South-West States Unveil Joint Security Initiative, Pick Ibadan For Development Commission
Governors of the six South-West states have resolved to set up a joint surveillance monitoring team to coordinate security efforts across the region in the fight against banditry and other…
Asagba Of Asaba Bans Female Native Doctors Over Crime Links, Orders Hotel Inspections
The Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof. Epiphany Azinge SAN, has banned the activities of Eze-Nwanyi (female native doctors) and other unregulated traditional practitioners, citing their alleged involvement in kidnappings,…
LPPC Restores Senior Advocate Rank To Chief Uche Ihediwa After 7-Month Suspension
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) of the Supreme Court of Nigeria has announced the restoration of Chief Uche C. Ihediwa to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN).…
EFCC Demands Court Summons For Oba Otudeko In N12.3bn First Bank Fraud Case
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called on a Federal High Court in Lagos to order the physical appearance of Oba Otudeko, the former chairman of First Bank…
Betty: “I Wouldn’t Be A Widow If Akeredolu Listened To Me,” Criticizes Religious Approach To Cancer Treatment
Former First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has revealed that she believes she would not have become a widow if her late husband, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, had heeded her…
Nigeria Customs Service Hands Over 1,599 Seized Smuggled Firearms To National Security Adviser’s Office
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over a cache of seized smuggled weapons to the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. The transfer, which took…
Court Sentences Trailer Conductor To Death For Murdering Mortuary Attendant Over Parking Space Dispute
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital has sentenced a trailer conductor to death for the murder of a mortuary attendant over a parking space…
European Parliament Calls For Repeal Of Nigeria’s Blasphemy Laws, Citing Human Rights Violations
*Demands Immediate Release Of Nigerian Singer Sentenced To Death For Blasphemy The European Parliament has passed an urgent resolution calling on Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Yahaya Sharif-Aminu,…
‘Court Voids Igweship Claim In Mburubu’ — Orders Fresh Election In 21 Days, Fines Claimant N500k
*Slams N500,000 Fine On Onuokaibe, Mburubu Assembly For Falsifying Igweship Process And Wasting Court Resources The Enugu State High Court today invalidated Mr. Jerry Onuokaibe’s claim to the Igweship of…
‘IGP’s Stay After 60 Unconstitutional’ — Okutepa SAN Questions Legal Basis For Extended Tenure
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Jibrin Samuel Okutepa, has raised concerns over the legality of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) remaining in office despite attaining the mandatory retirement age.…