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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has has condemned the arrest of a civil rights activist, Dele Farotimi, describing it as a reminder of “the dark days of military dictatorship.” Farotimi was arrested on Monday over his book titled, ‘Nigeria and its criminal justice system’ said to have allegedly defamed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Afe […]

The Lagos State Judiciary has released the new posting of Magistrates for the year 2024. According to a directive issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar (Administration), Rasaq O. Davies, on behalf of the Honorable Chief Judge, the new posting will take effect from Monday, December 16, 2024. The posting instruction, contained in an attached schedule, […]

Olasub Shasore, SAN, the counsel representing Ahmed Lawal Kuru, the former Managing Director of Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), has written to the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), undertaking to produce his client in court on the next adjourned date. Shasore also appealed for the suspension of the bench warrant […]

The Federal Government has filed a 6-count criminal charge against Nigerdock Nigeria Limited and seven of its directors over alleged tax evasion. The charge dated November 26 was filed at the Federal High Court, Lagos. The seven directors listed alongside Nigerdock Nigeria Limited in the charge are Maher Jarmakani, Adewale Akanbi, Michael Akhigbe, Daniel Ayscough, […]

The Commissioner of Police, Edo State Police Command, Umoru Ozigi, has called for a large-scale and thorough investigation into the death of the former Edo State Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna Eboigbodin. Recall that the deceased, Eboigbodin, was said to have had an encounter with some officers and men of the command […]

Eight head teachers in the employ of the Anambra State Government have been demoted and ordered to hand over to their juniors for flouting the free education policy of the Soludo administration by extorting their students through the introduction of various unapproved fees, among other corrupt practices. Executive Chairman of the Anambra State Universal Basic […]

The Nigeria Police Force has disclosed that forensic intelligence uncovered an attempt by some officers to steal N43,160,000 from a smuggling operation involving N74,950,000 in new banknotes allegedly being moved on behalf of clients. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, clarified the matter on Wednesday, addressing allegations on social media that the Inspector General […]

The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday presented a proposed N1.055trn budget for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. Infrastructure received the largest allocation, with N284.456bn, representing 27% of the total budget. The education sector followed with N177.835bn, while the health sector was allocated N134.583bn. The governor described the financial […]

The Senate has mandated its committee on Aviation to summon the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo; the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo; airline operators and other relevant stakeholders over incessant flight delays and cancellations. The Committee is charged with the mandate to investigate increasing frequency of […]

The trial of the immediate-past governor of Kwara State, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed and his Finance commissioner, Engr. Ademola Banu over alleged stealing and mismanagement of public funds to the tune of N5.78billion got proceeded on Wednesday before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, siting in Ilorin. The erstwhile governor and his finance […]

Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Kunle Edun has strongly criticized the arrest of human rights lawyer Dele Farotimi by the Nigerian Police Force over allegations of criminal defamation. In a statement, Edun described the arrest as a “gross abuse of power” and emphasized that criminal defamation is no longer recognized as an offence under Nigerian […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has strongly condemned the arrest of lawyer Dele Farotimi over allegations of libel and the reported invasion of his law firm by law enforcement. In a statement, NBA President Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, described the actions as a “troubling breach of the rule of law” and an affront to the […]