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The police on Tuesday arraigned a suspected fraudster, Oluwatobi Ajibola, before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogba for defrauding a traditional ruler, Emmanuel Olofinjana, to the tune of N6.3 million. The defendant, 29, was arraigned on three counts bordering on stealing by extorting the traditional ruler that she was pregnant and had given birth […]

Delta state high court sitting in Asaba has sentenced one Onuwa Olise Ijie to death and another, Nwanozie Uzor to 14 years imprisonment respectively for the murder and conspiracy to commit murder of twin boys, seven-year-old Chidalu and Chigozie Olise Agwunobi. The court, presided over by Honourable Justice Onome Marshal Umukoro heard from the Prosecution […]

Despite the Supreme Court judgment granting fiscal autonomy to local government areas across the country, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has instructed his appointed Transition Committees to assume office and oversee the affairs of the Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. Aiyedatiwa directed the transition committees to commence duties immediately […]

President Bola Tinubu has been fair to all sections of the country regarding appointments into key offices, a spokesman for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Tuesday. “President Tinubu is trying to be fair… We have some fairness in the key offices,” Felix Morka said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, throwing out […]

Lawyers in Guinea began a two-week strike on Tuesday over what they denounced as the “arbitrary arrests” of citizens in the junta-led West African nation, the bar association said. Oumar Sylla, better known as Fonike Mengue, and Mamadou Billo Bah, two leaders of a citizens’ movement calling for a return to civilian rule, were arrested […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed a suit challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes. Justices Yellin Bogoro held that Section 53 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) empowers the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print, design and issue the currency and compels the […]

(AP) — A company is now selling $299 sneakers showing an image of Donald Trump with streaks of blood on his cheek and pumping his fist in the air after he was the target of an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The white high tops are being sold as “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops” for $299 on […]

The Federation Account Allocation Committee has disclosed that the three tiers of government shared a total sum of N1.35 trillion in June. The amount shared was out of the total sum of N2.48tn revenue generated by various agencies and N150m more than the N1.2tn shared in May. A statement by the Director, of Information and […]

In a strong show of support, eleven former National Officers of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) who served from 2014 to 2016 have endorsed Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, for the position of NBA President in the upcoming election on July 20th, 2024. The former executives, including Francis Ekwere (1st Vice President), Aliyu Nasarawa (2nd Vice […]

Ganiyu Ajape, the former NBA National Welfare Secretary who served under the late Rotimi Akeredolu SAN from 2008 to 2020, has publicly endorsed Nyada Auta for the position of NBA National Welfare Secretary in the upcoming election on July 20th, 2024. Reflecting on his tenure, Ajape emphasized the importance of patience, genuine love for people, […]

*Confident In Ekpese’s Abilities For National Assistant Publicity Secretary Role The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has faced criticism in recent years for not living up to the expectations of its members. The association has been accused of failing to address important issues, such as reducing conference fees for young lawyers, despite repeated pleas from its […]

A Lagos High Court of Justice, Ajah Division, sitting in Badore and presided over by Hon Justice Ganiu Aliu Safari has granted an injunction restraining the execution of the judgment on the large expanse of land in the Eyin Osa Epe community in the Free Trade Zone in Lagos State . The honourable justice also […]