Judge’s illness stalls El-Rufai’s court bail ruling
Federal High Court in Kaduna on Wednesday failed to sit after the presiding judge reportedly fell ill, stalling the ruling on the bail applications filed by former Kaduna State Governor…
Court rolls out new rules for pre-election cases
The Federal High Court has issued the Federal High Court (Pre-Election) Practice Directions, 2026, introducing new procedures aimed at ensuring the speedy, fair, and efficient determination of pre-election disputes ahead…
Illegal occupants of rail corridor battles demolitions as Lagos deploys patrol team
Lagos State Government has commenced the removal of illegal structures and unauthorised occupants along the Lagos–Okokomaiko–Badagry Expressway, warning that the corridor will be subjected to sustained monitoring to prevent fresh…
Foundation decries prolonged detention of awaiting-trial inmates
The Tunji Braithwaite Foundation has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, lamenting that thousands of Nigerians presumed innocent remain in correctional facilities for years without trial. The…
Delta: Coastal communities residents protest suspects’ release, allege threat
Residents of Ogidigben in the coastal Ugborodo Federated Communities, in the Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest against alleged imminent threat to…
HEDA demands disclosure on Lagos land reclamation and.Oniru family land for coastal highway
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (Resource Centre) has asked the Federal Ministry of Works to disclose documents relating to the reclamation of land reportedly belonging to the Oniru family…
JSS/SSS scheme may be scrap over 20m dropouts
By Deborah Tolu-Kolawole The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to abolish the long-standing policy separating junior secondary schools from senior secondary schools after revealing that more than 20 million…