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Polish authorities are negotiating the release of seven citizens detained by Nigeria’s Secret Service, SSS, for allegedly hoisting Russian flags during nationwide demonstrations against hunger and a regressive economy on Monday. Six students and a lecturer from the Faculty of Oriental Studies in University of Warsaw who visited Nigeria for a study trip were arrested […]

The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye has said women who do make-up and paint their faces during their weddings are fools. Adeboye spoke during one of the ministers’ conference at its National Convention on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, saying people who do such things are simply saying they did not like […]

French Canadian singer Céline Dion joined social media users in denouncing Donald Trump’s use of her iconic song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Titanic at his Montana rally on Friday. Dion’s management team and her record label, Sony Music, released a statement on Instagram Saturday afternoon, unequivocally rejecting the campaign’s playlist. “In no way […]

Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the most senior justice of the Supreme Court, is poised to become the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) when the current CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, retires on August 22, 2024. If appointed, Justice Kekere-Ekun will be the second female CJN in Nigeria’s history, following Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, who served from […]

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu “Rights are only worth having if they are occasionally boisterous, often inconvenient and frequently tiresome.” Inigo Bing, The Ten Legal Cases That Made Modern Britain, 169 (2022) Two years after his inauguration in October 2021 as Chief Judge of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT High Court), Husseini […]

By Opatola Victor Esq Dear Local Government Chairmen, I trust this message finds you well. The recent Supreme Court judgment has decisively ruled that Local Government Councils in Nigeria are entitled to receive their allocations directly from the Federation Account.  At this juncture, this judgment is final and binding, and  all arguments are moot until […]

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed recent rumors circulating in the media regarding the payment of a ₦70,000 minimum wage to corps members and the directive to upgrade their accounts. In a statement released on Saturday by the scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the NYSC affirmed that it has […]

The burial plans for the late Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah have been mired in controversy as conflicting statements emerged over the weekend regarding his final rites. The former Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial Zone passed away in London on July 27, 2024, at the age of 52. A viral flyer circulated on social media, purportedly […]

Nigerian investigative journalist David Hundeyin has revealed that an International Non-governmental Organisation (INGO) offered him N800,000 to write an article discrediting the 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery. In a series of tweets on Saturday, Hundeyin explained that he decided to make this information public to send a message to external interests working alongside those […]

Dr. Sam Amadi, a renowned legal expert, delivered a scathing critique of the Nigerian judiciary and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the First Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) roundtable held on Thursday in Abuja. Commending his fellow speaker Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Jibrin Samuel Okutepa for an insightful presentation, Amadi emphasized the […]

In a shocking revelation, Emenike Chioke, managing partner of Top Law & Attorneys, has taken to TikTok to expose an alleged case of bribery by a court clerk at Magistrates Court 2 in Awka, Anambra State. The lawyer claims that despite his client being granted bail by the magistrate for a minor offense and meeting […]