NBA President hails Borno judiciary world-class Court of Appeal complex
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, paid an assessment visit to the newly renovated Court of Appeal Maiduguri Division complex as part of activities lined…
Landlord arrested for de-roofing tenant’s apartment in Rivers
The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a Ghanaian landlord, Mr Samuel Frimpong, for allegedly removing the roof of his tenant’s apartment at Chief Chike Street, Mgbuoba, Obio/Akpor LGA. The…
Police arrest man, 24, linked to $35,000 scam
Anti-Fraud Unit of the Airport Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old suspect linked to a $35,000 (approximately N48.5 million) scam. A statement on Wednesday by the Public Relations Officer (PRO)…
Landowners take possession of estate along coastal highway, cite court ruling
Members of the Association of Landowners in Winhomes Estate, Okun Ajah, yesterday formally took lawful possession of their respective parcels of land within the estate, located along the Lagos–Calabar Coastal…
NBA Election 2026: Egbe Amofin O’odua presents consensus candidate to EBF
The Egbe Amofin O’odua, the umbrella association of lawyers of Yoruba extraction, has intensified engagements ahead of the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election with the presentation of its…
Court dismisses Petition’s suit seeking dissolution of church, awards N500,000 cost
Hon. Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed a suit seeking the dissolution of the Incorporated Trustees of Live Seed Christian Church of God,…
Bayelsa family alleges torture, death of 24-year-old after arrest, police begin probe
Tension and anger have gripped Bayelsa State following the death of a 24-year-old man, Patrick Peresuodei, whose family alleges he was brutally beaten and tortured after being arrested, following a…
HEDA commends ICPC for charging, prosecuting Ozekhome SAN over petition
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for filing criminal charges against a Senior Advocate of…
Nigerian economy: After stabilisation, whither the path to development?
By Marcel Okeke Nigerians in the market Claims about the stabilisation of the Nigerian economy have been made ad nauseam (to an excessive degree) since mid-2025; meaning that hitherto, it…
Tax Reform is Policy not Politics
By Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi Sir: Every administration is ultimately judged by its willingness to confront difficult structural problems. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government, tax reform represents one such necessary…