JUST IN: Senate President reshuffles Senate committees’ chairmen
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki NATIONAL ASSEMBLY – President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Tuesday announced a reshuffling of the chairmanship of Senate committees. The Senate Committee on…
CAN pronounces October 1 day of fervent prayer
PHOTO: crosswalk.com CHRISTIAN – The Christian Association of Nigeria has directed all churches in the country to dedicate Sunday, October 1, 2017 as ‘a day of prayers for the salvation…
HINTS: A’Court orders Gov. Tambuwal’s aide Abubakar to face trial
THE Sokoto state Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s commissioner for lands, Mohammed Bello Abubakar’s bid to frustrate his trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, reached a dead end today, as…
Indian hemp smuggler bags death sentence
The Hanoi People’s Court on Tuesday passed a death sentence on a 30-year-old man from Vietnam’s Hanoi capital for trafficking over 230.5 kg of heroin and illegally possessing military weapons.…
‘My husband subjects me to hardship’, divorce seeking wife informed court
Hafsat Mohammed, a housewife, has pleaded with a Sharia Court in Minna to dissolve her marriage because her husband does not provide food in the house. Mohammed told the court…
51-year-old man arraigned in court for N6 million theft
LAGOS – A 51-year-old car hire operator, Samuel Tom, on Monday was arraigned before a Lagos State Magistrate’s Court in Igbosere for stealing a car valued at N6m. Tom, who…
Senate, presidency will pass PIB bill into law before 2018 – Saraki
Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki NIGERIA-The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said the upper chamber of the National Assembly is working to ensure the completion of the…
Grandpa 73 seeks divorce to 3rd wife, to enable him marry young babe
DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE–A 73-year-old septuagenarian Femi Ojomo, pleaded with an Ikorodu Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 15-year-old marriage to his third wife to enable him marry another woman.…
Divorce: Unpleased wife gives 6 months behavioural-change assessment probation to husband
MARRIAGE–A Customary Court sitting in Ikole-Ekiti on Monday adjourned hearing in a divorce case to March 28, 2018, after a house wife, Mrs Adenike Ogunsakin, prayed it to place her…
Justice system in Nigeria in need of urgent reform, lawyers voice out
The lawyers, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said a review of the criminal laws would give fillip to effective prosecution of cases and also…