Legal Nigeria

The Federal Government and France have signed a 14 billion naira loan agreement for capacity-building and upgrade of power training facility in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr Olivier Delefosse, Country Director, French Development […]

An Oredo Magistrate court has jailed a 61-year-old estate agent, Dennis Ogbeide, for defrauding one Lawani Kayode of N6, 188,000.The convict was said to have obtained the money under the pretense of executing a project through a body known as […]

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday declared that Lagos has officially joined the league of oil producing states in Nigeria, following the discovery of crude oil by Tunde Folawiyo Petroleum Company Limited in Badagry, Lagos.Ambode made the revelation when the […]

An Ilorin High Court has ordered the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) to settle its outstanding tax liability of N970 million to the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KWIIRS).The presiding judge, Justice Bayo Yusuf, gave the ruling at the weekend.According to […]

A 42-year-old man identified as Sunday Ajide, has been arraigned before an Egor Magistrates Court in  Edo State for allegedly failing to pay back the sum of N1, 000,000 he collected from one Bright Aighekhuonmwin.He was said to have promised […]

David Cameron was caught on camera telling the Queen on Tuesday that leaders of some “fantastically corrupt” countries, including Nigeria and Afghanistan, were due to attend his anti-corruption summit. The Prime Minister will host an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday […]

Former Minister of Aviation Femi Fani-Kayode yesterday appeared before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for preliminary grilling on the N2.5billion illegally withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and paid into the accounts of six chieftains of […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) imposed the fine at a disciplinary meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa, threatening “sanctions will be applied” if there was any repeat. More than 40,000 spectators crammed into the 15,000-capacity Ahmadu Bello Stadium in the […]