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Two lawmakers of the Lagos State House of Assembly have reportedly been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) over their alleged roles in the ongoing leadership crisis rocking the Assembly. The arrests come in the wake of the impeachment of former Speaker Hon. Mudashiru Obasa on January 13, which has since triggered tensions […]

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has strongly opposed Google’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” for US users, following an order by US President Donald Trump. Sheinbaum argued that the United States cannot unilaterally change the name of a shared body of water and has formally addressed her concerns to […]

Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court in Lagos has upheld the penalties and interest amounting to $87.9 million imposed on MTN Nigeria Communication Plc by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The court gave the verdict while delivering judgment in an appeal filed by FIRS against the Tax Appeal Tribunal’s (TAT) decision of […]

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a young man and his fiancee for allegedly getting married at an event centre without their parents’ consent. According to the state Hisbah Deputy Commander General (DCG), Sheikh Mujahid Aminudeen Abubakar, the couple got married at a recreational centre by themselves after someone not related to them by […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has acknowledged the glitches that marred the agency’s recent auction of vehicles. The electronic auction of 891 forfeited vehicles through auctioneers took place from January 20 to 27 with over four million Nigeria recorded to have participated. Participants in the auction complained of rigging, technical failures, bid manipulation, […]

A 24-year-old Abuja-based dispatch rider, Alex Williams, has told a Magistrates’ Court in Kubwa that he used his boss’ delivery motorcycle as collateral to take a loan for Christmas. Williams, who lives in Dutse Alhaji, Abuja, made the statement following his guilty plea to theft. “I asked my boss, Mrs. Marthamabis Ezekiel, to give me […]

The Supreme Court of India ruled that in cases where a marriage subsists and spouses have access to each other, the husband remains the legal father of a child born to his wife, even if he is not the biological parent. This judgment followed the case in Kerala involving a woman’s child from an extramarital […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organization. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel led by Justice Hamma Barka, upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which outlawed IPOB. In the lead […]

The Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has set up a committee led by Tanimu Turaki a former Minister under President Goodluck Jonathan to interface with parties involved in the crises on the National Secretary of the party and report back to it as soon as possible. Reading the communique to journalists […]

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will embark on a nationwide mass rally on Tuesday February 4, 2025, in protest of the 50 per cent telecom tariff increase recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a communique signed by the NLC president, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, the decision was taken at […]

A judge sentenced an emotional former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years in prison Wednesday for a yearslong bribery and corruption scheme that rewarded him with gold bars and stacks of cash. Menendez, D-N.J., had pleaded with U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New York for mercy, twice breaking down in […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended admission of candidates to study Law at eight universities for the 2025/2026 academic session due to the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). The affected universities are Kwara State University, Bingham University, Redeemers University, Western Delta University, […]