The Debt that Darkness Built
By Lanre Babalola Nigeria’s electricity sector has accumulated a debt that is stifling supply, squeezing the public purse, and growing faster than any intervention yet designed to contain it. There…
NNPC Ltd and the future of Nigeria
By Dan D Kunle As usual, I am an ordinary citizen, and like many Nigerians, I remain naturally optimistic and hopeful about the possibilities of a better tomorrow, even if…
Emefiele: Suspects charged confessed to $6.23m fraud, witness tells court
The 14th prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday told the High Court of the Federal…
Land dispute: Bizman, ex-Anambra gov, wife in legal battle
A property investor and Lagos-based businessman, Dr. Basil Ogbuanu, has sued a former Governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo, and his wife, Dr. Patricia Nwobodo, in an…
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…