Prominent human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has condemned the imposition of fines by Nigeria’s high court judges on public interest litigants, describing their action as unconstitutional. Recently,
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Constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome has revealed real reason behind President Muhammadu Buhari’s executive order on withdrawal of licenced guns of Nigerians. According to the senior
An Igbosere High Court in Lagos State on Friday ordered a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Rickey Tarfa, to present a fresh medical report explaining his health condition. Justice Adedayo
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos was on Friday informed that embattled Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia who is facing money laundering charges is currently on admission in a hospital. DAILY
A couple, Peter Eweka and his wife, Stella, were Thursday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Benin City for allegedly conspiring to collect N3 million from one Mrs Juliet
Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 30, 2019, dismissed an application filed by Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, seeking to
An Order of Interim Forfeiture of property allegedly belonging to Bauchi States Governor, Bala Mohammed obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), had been overturned. The EFCC had
Femi Falana, a Nigerian Lawyer and Human rights Activist (SAN), has decried the manner local government elections are conducted in Nigeria. According to him, the local government elections conducted in
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned a woman, Oden Akpama, for allegedly using a forged university certificate and exemption letter from the National Youth
The outgoing Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, said the Ministry of Justice has recovered 779.5 million dollars and N59.2 billion stolen from the country. Malami said this
A prosecution witness on Tuesday told an FCT High Court that he pleaded with Sen. Dino Melaye not to drink the substance he had in his hand when he threatened
A Lagos State Prosecutor, Mrs Y. A. Pitan, has told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos that former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha, has not liquidated the alleged tax debt
A Federal High Court in Owerri, has declared candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), winner in an intra-party suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Harrison Nwadike of
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has re-arraigned a former Director General of the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria SMEDAN, Bature Umar Masari, on an amended
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday signed the 2019 appropriation bill into law. Buhari signed the bill into law at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Dignitaries present during the signing ceremony include;
Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, has described the judgement of the Supreme Court on Zamfara APC candidates’ tussle as ‘Allah’s will.’ In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on
A Federal High Court Ikoyi, in Lagos has ordered that the Nigerian Government to fix Lagos Badagry expressway with immidiate effect . Justice Saliu Saidu made the order on Friday,
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, have been given up till May 28 to submit their end of tenure asset declaration forms to the Code of Conduct
The Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku, has declared his assets ahead of his second term inauguration slated for May 29. This was contained in a statement by his Senior Special
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc on Saturday said that it was being probed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over listing of its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange
