Nigeria has moved a step closer to establishing state police following reports that the Senate has passed constitutional amendment bills aimed at creating state-controlled police forces as part of ongoing efforts to address the country’s security challenges. The development was…
The Federal Government has placed six individuals and three companies on Nigeria’s sanctions list over their alleged involvement in financing terrorism, particularly activities linked to the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The designation was announced by the Secretary of…
The High Court of Ekiti State has ordered the Chairman of Ekiti South West Local Government Area, Hon. Richard Apolola, and the member representing Ekiti South West Constituency I in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Tony Kehinde Adaramodu, to…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled July 2 to deliver its ruling on an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the final forfeiture of five additional properties allegedly linked to former Minister of Power,…
A Magistrate Court sitting in Bolade, Oshodi, Lagos State, has sentenced 14 individuals to three months imprisonment each for assaulting officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, while carrying out an enforcement operation at…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking a review of the bail conditions imposed on him in his ongoing alleged wiretapping trial. In a ruling delivered by Justice…
The Supreme Court has dismissed an application filed by the deposed Emir of Gwandu, Alhaji Al-Mustapha Haruna Jokolo, seeking to set aside its earlier judgment in the protracted legal battle over his deposition, declaring that its decisions are final and…
The recent court judgment directing the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties has once again brought to the forefront an important conversation about the future of democracy in Nigeria. While lawyers and constitutional experts may…
The South East Progressives Forum (SEPF) has criticised the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, over his decision to pursue a N5 billion defamation suit against his former spokesman and political ally, Kenneth Okonkwo. In a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his application seeking a stay of the court’s earlier orders revoking his…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has reportedly launched an investigation into the death of a Rwandan inmate, Benjamin Relasss, at the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja following allegations of medical neglect, extortion, and poor inmate welfare. According to sources familiar…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of late terrorist leader Battujo to 40 years’ imprisonment each after finding them guilty of terrorism-related offences. The judgment was delivered on Friday following their prosecution by the…