Kingibe denies fraud allegations as bizman petitions ICPC
An Abuja-based businessman, Mr Nonso Okafor, has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, accusing the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory, Ireti Kingibe, of deceit and…
NBA probes Asaba lawyer Mmorwah over alleged misconduct, gives 14 days to respond
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commenced investigation into an Asaba-based legal practitioner, Mr. Chukwu Mmorwah, over serious allegations of impersonation and breach of trust, following a formal petition submitted…
Kalu’s lawyers charges CLE to dismiss petition seeking withdrawal of legal qualification
Solicitors to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, have urged the Council of Legal Education to dismiss a petition seeking the withdrawal of…
Rural women told to leverage AI for faster access to Justice
Director-General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Prof Ayo Omotayo, has called on women to embrace technology and artificial intelligence to revolutionise access to justice for…
Osun deposes monarch jailed in US over COVID-19 fraud
The Osun State Government has formally removed the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area, Oba Gbenga Joseph Oloyede, and declared the royal stool vacant, following his conviction…
Ogun: Group demand justice for raped minor
… Raises alarm over alleged plan to bury case The Muslim Rights Concern, Ogun State Charpter, has demanded justice over the alleged rape of an 11-year-old girl in Mowe by…
Court orders MTN, AIRTEL to resume airtime lending services
In a significant development for Nigeria’s telecommunications sector, two divisions of the Federal High Court have issued interim injunctions restoring airtime lending services and restraining the enforcement of the contentious…
Four arraigned in court for beating up neighbour, two police officers
The police on Tuesday, charged four people before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly beating up their neighbour and two police officers. The defendants are Wahab Sikiru, 45;…
Homicide: Kano Court sentences two to 14 years imprisonment
A Kano State High Court sitting in Bompai has sentenced two young men to 14 years’ imprisonment without the option of a fine after finding them guilty of culpable homicide.…
Six in 10 university students engaged in computer cybercrime – EFCC
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has said that about six out of every 10 students are involved in internet fraud, otherwise known…