. This initiative could not have come at a better time, as it aligns perfectly with the Supreme Court’s recent jurisprudential pronouncement in FRN v. Akaeze [2024] 12 […]

The House of Representatives has passed, for a second reading, a bill seeking to insulate judicial officers from prosecution by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The bill, sponsored by Solomon Bob (PDP, Rivers), was debated on Thursday and passed for a second reading despite stiff opposition. It seeks to amend the Code of Conduct […]

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has swiftly responded to reports that Chief Magistrate Oluwadare T.O. Esq. of Ekiti State issued a highly controversial order barring lawyers from applying to lift a freezing order and even instructing their arrest. The NBA NEC views this as a serious breach of legal […]

Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has directed senior police officers to stay in office, countering an earlier order from the Police Service Commission (PSC) which mandated the immediate retirement of officers who have exceeded 35 years in service or are above 60 years of age. Mr Egbetokun, in a document obtainedon Wednesday evening, countered […]

By Sylvester Udemezue 1. 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟 𝐄-𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: “E-filing is a feature in Lagos State High Court Judiciary Information System (JIS). Through the E-filing, we can file a case from anywhere in the world using internet. Users are required to have login credentials in order to file a case online.The system will calculate Fee associated with […]