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The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed five terrorism-related charges against Kaduna-based activist and social critic Mahdi Shehu, following his recent online and offline activities. The charges were filed at the Federal High Court in Kaduna last Friday, just two days after his re-arrest by plain-clothes security operatives at his clinic in Unguwar Dosa. […]

The Ministry of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, in partnership with the West Indian Ocean Cable Company is set to commence the first batch of fibre-to-home internet connectivity in the country. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, made this known after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministry […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has pleaded with political parties to start fielding fresh candidates for bye-elections into state and federal legislative positions. The Commission noted that over the last one and a half years since the inauguration of the current national and state assemblies in June 2023, vacancies have occurred in 23 constituencies […]

Nigerian lawyer based in the United Kingdom, I.M. Isadoh, Esq., has raised serious concerns regarding the state of leadership in the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). In a comprehensive statement, he criticized the current NBA administration led by Afam J. Osigwe, SAN, calling for greater accountability, transparency, and immediate action to address issues plaguing the legal […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol in Lagos and its environs. On December 23, 2024, the national oil company reduced the retail price of petrol at its outlets to N925 per litre from N1,025 per litre in Lagos. However, on Tuesday, […]

A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has granted bail to four individuals, (including Jimi Lawal, a senior advisor to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai), who were arraigned on fraud and money laundering charges. The defendants, who were arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, were accused of diverting N64.8 […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Tuesday told the leaders of Ogoniland that the wounds of the past cannot be healed if the people continue to be angry. The President also assured them that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. Speaking at a meeting at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, […]

Justice Ibironke Harrison of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafa Balewa Square has ordered the arrest of Access Bank, it’s acting Managing Director, Bolaji Agbede, and three others for allegedly failing to appear for their arraignment. The judge’s order also affected Balmoral International Limited, DDSS International Company Limited and Adejare Adegbenro. Justice Harrison […]

Tunde Omosebi, a former APC presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, has sued the Central Bank of Nigeria and others for £990 trillion in damages for violating his fundamental rights. Mr Omosebi, in the suit filed before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, also asked the court for an order converting […]

Adeboye Omotayo, a public servant, has taken his wife, Ella to a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, accusing her of persistent poor hygiene. Omotayo, who resides within the court’s jurisdiction, therefore filed for divorce, saying he could no longer tolerate his wife’s poor hygiene practice. “The main problem that I have been having with my wife […]

A Prosecution Witness, Mr Ismail Lawal, on Tuesday told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku gave him 5,000 dollars to relocate to Lagos when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC wanted to query him about his former boss. Lawal testified in the trial of Ishaku and […]

The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has sought to join the case against the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the application to stop Federal Allocation to local government councils in Kano. The council workers vowed to protect the welfare and sources of livelihood of over 60 members working at various sections across the […]