The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday stated that Patience Jonathan, wife of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan purportedly continued to collect her N700,000 monthly salary seven months after she
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Monday slated June 3 to commence hearing of the suit challenging the appointment of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. A group, Access to Justice, on Sunday asked President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, to step
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has withdrawn the Certificate of Return it issued to the chairman, senate committee on Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC) and senator representing Delta North
A Nigerian lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has dragged President Muhammadu Buhari to court for failing to hand over to the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo. Buhari had on April 24 2019, left
The Department of State Security Services, DSS, has reacted to reports of its alleged indictment of the Chairman of the Presidential Election Tribunal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa. In a statement signed
A former Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs. Jumoke Akinjide, and two other chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State would be re-arraigned
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin-City, Edo State, has nullified the candidacy of Olorogun Jaro Egbo, the member-elect representing Ughelli Constituency II in the Delta State House of Assembly
The Oyo State Government under the leadership of Senator Abiola Ajimobi has conferred Obaship title on the embattled Baale of Lanlate, Abdulateef Olawuyi Olagoke. This is despite a court judgement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday abruptly stopped evidence by its 13th witness in the fraud trial of former Gov. Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State, saying that
A 41-year-old man, Taofeek Omotosho, appeared before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday for allegedly stealing 952 pieces of air conditioning kits, valued at N7.1 million,
The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property, on Thursday, said it was partnering with the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) for more effective war against corruption.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has sworn in Justice Nura Sagir as the substantive Chief Judge of the state. NAN reports that Justice Sagir acted in that capacity for
Anambra State High Court sitting at Otuocha has ordered the Commissioner of Police in the State and two others to pay the sum of fifteen million Naira, to Mr Emmanuel
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, on Thursday said the security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari was basically meant to appraise the President of
Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has described the nation’s current Electoral Act as problematic and confusing. Yakubu spoke during the 12th National Delegates Conference of
Gov. Simon Lalong has approved the appointment of five new judges for the Plateau judiciary. The new judges for the High Court are Geoffrey Kamyal, Gedaliah Fwamyon and Boniface Ngyouu.
The House of Representatives has passed a bill enabling married Nigerian women to choose their state of origin. The ‘Bill for an act to amend the Federal Character Commission (Establishment,
A middle-aged man has pleaded guilty to a charge of an attempt to defile a five-year-old girl. The man, Umaru Bello of Wurro-Chekke in Yola South Local Government Area of
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday sentenced a 36-year-old woman, Stella Gilbert, to death for stabbing her neighbour, Mrs Stella Godwin, to death during a fight at their residence in
