Some Abuja based lawyers have advocated full enforcement of laws on rape to curb the increasing cases of rape and defilement of under-aged children in the country.They made the call in Abuja on Friday. A lawyer, Mrs Lucy Okoye said […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed February 10 for ruling on a motion by Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu, seeking to quash the charge against him.Justice Binta Nyako chose the date yesterday after listening to arguments for and against […]

The police in Ekiti State yesterday arraigned three men- Temitope Bamidele, Sunday Afolabi  and Shuaibu Amidu- at the Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, for alleged stealing.Bamidele and Afolabi are domestic aides of Governor Ayo Fayose.The men were arraigned […]

Detectives have traced over N632.2million to former Enugu State Chief Judge Innocent Azubuike Umezulike’s account.Some of the lodgements came from lawyers, businessmen, politicians and litigants, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) source said yesterday.Besides, Justice Umezulike is believed to […]

The Human Rights Law Service (HURILAWS) has condemned the decision by the Lagos State House of Assembly to prescribe death penalty for kidnapping, describing it as disappointing.HURILAWS said the decision is ill-conceived and will not achieve any result. “Several other […]

Asapokhai is new executive secretaryMinister suspends controversial lawThe FRC: Its powers, limitationsThe Financial Reporting Council (FRC), formerly the Nigerian Accounting Standards Board (NASB), was established in 1982 as a private sector initiative closely associated with the Institute of Chartered Accountants […]

The Federal High Court leadership has redeployed 11 judges including – Justice Mohammed Liman in Port Harcourt and Justice Okon Abang in Abuja divisions.A circular addressed to all judges of the court, announced that Justice Liman had been moved to […]