Court frown against application to stop ADC convention
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application seeking to restrain the African Democratic Congress from holding conventions, congresses, or meetings to elect or ratify members of its…
Man acquitted over charges related to wife’s death
Ikeja High Court in Lagos State has discharged and acquitted Ikechukwu Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD, of all criminal charges related to the death of his wife, Bimbo Ogbonna, after…
Uphold communal pride, integrity, Emetu charges Igbo lawyers
Abia State Deputy Governor, Engr. Ikechukwu Emetu has urged Igbo lawyers to uphold justice, integrity, and professionalism to protect the collective dignity of Ndi Igbo in all spheres of society.…
Follow S’Court order on LG autonomy, Tinubu tells govs
President Bola Tinubu has urged state governors to comply with the Supreme Court ruling granting financial autonomy to local governments. The President warned that failure by governors to honour the…
Man gets 22 years jail for asset fraud
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a man, Chidi Nwaya, to a total of 22 years’ imprisonment for obtaining N28m by false pretence and stealing in…
Lawyer tackles Lagos hospital over wife’s Justice John
A grieving lawyer, Justice John, has accused Gynescope Specialist Hospital, Ikate Elegushi, Lekki, Lagos, of negligence over the death of his wife, Akudo John, who died hours after childbirth. Speaking…
Lagos college provost bags three years jail for forgery
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced the provost of Adonai Advanced Institute of Management, Samson Orijugo, to three years’ imprisonment for forging a…
Court affirms Ngige’s EFCC bail, demands top civil servant surety
Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwarinpa, Abuja, on Thursday, granted a former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, to continue to enjoy the administrative bail earlier granted…
NBA says corruption allegations must be probed despite Farouk Ahmed’s resignation
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for an investigation into the allegations of corruption made against the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk…
Farouk Ahmed’s apologetic resignation not enough, EFCC, ICPC must act, says Frank
Political activist Comrade Timi Frank has welcomed the resignation of Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the former CEO of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), but insisted that the…