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Gas: Supreme Court Rejects Suit Seeking To Compel FG To Account...
The Supreme Court has struck out a suit by the 36 state governors seeking to among others; compel the Federal Government to account for...
Attorney General Considers Dropping Charges Against ‘Hungry’ Minors
Meanwhile, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has commenced moves to drop the charges brought against the 32...
₦1.2bn Money Laundering Case: EFCC Appeals Ruling Acquitting Fayose’s Ally, Others.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the ruling of Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal...
Senate Summons Dave Umahi Over Ogbomoso-Oyo Road.
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, to appear before it to explain the abandonment of a portion of the...
Minister Lauds Tobi Amusan’s Victory Over Alleged Anti-Doping Rule Violation.
The minister of sports development, Senator John Owan Enoh, has expressed optimism after the Court of Arbitration for Sports, CAS, rejected the appeals filed...
Assembly Declares Pro-Fubara Lawmakers’ Seats Vacant.
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has declared the seats of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi...
Tinubu Declines Assent To Bill Seeking Extension.
President Bola Tinubu has declined assent to a bill seeking to extend the tenure of service of legislative officers at the National Assembly, as...
NBA Offers Free Legal Services To Protesters.
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has offered free legal representation to #EndBadGovernance protesters with court cases across the country.President of the NBA, Afam Osigwe,...
Admission Age Policy: Teenager Sues Education Ministry, JAMB, NUC.
A 15-year-old student has sued the education ministry, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over Nigeria’s tertiary...
Lawyers Chart Course As Kanu’s Trial Lingers.
As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, continues to linger, judges’ withdrawal from his case is raising...
Alleged Fraud: Court Adjourns Yahaya Bello, Other’s Bail Ruling To December...
The Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned to December 10 for a ruling on the bail application by the immediate past Governor of Kogi...
SERAP Sues Akpabio, Abbas For Fixing NASS Running Costs.
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and house of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas over their failure...
Drug Awareness: Bill To Establish Institute Scales Second Reading.
The Senate passed the bill after a debate on the general principles of a bill for an act to establish a National institute for...
Judiciary: NJC Recommends 36 Lawyers For Appointment As Judges, Khadis.
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has recommended 36 lawyers in the country for appointment as judges and khadis in some state high and customary...
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment In Suit Challenging Constitutionality Of EFCC, Others.
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit filed by 16 states challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial...
Police Dismiss, Arraign Killer Officer, Ozonwanji.
The Nigeria Police, on Monday, arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court, Police Inspector Joseph Ozonwanji, formerly of the Anti-Cultism Police Squad, Enugu, for the...
Yahaya Bello Heads To Supreme Court.
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the alleged money laundering case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,...
PDP Crisis: Factional National Chairman To Assume Duty, Despite Court Order.
Factional Acting National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Yayari Mohammed, says has assumed duty days after his appointment into the position by a section...
Hearing In EFCC Chair’s Motion Against Contempt Proceedings Stalled.
Hearing of an ex-parte motion for stay of proceedings filed by EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukayode.Against contempt charge instituted by former Governor of Kogi, Yahaya...
Obey Court Judgement And There Will Be Peace, Wike Tells Fubara
A former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has asked his successor Siminalayi Fubara to follow the rule of law for peace to reign...
