The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the trial of the publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on alleged defamatory remarks against President Bola Tinubu, for continuation of hearing. The case, scheduled for Thursday, could not proceed due […]
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced two bandits, Abubakar Sodiki and Abubakar Mohammed, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The defendants faced six charges, including criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping, […]
Three sales representatives on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly defrauding their employer of N48. 642 million. Defendants – Omole Temitope, 40; Ogungbe Bunmi, 34; and Oyekanmi Paul, 34, of no fixed address, are facing a […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended DCP Abba Kyari on allegations bordering on non-disclosure of assets. Justice James Omotosho dismissed the suit filed against […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded N3 million in damages against the Army and seven others over the brutalisation of a Deputy Director at Command Secondary School, Ipaja, Ambrose Akhigbe. The court held that the severe beating constituted a threat […]
A former Minister of Aviation Stella Oduah and one other charged with N2.5 billion fraud in an Abuja High Court on Thursday opted for a plea bargain deal. The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Rotimi Oyedepo, who led the prosecution […]
The chairmen of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Ola Olukoyede and Musa Aliyu, have expressed concerns over persistent delays in courts’ determination of high profile corruption cases. […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun A High Court in Wa area of Ghana on Wednesday sentenced a serial killer identified as Shariff Abdulai, alias ‘Cristos’ to life imprisonment for the murder of one Issah Yahaya and 22. This was announced in a […]
SUDDEN DEMISE OF DR. MENTOR ORIERE OF NBA BWARI BRANCH A NOTE OF CONDOLENCE BY OKEY OHAGBA “I join the leadership and members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Bwari Branch, and the entire NBA in mourning the sudden and devastating […]
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Federal Government collected N2.96trillion Company Income Tax (CIT) in the third quarter of 2025 (Q3 2025). The collections soared from the N2.78trillion of the preceding quarter, indicating 6.55 per cent rise, […]