Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has signed the Trafficking in Persons Prohibition Law, 2018, which is the domestication of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP)  law, to ensure the eradication of the ugly trend.He also […]

NBA President Abubakar Mahmoud The President, Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN) and former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi have joined in the call for improved funding of the sector saying this is the only way to make […]

SENATE CHAMBER DURING THE INAUGURATION OF THE 8TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN ABUJA 3023/9/6/2015/CH/BJO/NAN • Asks security agencies to submit special funding needs in two weeks• Armed men abduct 41 travellers along Funtua-Birnin Gwari roadThe Senate rose from a closed-door meeting […]

Edgal Imohimi, Lagos Commissioner of Police A two-year old girl who was stolen while her mother was busy selling yam tubers at Mile 12 Produce Market, Lagos has been rescued.The Lagos State police spokesman, SP Chike Oti, said in a […]

A businessman, Olukorede Roberts, has told an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, how he was defrauded of N80 million by a self-styled real estate agent, Alhaji Jimoh Olawale.Olawale is facing a two-count charge of obtaining money by false pretences and stealing.Roberts, […]

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five herbalists for allegedly fleecing a man of N4.7 million under the pretext of solving his spiritual problems.The accused are: Idowu Olofin,32; Korede Akomolafe,30; Temitope Oluyemi,43; Wale Onifade,36 and Seun Fabusola,28, who were […]

Olisa Metuh arrives court in handcuffs The Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered that the ongoing trial of former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh will be conducted in his absence because of his misconduct.The trial judge, Justice Okon […]

+ Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen is complaining about politicians’interference in judges’appointment. The practice, he said, undermines the power of the National Judicial Council (NJC). ROBERT EGBE examines some of the cases that led to his complaint.Justice Onnoghen and Justice Elelu-Habeeb […]