Judges must not weaponise contempt powers to intimidate lawyers – NBA
A fresh rift has emerged between the Rivers State Judiciary and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) following the controversial remand of a Port Harcourt-based lawyer, Lovinah Ugbana Benjamin, for contempt…
Alleged Defamation: Healthcare practitioner threatens N1bn lawsuit against VeryDarkMan
A Nigerian-American healthcare specialist, Kelvin Onyiaeze, has threatened to file a N1 billion defamation suit against social media commentator, Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, over allegations made in a…
Lagos arraigns man for forceful takeover, land grabbing, property damage
The Lagos State Government has arraigned Olusola Shedrach before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over the alleged forceful takeover and destruction of property. Shedrach was brought before…
Visa fraud: Court jails travel applicant for impersonation
Hon Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has sentenced a Lagos-based woman, Mrs Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi, to one year’s imprisonment for impersonating an official of…
No-case submission: Court clears socialite ‘Pretty Mike’ of drug charges
Hon Justice Ambrose Lewis-Alagoa of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday discharged a popular socialite and nightclub owner, Mike Nwalie, known as Pretty Mike, along with the club’s supervisor,…
ForceCID Alagbon arraigns manager, associate over alleged $50,487 fraud
Hon. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered the remand of an agent network manager with Nomba Financial Services Limited, Uche Anderson Chiekea, and his…
Oba disowns land sales in Ido-Ayegunle, warns Osun buyers
The Olojudo of Ido-Ayegunle in Obokun Local Council of Osun State, Oba Timileyin Ajayi, has distanced himself from ongoing land sales in the community, warning prospective buyers to exercise caution.…
Fuelled by superstition, bizarre allegations, violence erupts, legal limits
Last month, a man was reported to have killed his own brother in Oyo State after a dream. The incident is a warning that some individuals in society still treat…
Utomi: An Economic Bucaneer Flirting With Intellectualism
By Sunday Dare Professor Pat Utomi has once again chosen to dance naked in the public square, playing to the gallery with a familiar cocktail of grandstanding and gloom. This…
Nigeria Once Dominated Mexico’s Hibiscus Imports, What Happened?
By Max Bunmi Banjo Sir: In July 2024, Mexico’s ambassador to Nigeria, Alfredo Miranda, said Mexico had committed roughly $100 million to restart hibiscus imports from Nigeria. Nearly two years…