The Kabiru Tanimu Turaki-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, describing it as a major victory that clears the way for the recognition of the party’s Interim National Working…
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has acquitted and discharged a police inspector, Kabiru Odejimi, who was standing trial for the alleged manslaughter of Idris Bakare, a man who died from a gunshot wound sustained during a police…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging over their involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, which claimed the lives…
Criminal trials in Nigeria are governed by procedural safeguards designed to ensure fairness, protect the rights of the accused, and prevent wrongful convictions.[1] Central to these safeguards is the fundamental principle that the burden of proving the guilt of the accused…
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that the recent abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in parts of Oyo State may have been orchestrated by the state government as part of a scheme to embarrass President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…
Former Labour Party vice-presidential candidate, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has disclosed that his decision to accept the vice-presidential slot alongside Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential election was motivated largely by sympathy for Obi and concern for Nigeria, rather than political…
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has constituted a six-member committee to engage the Federal Ministry of Finance on the persistent issue of unpaid debts owed to contractors by the Federal Government. The committee, chaired by Senator Sani Musa (APC, Niger East),…
Gunmen have abducted the younger sister of Adebayo Adelabu, alongside her 12-year-old twin sons, in a brazen attack in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The victims, identified as Olaide Busayo Adegoke John-Paul and her twin sons, Peter and Paul, were…
A fresh crisis has erupted within the African Democratic Congress (ADC) following the party’s presidential primary for the 2027 general election, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, exchanging accusations…
Popular Lagos socialite and nightlife influencer, Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike of Lagos, has sparked widespread debate after making a dramatic entrance at the 50th birthday celebration of socialite and businesswoman, Helen Ezisi, accompanied by 50 men…