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The Kano State Police Command has warned that anyone who violates the existing ban on Durbar and horse or other animal-riding activities in public places will be arrested and prosecuted, irrespective of their position or status. The Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, issued the warning at a news conference in Kano on Friday, October […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the adoption of final written addresses in the alleged ₦3.1 billion money laundering trial of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, to November 6, 2026. Justice Peter Lifu fixed the new date on Friday, October 2, after the court […]

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, to establish a quarterly government-civil society policy dialogue forum to give citizens a structured role in shaping, implementing and evaluating public policies. Tinubu issued the directive on Friday at the 2026 National Civil Society Organisation Summit in Abuja, where Akume […]

Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has denied ordering the arrest of people wearing “Tinubu Must Go” T-shirts in Maiduguri, saying he has never directed security agencies to arrest opposition supporters or critics of his administration. Speaking in Maiduguri on Friday, October 2, the governor said he was surprised by attempts to link the […]

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has begun considering a bill that would create a central registration system for civil society organisations and community-based organisations operating across the state, in an effort to end multiple registration demands, overlapping levies and delays faced by groups dealing with different government agencies. The proposed legislation, titled “A […]

American rapper Rick Ross has been arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, over an alleged domestic violence incident in which a woman accused him of slapping, choking and assaulting her during an argument. Ross, whose real name is William Leonard Roberts, was taken into custody by Miami Beach police early Thursday and booked into the Turner […]

Canada is preparing to unveil a new three-year immigration plan that will determine how many permanent residents, international students and temporary foreign workers the country intends to admit between 2027 and 2029, at a time when the federal government is weighing how quickly immigration can grow again after a period of tighter controls. The 2027–2029 […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has held that the enforcement of a Direction of the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, at a time when no effective appellate mechanism exists, is incompatible with the constitutional guarantees of fair hearing and of judicial power, and has restrained the respondents from giving effect to the Direction until […]

*Adds Group Registration Discount The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has extended the Early Bird registration deadline for its 2026 Annual Conference from September 30 to October 14, giving intending delegates another two weeks to register at the discounted rate. The extension was announced by the Chairman of the […]

Private airline XEJet Limited has opened two legal fronts at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory against Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc and the Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria, accusing them of breaches arising from a dispute over ground handling charges and information relating to the airline’s account. In the first suit, […]

A frightening mid-air struggle aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has triggered investigations across the Middle East after an Omani co-pilot allegedly stabbed the aircraft’s captain and attempted to take control of the plane, sending it into a rapid descent before passengers and crew intervened. Flight FZ1073, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 […]

Africa’s push to refine more of its own crude oil received a major boost on Wednesday as Kenyan President William Ruto, Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote and other African leaders broke ground on the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals complex in Lamu County, Kenya. The huge industrial project, designed to process 700,000 […]