CPJ raises alarm again over killings of journalists in Gaza
Members of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) have raised fresh alarm over renewed killings of journalists in the Gaza region. At least 234 Palestinian journalists and media workers have…
Sharia Court hands life imprisonment to Bauchi man who buried two victims
A Sharia Court sitting in Katagum, Bauchi State, has sentenced Ibrahim Umar, popularly known as Maidada, to life imprisonment after convicting him of killing two men identified as Kabiru Idi…
EFCC arraigns man for allegedly defrauding American business investors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Uyo Zonal Directorate, has arraigned Victor Ekpong Thompson before the Federal High Court in Uyo for allegedly defrauding American investors of $525,276. Thompson…
Third Mainland Bridge: Bus catches fire, six injured
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed that six individuals sustained varying degrees of injuries after a commercial bus was ravaged by fire opposite the UNILAG waterfront, inward…
Niger police arrest three suspects over housebreaking, theft
The Niger Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with separate cases of house breaking and theft in Suleja and Bida areas of the state, recovering a large cache…
EFCC arrests ten illegal miners across Kwara, Oyo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ilorin Zonal Directorate, have arrested ten suspected illegal miners along the Ilorin–Ogbomosho axis of Kwara State. The anti-graft agency disclosed this in a statement…
Lagos open for business partnership, Sanwo-Olu tells investors
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has called on local and international investors to take advantage of opportunities in the state, assuring them of the government’s readiness to partner for…
NBA president, Afam Osigwe, advocates timeframe for resolving legal disputes
President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has called for a radical expansion of judicial reforms to cover commercial, criminal and fundamental rights cases, arguing that…
Malami file applications to overturn interim forfeiture of EFCC-seized properties
Former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has filed an application at the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to set aside an interim forfeiture order placed on properties…
Fawehinmi drags son to court over property documents in Rivers
An 85-year-old woman, Mrs Henrietta Fawehinmi, has asked a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt to order her son, Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi, to return the original title documents…