Jigawa court sentences rapist, Abubakar Muhd, to death
A Jigawa State High Court has sentenced a rapist, Abubakar Muhd, to death by hanging and ordered him to pay N5m in compensation to his 15-year-old victim. That the case…
Police arrest rape suspect, detain cops for N100,000 bribe
The Imo State Police Command has arrested a 24-year-old man, Wisdom Onyeaju, over the alleged defilement of a 15-year-old girl in the Owerri West Local Government Area of the state.…
Residents blames quarry operators for farmland destruction in Ogun community
The residents of Isara Remo in the Remo North Local Government Area of Ogun State, under the aegis of the Isara Socio-Economic Vanguard, on Thursday, called for the intervention of…
The Need To Rescue Mankind
By Banji Ojewale In ancient times, the sages sought to know the bowels of the future by looking into the bowels of animals. They would spread the skin of a…
FIDA, NBA condemn ‘One Chance’, outrage greets killings of Abuja lawyer, nurse
The Nigerian Bar Association and the International Federation of Women Lawyers, Nigeria, Abuja Branch, have raised the alarm over what it described as the disturbing resurgence of “one chance” criminal…
AI condemns arrest of Abuja man over social media posts
Amnesty International Nigeria has condemned the arrest of Abubakar Salim Musa by police officers in Abuja, describing the incident as arbitrary and a violation of his right to freedom of…
No bribe was offered, no judge was approached, and no attempt was made to compromise the court – Malami
The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has denied claims that anyone connected to him attempted to bribe or improperly influence the presiding judge, Justice Emeka Nwite,…
NBA National Executive Council meeting slated for February 5 in Maiduguri
Distinguished NEC Members, Notice is hereby given of the meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on the date, time and Venue specified…
Tax Act: CRIRS suspends tax assessment process for review
*Illegal miners threaten C’River forest as park rangers intensify protection training Following the commencement of the Tax Reform Act on January 1, 2026, the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service…
Supreme Court verdict: 19 months after, govs explore gaps in constitution, resist LG autonomy
More than 19 months after the Supreme Court ordered financial autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local government areas, compliance by state governments remains uneven, exposing deep constitutional ambiguities that continue to…