The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike after 17 days. The medical doctors said the decision was to enable them to...
ECOWAS take a firm stance.
Biafra agitator and separatist Simon Ekpa has urged Nigerian immigrants of Igbo extraction in the Republic of Niger to “denounce” Nigeria and declare themselves “Biafrans to...
Five worshippers have been confirmed dead, while seven others sustained injuries as the Zaria Central Mosque in Kaduna state collapsed on Friday. Adamawa Governor Orders Investigation...
He was Allegedly Tortured To Death.
“I caught her cheating online with a man. She told him she was single “.
The US inmates will stay in Iran until all of the billions of dollars in frozen Iranian cash are transferred, according to a tweet from Iran’s...
A collapsed Overhead Water Storage Tank has crushed a 34-year-old lady, Joy Amadi, to her death in Benin. A Correspondent, who visited the scene of the...
His Continued Detention Smacks Of Political Persecution.
A bill banning same-sex marriage has been passed by Namibia’s upper house of Parliament, stirring up mixed emotions and opinions concerning the Supreme Court ruling. Recall...
The military high command has said with the support it now enjoys from the citizens, the days of criminal elements in the country are numbered. The...
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Pat Utomi narrates his battle with cancer. Professor Pat Utomi, a key leader in the Labour Party, has disclosed his struggle with prostate cancer. The diagnosis...
Coup Leaders in Niger have threatened to kill ousted President Mohamed Bazoum if neighbouring countries attempt any military intervention to reinstate him by ECOWAS. Legal Attorney...
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released the Consolidated Financial Statements for the last seven years, making it the first time since 2015 that the apex...
Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, rescued a group of youths who were being extorted by policemen in the state. A video...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Operatives have arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement in...
Burkina Faso’s junta-led government has suspended one of the country’s most popular radio stations after it broadcast an interview deemed “insulting” to Niger’s new military leaders....
Former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma, has been rereleased from prison. According to Gistlover, Zuma appeared at the Estcourt detention prison on Friday morning and...
Meta’s instant messaging platform, WhatsApp, has introduced screen-sharing, a new feature enabling users to share presentations or documents during live video calls. TRENDING: NYSC Seeks Partnership...
In compliance with a judgement of the Lagos State High Court, beneficiaries of the late Lawrence Antonio Cardoso estate have taken possession of about 50 acres...
Nigerians have been urged to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu to enable his vision for a greater Nigeria to come to fruition. Former attorney-general and...
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Distinguished Colleagues, To ensure conferrees have the best logistic deals for the forthcoming Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), the Conference Planning Committee...
The Police Command in Plateau says gunmen have killed 20 persons at Baton and Rayogot of Heipang District, Barkin Ladi Local Government of the State. DSP...
Discontentment is brewing in the House of Representatives over the exclusion of members from the particular monetary benefit accruing to the federal lawmakers ahead of their...
An NGO, Egalitarian Mission for Africa (EMA), has urged the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja to stop the planned deployment of military forces against putschists...
On Thursday, a Federal High Court in Lagos fixed August 15 to entertain applications regarding the custody of Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank...
To boost its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has approached the Chinese government to empower corps members with...
House of Representatives has invited the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejo, to brief lawmakers on steps taken to implement the Students...
A Paper Presented By Dr Monday Ubani, At The Annual Conference of The African Bar Association, Held At The University Of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.
“We need to strengthen the family unit,”
The man who jumped into the lagoon at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge area of Lagos on Tuesday has been identified as Buka Abana. This is just...
On Thursday, a yet-to-be-identified woman was crushed to death alongside her two-year-old daughter in the Ikotun area of Lagos. Legal Attorney Blog gathered that another trader...
Warmest birthday wishes to Mr Augustine Alegeh, SAN, CON, a remarkable figure who has left an indelible mark as the Past President of the Nigerian Bar...
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Information from the British Council on Thursday noted that Nigerians will now pay the sum of N107,500 for academic International English Language Testing System examinations from...
A Chief Magistrate Court in the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Abuja, has ruled that the Presiding Pastor of the House On The Rock Church, Uche Aigbe...
On Thursday, the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee investigating employment racketeering in MDAs issued a warrant of arrest on Mr Haruna Kolo, a former staff...
Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, during a raid on Wednesday, shot dead a man in Utah identified as Craig Robertson, who posted violent threats...
Amnesty International, an international non-governmental human rights organisation, has demanded an extensive investigation into the case of the 17-year-old senior secondary student, Abdullahi Tukur Abba, who...
Justice Nicholas Oweibo has adjourned to next Tuesday to hear the application of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. He...
On Wednesday, a 31-year-old man, Olaoluwa Oni, was arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court over alleged housebreaking and stealing. Oni, whose address was not given, is...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has announced its intention to initiate legal proceedings against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The lawsuit centres around the controversial...
The interim administrator of the Public Affairs Analyst Forum, Ayobami Ayelabowo Israel, has challenged a proposal by the chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy...
The junta in Niger Republic, led by Abdourahmane Tchiani, has announced the formation of a new government. According to the military leaders in a broadcast on...
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has announced that the verdict in the case brought by former Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle against...
“I am not a fan of Mallam El-Rufai,
Gas consumers in Nigeria are poised to encounter challenging times ahead, as indications from gas marketers point towards an imminent surge in prices set to take...
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A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has jailed two siblings, Gbenga Elegbede and Funmilayo Elegbede, for stealing toothpaste and other items from...
On Wednesday, two yet-to-be-identified persons died in multiple crashes around the Alaka area of Eko Bridge in Lagos. Five persons were also hospitalised after they sustained...
Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said its National Executive Council (NEC) will reconvene tomorrow to decide on the suspended nationwide protest and the ongoing...
More organizations, including Islamic and Christian leaders, have voiced their support for a peaceful approach to resolving the crisis in Niger Republic following the military coup...
Six years after the immediate past president, Muhammadu Buhari, kicked off a scheme to revitalize over 10,000 Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs) across Nigeria, only 25 per...
Retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Hon. Justice Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili, denied social media reports that she is negotiating a pathway for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu...
The murder of an Islamic cleric in Gombe State, Sheikh Ibrahim Musa Albani Kuri, has elicited condemnation from the government and religious leaders in the state....
The former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has met with President Bola Tinubu to provide a comprehensive account of his discussions with Coup leaders in...
Immediate-past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday, met President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa,...
The Gombe State Command, on Wednesday, paraded 14 suspected criminals arrested for different offences, which include rape, robbery, and culpable homicide, among others. A 25-year-old Mu’azu...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chinonye Edmond Obiagwu, has allegedly taken laws into his hands by vandalizing the Apartments of his tenants in the Maitama...
Rhissa Ag Boula, a former politician and rebel leader in Niger, has established the Council of Resistance for the Republic (CRR). This organization opposes the military...
The spokesman for the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Wednesday in Warri. Edafe said the five suspects were nabbed on Saturday by police operatives...
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, on Wednesday, called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allow the...
Residents of Ikosi-Ketu area of Lagos have expressed their displeasure on the way and manner the Chairperson of the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Authority (LCDA) of...
Nigerian workers under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared that N30,000 minimum wage is too meagre and called on...
In a significant stance against discrimination and human rights violations, the World Bank has announced the suspension of new financing to Uganda. This decision comes as...
The Ilorin branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by its chairman, Barr. Kamaldeen Gambari visited the Ilorin zonal command of the Economic and Financial...
“More soldiers, resigning voluntarily due to the ill treatment.
The ECOWAS is headed by Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and as the biggest economy in Africa, Nigeria is expected to play a leading role in...
I congratulate my friend and brother, Mr Afam Okeke, Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Abuja Branch, on your remarkable recognition as a life member of the Governing...
The Federal Government has disclosed that Nigerians are dying in troops due to the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The Permanent...
On Tuesday, the National Commission for the Coordination and Control of Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons raised concern over the proliferation and infiltration of...
The Senior Pastor of Fountain of Life Church, Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, is dead. His demise was confirmed via the official Facebook page of the church. The...
Organised Labour on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to lead negotiations on the petroleum subsidy removal to cushion its effects on workers and other Nigerians. The...
The Nigerian Army has assured the country’s medical doctors living abroad but willing to return home that it is ready to absorb them into its hospitals...
An Upper Area Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara state, Tuesday, docked the Alarandun of Arandun, Oba Ibikunle Olapade, over allegation of threat to life levelled against...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed a 400-level University of Ibadan (UI) student, Orire Agbaje, a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms member. The committee...
The Economic Community Of West Africa States (ECOWAS), under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, has imposed additional sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic. Legal...
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US Department of Justice says more than 19,000 firearms without serial numbers were seized in crime probes in 2021. The US Supreme Court has temporarily reinstated...
A Sharia Court sitting in Kano Tuesday docked and later ordered a 23-year-old man, Abdulwahab Yusuf to be remanded for allegedly stealing cow skin popularly known...
The former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has petitioned the acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun over allegations writing a Tribunal judgement....
On Sunday, some soldiers and policemen were involved in a face-off in Ogun State. This occurred when the police officers attempted to arrest a suspected female...
The UK government has disclosed stepping up action to tackle illegal migrants by setting up The Professional Enablers Taskforce, which will support industry action and prosecutions...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of students from eight states who took the WASSCE in 2023 due to the state’s debt...
A 45-year-old man named Bankole Oginni, who was detained by the Nigerian Police, Ondo command, for murdering and dissecting his ex-lover, has given his justifications. The...
Hoodlums have set ablaze the House of the former deputy speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly and the current member representing the Ihiala federal...
Search engine platform Google has announced plans to delete inactive accounts after two years. This change starts rolling out this Tuesday, August 8, 2023, and will...
The Federal Government says it has withdrawn the contempt of court proceedings against organized labour for embarking on a nationwide protest. This is in a letter...
The lawmaker representing Ogun West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, has reacted to the death of his aide, Olaniyi Sanni, who was murdered by unknown assailants on...
Captain Bitrus Sini has been identified as the senior army officer killed by a female soldier enforcing a curfew imposed by the Adamawa State government, a...
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors(NARD) announced that its members had been organised for the national demonstration that will take place on Wednesday, August 9, 2023,...
Words, Phrases, Clauses, and Expressions You Mightn’t Know Are Wrong By Chinua Asuzu The following is wrong. “FCT Abuja” (The correct expression is “Abuja FCT” because...
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Women often cower in fear.
The Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, currently the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, has...
The management of Azman Air has sent all its staff on compulsory leave without pay after suspending its commercial operation. It was gathered that the leave...
Trump had objected to comments Carroll made doubling down on rape allegations she made against the former US president. ECOWAS is in a dilemma as Senate...
After the abduction of over 200 school girls from Chibok, Borno State, the federal government 2014 launched the Safe Schools Initiative to ensure that children in...
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The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has raised the alarm over fraudsters dangling contracts and cloning the Commission’s official website. The NDDC, in a statement issued...
The Senate has sought the immediate appointment of an Auditor General for the Federation in compliance with Section 86 of the 1999 Constitution. RELATED: BREAKING: Senate...
The Senate has confirmed 45 out of President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, with three of the nominees, including Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, not cleared. Tinubu forwarded 48...
Keyamo said, “ I apologise to the Senate. I am sorry,
This was contained in a statement by the Foreign Ministry issued Sunday, published by a Turkish daily newspaper. France has suspended its development aid and budget...
On Sunday night, HRH Jibril Mamman Waziri, the King of the Gurku community in the Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State and his wife Hajiya...
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has sworn in the first female Chief Judge of the state, Justice Dije Audu Aboki, with an appeal for support...
The one week deadline that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) handed the military coupists has expired. Last week, the regional body gave the...
Senate walks-out media for closed discussion following heated debate over Keyamo. The Nigerian Senate has decided to extend its sitting time beyond 2pm as they debate...
There was a momentary rowdiness in the Senate on Monday afternoon over the nomination of a former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,...
Nigerian businessman and former chairman of defunct Skye Bank, Tunde Ayeni, has formally reacted to the paternity tussle involving him and a female lawyer in Abuja,...
One Corporal Nkiru of the Nigerian Army has reportedly shot a superior officer, Lieutenant Bitrus Zira. Legal Attorney learnt that the female Army Corporal killed Lieutenant...
The sentence should be with hard labour: Magistrate.
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The Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria in Benue State, Aondongu Saaku, says incessant attacks by killer herdsmen have led to a drastic reduction...
Arewa women and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the Northern coalition have written to the Chairman, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Nigeria President...
More individuals and organizations have spoken out against military intervention in Niger Republic following the coup in the country. RELATED: Hunger, blackout Looming as ECOWAS snags...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, said yesterday that he withdrew the case against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Circuit Court of Cook...
The Lagos State Government has released the findings of the panel set up to investigate the causes of the elevator accident, which resulted in the death...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Operatives have arrested a man and a woman who posed as a husband and wife with drugs. The suspects, who identified...
Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace, warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediate...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal government is constitutionally empowered to celebrate, contract and register marriages between prospective couples in Nigeria. The Lagos...
The Lagos State Government has extended its joint free legal clinic to residents of the Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area. The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Lagos State...
The Olumide Osunsina Foundation has called on corporate organisations, philanthropists and private individuals to support the government at all levels in tackling Nigeria’s high youth unemployment...
Four illegal miners have been killed following the collapse of a mining site in Kogo Kadage village in the Yadagungume area of Ningi Local Government Area...
The timely intervention of police operatives from the Ilemba-Hausa Division of the Lagos State Command saved a man found with the dead body of his friend’s...
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu at the Federal High Court over the failure to publish spending...
A gang of kidnappers operating at Uga-Ezinifite road in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State reportedly escaped with their victim after their car ran into...
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The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation said it had commenced the process to pay depositors of 182 banks affected by the recent revocation of the licences by...
Tragedy struck in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Saturday as a 21-year-old girl, identified as Hamudat, fell into a domestic well and died. Legal Attorney Blog reliably...
Opponents Sees Judicial Overhaul As A Threat To Democracy.
Elon Musk on Saturday said his social media company X would provide monetary legal aid to users who face blowback from their bosses over posts on...
The University of Ibadan has appointed and decorated Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum as its ambassador for its forthcoming 75th Anniversary. Established in 1948, the university...
Nigerian investors must be adequately compensated.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will embark on daily peaceful protests from Wednesday to meet its demand. The association gave the notice...
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As the deadline handed to the military junta in the Republic of Niger to return power to the democratically elected government ends today, the chairman of...
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Distinguished N.E.C. Members, Please be informed that there will be a Pre-Conference National Executive Council Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association on the date, venue, and...
The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the arrest of three persons over the death of Dr Vware Diaso at the General Hospital in Lagos....
GSK no longer perceive a prospect for the Nigeria.
Good evening Distinguished Colleagues, In furtherance of the objective of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to promote and protect the principles of the rule of law...
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REITERATES CALL FOR THE WELFARE OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS.
The Chairman of the Medical Guild, Dr Sa’eid Ahmad, has said findings by the investigative panel on the cause of death of Dr Diaso Vwaere revealed...
George’s warning is contained in a letter he wrote to the President in which he put forward other suggestions to resolve the impasse between Niger and...
Imo State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) dismissed one of its officers for participating in Wednesday’s protest led by the organized Labour in...
The disappearance of the remains of a 63-year-old woman, Olajumoke Julianah Ogunsuyi, meant to be buried today (Saturday) from the morgue of a government hospital, has...
DEVELOPING STORKhan’s lawyer says the former prime minister has been arrested in Lahore, and a petition against the court decision has been filed. Local media channels...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a temporary order stopping the move by Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki to impeach his deputy, Comrade Phillip...
The national president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Comrade Osifo, has explained the decision to suspend the nationwide protest on Wednesday. The organized labour called...
Senate continues screening today.
A new church called Ogbanje Church of All Nations opened in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Congregation members had their first worship...
Adeniran, during an interview with journalists on Friday in Ikeja, confessed that the hike in fuel price led him to robbery. “Before, I could do 15...
A Special Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), who participated in Wednesday’s nationwide protest by the members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and...
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There are signs that Nigeria Air, the new national carrier, may start operating in October. According to news, Mesfin Tasew, the CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, confirmed...
The Ondo State Police Command on Friday said it had begun the trial of a man, identified as Bode, for killing one Tunde Akinmoyewa with a...
Police restrict ex-Minister, 18 monarchs’
Former lawmaker and Kaduna-born politician Shehu Sani has appealed to the Senate not to approve President Bola Tinubu’s request for military action against the Republic of...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has informed the Senate that the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) borders are now closed to the Niger Republic following...
The ministerial nominee from Kano state, Maryam Shetty, was withdrawn from the list. It was reported that President Tinubu addressed a letter to Senate President Godswill...
The Lagos State House of Assembly inaugurated an eight-member committee to probe an elevator accident at Odan General Hospital, Lagos Island, claiming the life of doctor...
Niger’s coup leaders have cut off ties with Nigeria after the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) efforts to resolve the ongoing impasse failed. ECOWAS...
Four women who were abducted seven months ago by armed men believed to be kidnappers have been received, according to the Zamfara State government, headed by...
An Owerri Magistrate’s Court in Imo State has ordered the remand of four men who allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl (name withheld). The alleged rapists are...
In a significant development, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has chosen Abdullahi Ganduje, the former governor of Kano, as the...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has suspended airport taxi services at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The agency said this move resulted from unresolved factional...
African teams at the 2023 Women’s World Cup have defied expectations and etched their names in the tournament’s history by making unprecedented strides. For the first...
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has drawn significant criticism following his announcement of appointing 47 media aides. The governor shared the appointments on his official...
While addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, August 3, 2023, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, asked the government to withdraw the contempt charge against labour unions...
The people of Igarra, headquarters of Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, have been put in fear as five persons have been reportedly kidnapped by...
Lagos doctor’s death:
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Ibijoke, the wife of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, has reacted to the death of Vwaere Diaso, a female medical doctor, saying, “An arrow has...
The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday, promised to work assiduously in ensuring the party’s victory in the November 11,...
As Head of Service Issues Public Service Rule Compliance Circular.
President Bola Tinubu’s first and second batches of ministerial nominees were saturated with names of former state governors, including Bello Matawalle, who is under probe by...
FORMER Governor of Kaduna State and a Ministerial nominee, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, said estimated billing is unacceptable, insisting that every household and business must be metered...
US President Joe Biden called on Thursday for the immediate release of Niger’s elected President, Mohamed Bazoum, and for the country’s democracy to be preserved. “I...
Less than a week after an air passenger identified as Ogeneochuko David was apprehended on Ibom Air flight Q1300 for allegedly stealing a laptop during a...
Air-First Nigeria Limited, the operator of the light single-engine aircraft, turbo 5N-CCQ which crashed in Lagos State, has shut down its website revealing a top government...
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The US joined European countries in calling for citizens to evacuate after Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown. The United States has ordered all non-emergency government...
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, says the commission may approach the National Assembly for legislation that will enable its officials...
The couple say they decided after ‘many meaningful and difficult conversations’ and request privacy. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, have...
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Nigelec, Niger’s electricity company, says Nigeria’s government has cut supply to the neighbouring country, leading to blackouts in major cities. Last week, Legal Attorney Blog reported...
The Federal Government on Wednesday filed a contempt lawsuit against the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress for proceeding with industrial action. The Solicitor-General...
A former Commissioner of Environment in Lagos State, Mr Tunji Bello, and the immediate-past Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, are among the second batch of...
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State chapter, has directed all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on Lagos Island to begin an indefinite strike...
In a heart-wrenching incident that has shocked the nation, a young Nigerian doctor, Vwaere, with less than two weeks left to complete her horsemanship, has tragically...
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has that Nigerian lawyers and legal practitioners must adhere to the rule of law, claiming that...
The wife of Nollywood actor Yul Edochie, May, has filed for divorce and requested the sum of ₦100 million as damages from Judy Austin for having...
The Senate, on Wednesday, set up a committee to dialogue with protesting unions who broke down the National Assembly Complex main gate. In their hundreds, the...
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, met with Governors from the five South-East states in Abuja on Monday. Although the agenda of the closed-door session was...
Former US President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential...
As the economic hardship in Nigeria continues to bite harder, beer gulpers will have to pay more from August 10, 2023. On Monday, this was contained...
Yet-to-be-identified criminals on Saturday reportedly gang-raped and killed a lady, Wassa Tuwa, in the Lankaviri community of Yorro Local Government Area of Taraba State. A relative...
Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday granted the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, leave to...
Organised Labour will launch its planned nationwide protest against the “anti-poor policies” implemented by the federal government, including the recent hike in fuel prices. At the...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has expressed sadness over the news of the death of Hon. Justice...
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN has received with shock and dismay the news of the passing of Hon....
Dear colleagues, Welcome to the month of August, the month of the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, where we will all come...
Four people narrowly escaped death on Tuesday after a helicopter crashed in the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, Lagos State. The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon...
FRANCE will begin to evacuate its citizens and other European nationals from Niger Republic on Tuesday, August 1. According to a statement from the Ministry for...
The presidential tribunal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday has reserved judgment on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on the February...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has knocked PPresident Tinubu over his Monday night broadcast on palliative measures that he rolled out. According to NLC, the palliative...
The Presidential Election Tribunal in Abuja has reserved its ruling in the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the...
The Kwara State Police Command, on Monday, advised employers of labour to ensure that they get proper documentation and biodata of people they want to employ...
Five soldiers and two policemen sustained injuries from the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) detonated Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) during clearance operations in Anambra and...
As the Senate awaits the second batch of ministerial nominees, indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory have called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint one of...
Mali and Burkina Faso have jointly refused to enforce the “illegal, illegitimate, and inhuman” sanctions imposed by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) against...
The displacement was orchestrated by the clampdown embarked upon by the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA), which worked under the protection of operatives of the...
The Federal Government has reiterated that the proposed August 2nd industrial action by the Nigeria Labour Congress is illegal. In a letter dated July 28, 2023,...
Nigeria’s rising inflation and the recent harmonisation of the foreign exchange rates have been identified as factors that have eroded the capital base of banks in...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the authorities in all federal institutions of higher learning to avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and, where...
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has described the death of its late brother, Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze, as sudden, saying he gave a sterling account...
The Ondo State Command of the South-West Security Network, also known as Amotekun Corps, has arrested no fewer than 20 men suspected of kidnapping in the...
Several youths took to the streets of Enugu State on Monday to support efforts to end sit-at-home, saying the South-East region’s economy was being crippled. This...
President Bola Tinubu, in his nationwide broadcast on Monday, tried providing answers to several questions many Nigerians were asking in the face of stifling economic realities...
The Republic of Niger military junta has said that the toppled government had authorized France to strike at the presidency to free ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum....
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, met with Governors from the five South-East states in Abuja on Monday. Although the agenda of the closed-door session was...
The President’s speech came two months after he announced the removal of fuel subsidies in his inauguration speech on Monday, May 29, 2023. In his speech,...
President Bola Tinubu on Monday directed the authorities in all Federal Institutions of higher learning to avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable and, where...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, in Abuja, decorated the newly-appointed Service Chiefs with their new ranks at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, charging...
A Nigerian public officer, Osayande Obazee, who is enmeshed in many controversies, has been appointed by President Bola Tinubu as a special investigator. His appointment by...
The Senate confirmed the immediate past governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as minister on Monday. After reeling out his Curriculum Vitae and achievements, Wike noted...
I am deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Justice Chima Centus Nweze of the Supreme Court, which occurred on Sunday, 30th of July, 2023....
It was a black weekend for the Nigerian judiciary following the death of two judges of the Supreme Court and the Federal High Court. The two...
The broadcast will likely be on the planned protest and strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday, August 2, over the hardship Nigerians face...
In response to the mass looting of warehouses, Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has taken decisive action, imposing a 24-hour curfew to quell the dangerous...
In a significant development, the Department of State Services (DSS) has released Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for an independent...
In a decisive move, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has issued a one-week ultimatum for the coup plotters in Niger to relinquish power...
In a decisive move to combat corruption, President Bola Tinubu has appointed Jim Osayande as a Special Investigator tasked with probing the Central Bank of Nigeria...
Renowned for his astute political acumen, Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, has raised a formidable challenge to the Federal Government, demanding transparency in the...
Following the removal of fuel subsidy, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has said the effects have put the country on the brink of collapse....
According to the reports, the late Legal Jurist, Nwaeze, has been indisposed. Though the nature of the illness is yet to be confirmed as of the...
A Civil Society Organisation, Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), said the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) should compensate Nigerians with two trillion Naira for losses during the...
Over 20,000 trafficked Nigerians, young girls and boys, are currently stranded in Mali, the Edo State Zonal Commander of the National Agency for the Prohibition of...
Starvation, total blackout loom as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) takes drastic measures to restore democracy to the Republic of Niger, whose government...
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, says the Nigeria Labour Congress and its affiliates can proceed on the August 2 strike and protest as planned, saying the...
On Sunday, the Enugu State chapter of the Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, declared its end of a sit-at-home protest in the South East...
A Federal High court sitting in Awka, the Anambra State capital, has ordered Isuofia Microfinance Bank Limited and Police to pay the sum of N2.2 million...
President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians were beginning to experience the gains of subsidy removal on petrol, appealing to them to be patient and supportive...
Niger’s military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African heads of state gather in Nigeria’s capital for an emergency summit...
A consultant, author, and publisher of the Smart and Brilliant Writing book series, Michael Omisore, tells EMMANUEL OJO how pupils can better prepare for examinations to...
On Saturday, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, revealed that the federal government will soon roll out palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy...
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has declared a 24-hour curfew in Adamawa State following a breakdown of law and order across the State. The development followed the...
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has expressed concern as drug abuse among women continues to surge. According to the Agency, the latest records on...
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The tibia, famous for his ostentatious lifestyle, was kidnapped by gunmen while having a pleasurable moment with his friends at his hotel in Anambra State on...
Dear Distinguished FIDANS, The Branch was recognised by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP). This was in celebration of the agency’s...
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Differing with the statement credited to the learned lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Chief Mike Ahamba, that the President does not have the...
The governments of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by the removal of fuel subsidies by the...
In a case of alleged corruption and intimidation involving a self-proclaimed prophet and some officers of the Nigeria Police Force, an architect, Joseph Ameh, has petitioned...
A civil society organisation, Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), has said that the recent call for the sack of the Director General of the Department of State...
The Special Counsel Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Aloy Ejimakor, has shared phone numbers from the proxies of Finland-based...
A group of Nigerian students sent to a university in North Cyprus by the Zamfara State government to pursue their education and become future leaders now...
The meeting between Organised Labour and Federal Government at the Presidential Villa on Friday, July 28, ended in deadlock. It was gathered that workers union representatives...
Nigerians are going through a torrid economic period due to ballooning Inflation caused by the removal of fuel subsidies and foreign exchange rate reforms by President...
The Nigeria Police Command in Anambra has confirmed the release of a famous native doctor, Chukwudozie Nwangwu, popularly known as “Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki”, by his abductors....
“Documentation for ministerial nominees has commenced.
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed October 25 for judgement in a suit filed by Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa against the Attorney-General of the...
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has said that the approved N25,000 allowance for doctors by President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government is laughable while noting...
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has ordered Finland -based agitator and lawyer Simon Ekpa to end sit-at-home in the southeast....
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the camps in Oroma and Umuewelum Anam in the Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra state,...
On Friday, Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, rejected the bail application of Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate,...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner of Police, Garba Haruna, has lamented that some persons drop the Police Command’s emergency numbers with online loan companies to...
The Learned Silk extends fervent felicitations to the esteemed members and leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association, Ilorin Branch, on the auspicious occasion of the Retreat....
Eminent Colleagues, The AGC is upon us; we are sure you are already preparing to attend. We all know it’s a vacation of some sort for...
THE Commissioner of Police (CP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Haruna Garba, has reported that kidnappers disguised as security operatives abducted 17 residents from the...
On Friday, Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State appointed 15 commissioner nominees, including Chief Ike Ekweremadu’s son, Lloyd, and ex-Gov Sullivan’s daughter, Ada Chukwu. Their nominations...
Tinubu empathised with the Nigerian youths.
Currently, in Nigeria, in-country connectivity is threatened by skyrocketing airfares occasioned by the floating of the naira and an increased price of aviation fuel, also known...
Assistant inspector-general of police (AIG) in charge of Zone 9, AIG Echeng Echeng, has charged police personnel in Imo State to neutralise IPOB/ESN elements enforcing the...
The family of 22-year-old Gafaru Yusuf has been thrown into mourning after operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency allegedly shot him and Emmanuel Olomowewe...
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it will strike off one hundred thousand companies that have failed to file annual returns in the last ten years....
A man identified as Mohammed Faworaja met his untimely death in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, while running away from a dog. Our reporter gathered on Thursday...
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she was attended to by a male Doctor at delivery.
The Federal Ministry of Transportation has disclosed that it is considering using bicycles as an alternative means of commuting as it promotes a cleaner environment and...
Sen. Adamu Bulkachuwa has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), the Department of State Services (DSS), and others of colluding with...
The UK government reportedly takes custody of a 16-year-old teenager after reports of him being flogged by his doctor’s father. According to reports, the adolescent had...
The Senate, on Thursday, unveiled President Bola Tinubu’s 28 ministerial nominees. The names of the nominees were read by the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, at the...
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NIGERIANS can now make digital transactions in Naira on Google Play Store. This followed a partnership between the tech giant and Verve, a payment card company,...
The announcement was made public on Thursday, July 27, 2023, when his Chief of Staff, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, delivered a letter to the Senate during their...
On Thursday, a High Court in the FCT struck out an application filed by the Department of State Services to secure an order to detain the...
To avert a potential nationwide strike by organised Labour, President Bola Tinubu has made an earnest appeal to workers in the country, urging them to suspend...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has denounced the secret police, Department of State Services (DSS), over its operatives’ fight with officers of the Nigerian Correctional Service...
One person identified as Igwe Omeli was said to have been shot dead during a clash between rival cult groups at the popular Eke Awka market...
Gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by rap legend Tupac Shakur during his last public appearance sold for $1 million at auction in New York....
Finland-based Pro-Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa, has written to the European Union and the United States of America over alleged human rights abuses carried out by Governor...
FORMER Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai, his Rivers State counterpart Nyesom Wike and eminent medical scholar Ali Pate are on the list of ministerial nominees forwarded...
“Security must be beefed up around Atiku as the ‘Waziri Adamawa’
Salihu Lukman, the National Vice Chairman (North-west) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has resigned. On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, Lukman announced his resignation in...
Rita Edochie, a veteran Nollywood actress, has taken to her Facebook page once more to drag Yul Edochie’s second wife, Judy Austin. Rita Edochie has launched...
Teddy A recently shared a video of himself being arrested on his Instagram page. Tope Adenibuyan, better known as Teddy A, a former Big Brother Naija...
THE Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, condemned the attempted coup in Niger Republic on Wednesday,...
An Akwa Ibom state High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered an indigene of Itiam Etoi in the Uyo local government area, Mr Sampson Silas Udoh,...
A civil society organisation (CSO), African Centre for Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR), has described the rearrest of the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, by the...
A six-month-old baby, Chinedu Samson, who was allegedly stolen at Kure Market, Minna, was found abandoned at an erosion ditch close to Gauraka Primary School at...
Jeremiah tragically died from injuries after being run over by a car.
Tinubu Offered us N8, OOO per family and Cabals N70 billion."
“I go naked waka from one end of Bodillon to Falomo.
Cost was awarded to support Obinweugo’s widow, and Family.
The Federal Ministry of Justice has cautioned the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC not to embark on Next week Wednesday nationwide industrial action as the matter is...
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PRESS RELEASE The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has decried the despicable altercation which took place yesterday, 25/7/2023, at the premises of the Federal High Court, Lagos,...
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it will investigate the face-off between its officials and those of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) at the federal...
After forcing Senator Abdullahi Adamu and Iyiola Omisore to resign as National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively, the National Vice Chairman, Northwest, of the ruling All...
President Bola Tinubu has announced that federal universities are still tuition-free amid recent hikes in university fees. According to the President, Nigerians have regarded tuition fees...
The Nigerian police have arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Adamawa State. A spokesperson for the police in Adamawa State, SP Suleiman...
The Senate has rejected a motion to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. The motion moved by Senator...
War On Sit-At-Home: As Gov Mbah Shuts Enugu Market.
The Presidency has categorically refuted claims of any increase in tuition fees of federal universities in the country. The clarification comes in response to widespread media...
Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SANPresidentNigerian Bar AssociationPlot 1102, Muhammed Buhari WayCadastral Zone A00, Central Business DistrictAbuja, Nigeria Dear Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, RE: INCIDENT BETWEEN...
A socio-cultural group, Arewa Youths Movement (AYM), has described the rearrest of the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, by the Department of State Services (DSS) as...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all its anti-poor policies or face an indefinite nationwide strike. NLC...
Tuesday, the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, said that the government uncovered 1,618 civil servants with fake employment letters. She also noted...
Ganduje's immunity expires, but he seeks to extend protection indefinitely.
All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Department of State Services (DSS) and the police to investigate allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians about selling unwholesome Mayonnaise branded (Whippy Real Mayonnaise) in Nigeria. The notification...
The strike commenced on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Mali has removed French as its official language more than six decades after Bamako gained independence. The decision is contained in the West African country’s new...
The House of Representatives on Tuesday directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to prevail on distribution companies to stop the estimated billing of electricity consumers across...
Some aggrieved Muslim youths stormed the street of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, to demonstrate their displeasure with the famous singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as...
The former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Umana Okon Umana, has clarified that he has no power over the ministerial appointment in Akwa Ibom State, saying...
The NBA President, Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, in the company of the 3rd Vice President, Mrs Amanda Demechi-Asagba, General Secretary, Adesina Adegbite, and National Assistant Publicity Secretary,...
On Tuesday, the officials of Nigeria Correctional Service, who were in court to convey the embattled suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, to their...
Officials of the Department of State Services, DSS, and their counterpart in the Nigeria Correctional Center, created a scene at the Federal High Court in Lagos...
Legal Attorney Blog had reported that the Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force launched a manhunt for the kidnappers of Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki. The...
One of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, Joy Bishara, who escaped after the terrorist group, Boko Haram invaded Government Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, on April 14,...
Several people have been killed in a deadly clash between farmers and herdsmen in Isanlu, the headquarters of Yagba East local government area of Kogi State....
Three Osun State College of Health Technology, Ilesa students have been shot by gunmen suspected of being cultists near the institution’s campus. The incident reportedly occurred...
Godwin Emefiele, the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), made a notable entrance at the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, clutching a...
Members of the Civil Society Organisation have condemned the Lagos state government for being insincere about the killing in the #EndSARS protest. Reacting to a statement...
A socio-political organization, Justice for All Group, has demanded the release of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, from...
The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Federal High Court in Lagos State. The embattled CBN boss arrived at the...
Fuel Subsidy Removal.
The Economic Community of West African States has reached for a multi-sectoral strategy to address the increase of small arms and light weapons in the sub-region....
A famous native doctor in Anambra State and an indigene of Oba in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state, Chinedu Nwangwu, popularly called...
On Monday, a woman, Modinat Faniyi, was arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to steal a newborn baby in a Muslim hospital in...
The White House has deemed it “unfortunate” that Israel’s legislature passed a bill that aims to curb the powers of the country’s top court, stressing that...
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said there is no going back on the planned withdrawal of Police Mobile Force personnel from Very Important Personalities (VIPs). The...
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The recent move by President Bola Tinubu to deregulate the petroleum sector led to a drastic increment in petrol prices across the country. Before the decision...
A plane carrying four soldiers crashed on Sunday as a result of a technical failure, according to the Sudanese Army. At least nine people have been...
About 20 persons have been roasted to death after a tanker exploded at Ore, Odigbo Local government area. The fire was said to have been ignited...
The Federal Government has promised to expand health insurance coverage to 50 million Nigerians in the next four years. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on...
Compliments to the newly elected administration of the Nigerian Bar Association, Omoku Branch, and the Nigerian Bar Association Oji River Branch! Your successful elections mark a...
Akwa Okuko tiara aki.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has impounded two trucks conveying no fewer than 500 stolen railway sleepers and arrested 12 suspected vandals. The Director,...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of its 2023 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into unity schools. NCEE is administered to pupils in...
The National President, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has urged the Federal Government to review the hike in fees in its...
The Adamawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Sunday reserved judgment on whether or not the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral...
A lawyer based in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, in Southeast Nigeria, Barrister Cyril N. Orogwu, has written a letter to Barrister Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel...
The Naira maintained its downward trend against the dollar, trading for 876/$ at the parallel market on Sunday. Some Bureau de Change operators, who spoke to...
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Simon Asamber Lough was widely celebrated as having made history in December 2021 when he became the first police officer in...
The increasing public spending on acquiring exotic cars for federal lawmakers has raised some concern after it emerged that the National Assembly has spent a whopping...
The Lagos State Government has approved the mass burial of 103 corpses recovered in the aftermath of the mass protest that rocked the state in October...
On Sunday, two yet-to-be-identified policemen attached to the Dragon Patrol Team were feared killed as gunmen shot them at their checkpoint along the Ughelli-Asaba Road by...
A gang of senior secondary school pupils in Ogun State have reportedly beaten a teacher, Kolawole Shonuga, for stopping one of them from cheating during an...
Congratulations to the entire NBA Osogbo Branch on the successful election and inauguration of their new EXCOs. Special Congratulations to the Chairman, Lion Saheed Olayemi Abiola....
I extend my warmest congratulations to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Nsukka Branch, for the successful conduct of the recent elections. I congratulate the chairman-elect, L....
Dr Obi Ogar, Director of Veterinary Services, Cross River Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has disclosed that well-boiled meat does not prevent one from contracting...
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To cushion the negative effect of the fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu, requested approval for an $800m World Bank loan from the National...
According to the RSBC Director of Administration, Pastor Ebi Ogolo, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, Anthony-Nwokocha was abducted between Slaughter and the YKC area of...
Apex Igbo socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reiterated its earlier stand on Simon Ekpa’s saying that declaring him wanted would be an overall interest for the...
The bandits are getting increasingly impatient over the inability of the captives’ families to meet the ransom demand. Bandits in Zamfara State have threatened to marry...
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos has placed a No Debit Order on the accounts of a broadband and data services provider,...
Foreign ministry spokesperson calls on Tehran to share any intelligence they possess so Taliban forces can take action. The Taliban has rejected a claim by Iran’s...
Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Voting is underway in Cambodia’s national elections, where it is expected that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) will earn...
Binani is at the Adamawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the declaration of Amadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner. The former...
The country has no constitutional right to bear arms.
Ukrainian officials say the air attack wounded 19 people, including several children, and severely damaged Odesa’s largest cathedral. According to officials, a Russian missile attack on...
The Lagos State Government says the recent demolition of distressed buildings in Alaba International Market in Ojo Local Council was neither a witch-hunt nor intended to...
The police in Anambra State have raided the hideout of a notorious kidnap gang that operates around the Anam axis of the Anambra West Local Government...
Controversial Nigerian singer, Portable, took a risk by shooting his shot at popular socialite Papaya Ex and professing admiration for her beauty and attractive shape. On...
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, will likely unveil the names of the ministerial nominees at plenary this week. Plenaries at both chambers of the National Assembly are...
So much has been said and written since the report’s release by the European Union Election Observer Mission. Ordinarily, it won’t be in my place to...
Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that the attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last general election in the country,...
Every Saturday, for seven months straight, the streets of Israeli cities have been teeming with protesters carrying the national flag as they staged demonstrations against a...
The war-torn region’s fighting between the army and the paramilitary forces prompts thousands to flee into neighbouring Chad. At least 16 civilians have reportedly been killed...
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his official convoy reportedly got trapped in a heavy flood after a rainfall in the state. In a video...
The Labour Party (LP) factional governorship candidate in Imo state, Senator Athan Achonu, Friday, lost at the Appeal Court sitting in Owerri when a three-man panel...
More reactions continue to surround the report that President Bola Tinubu and governors on the platform of the All Progressives Congress may have settled for the...
https://legalattorneyblog.com/2023/06/09/president-tinubu-assents-to-the-students-loans-bill/Every Saturday, for seven months straight, the streets of Israeli cities have been teeming with protesters carrying the national flag as they demonstrate against a controversial...
The arrangement will last till the situation improves.
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of News Engineering, Josephine Nwaeze, tells FRIDAY OLOKOR how she lost her husband to a plane crash in 2006, among other issues....
The Abuja Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of three internet fraudsters. One Ahuakagha Obiajulum Alex was prosecuted...
Ekeke confessed he was HIV-positive.
Ex-Katsina SSG tells Tinubu.
Two children, Gbolahan and Olayinka Atolagbe, were killed when a fence of a neighbouring building collapsed on their house in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State....
The Anambra State Police Command has smashed a notorious kidnap gang operating around the Anam axis of Anambra West Local Government Area and arrested two members....
Dr Okoronkwo is a Seasoned advocate for universal Health Coverage with numerous years of experience working within the Health sector. She is an Alumnus of the...
The South East Security Response has demanded the immediate release of the Commander of Anambra State Vigilante Group in Umuchu, Aguata Local Government Area, Chinedu Umeakuesie,...
Jury trial of former US president to begin on May 20, less than six months before presidential election. The trial of former United States President Donald...
, A former Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Francis Okiye, has debunked claims that he belongs to a cult group, warning political detractors...
Malaysia’s government stopped a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, a day after the frontman of British pop rock band ‘The 1975’ kissed...
In preparing to welcome Pope Francis and a million young people for World Youth Day, Portugal reinstated random border security checks on Saturday. According to a...
THE governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule, has described the proposed N8,000 palliative by the Federal government as “”a lot of money”” to many poor Nigerians....
The Swedish embassy in Iraq is temporarily moving operations to Stockholm, the country’s foreign ministry has said, a day after it was attacked in protest against...
The family of the late hotelier and owner of Tana Farms Limited, Olugbenga Owolabi, has demanded justice for him. This is coming about one year after...
Russian investigators have detained prominent Russian nationalist Igor Girkin, who had publicly accused President Vladimir Putin and the army’s top brass of not prosecuting the war...
Residents of the Ekpan community in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State applauded the police over the recovery of weapons from over 30 militant youths...
The legal counsel to President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, Wole Olanipekun, has refuted the final written argument presented by Peter Obi and the Labour...
On Saturday, troops of the Nigerian Army destroyed the hideout of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra in Delta state. The enclave located in a forest...
The Independent National Electoral Commission has sought the input of collation and returning officers in its determination to review the recruitment, training and posting of such...
A Nigerian woman with the Tiktok username @Grandma Shasha has called attention to a startling difference in flight prices between Lagos and Cotonou routes to London....
After recounting his incident with Simi, Adekunle Gold confronted singer Brymo for disrespecting his wife. Brymo said in a tweet that he turned down a collaboration...
Anita Chukwumfumnaya Obidi, commonly known as Korra Obidi’s ex-husband, Justin Dean, has accused her of wrecking his life and pushing him into depression. On Friday, Dean...
Judy Austin has gone on another rant, this time dragging Nigerians who have been insulting her husband Yul Edochie over the death of his first son,...
Nedu has categorically stated that not all choir girls are godly, citing a personal encounter with a choir member whom he mistook for a virgin. Nedu...
Freedom Okpetoritse Atsepoyi, also known as Mr Jollof, a Nigerian comedian, has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, “used and dumped” him. The Warri-born...
Ahmed Ololade, also known as Asake, is a Nigerian artist who has revealed an uncomfortable event in his early music career while imitating Nigerian Afrobeat superstar...
Olanrewaju James, a famous and embattled actor famously known as Baba Ijesha, continues to serve his jail term. The actor, sentenced to 16 years imprisonment for...
A supposed safe haven, however, turned into a nightmare for the young child.
Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in the last presidential election has asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribuna (PEPT) to...
Importers have lamented the high charges slammed on Nigerian-bound transit cargoes by the government of Benin Republic, making it impossible for them to bring in transit...
Ogunsola, who served as a State Collation Officer for Osun, advised on Friday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the INEC post-election review meeting with...
The detained skit maker was granted bail by a Family Court sitting in Iyagangu on Friday following his appearance. Oyo State-based skit maker and prankster Abdullahi...
The deceased’s father told newsmen in Birnin Kebbi that he was happy with the ruling. Malam Muhammad Sani, father to Abdulrahman Sani, who was killed by...
Nigerian Afro-fusion singer, songwriter and performer Adekunle Kosoko, popularly known as Adekunle Gold, has slammed sonic artiste and colleague Brymo over a disrespectful tweet he made...
The Labour Party (LP) in Imo State has said that Sen. Athan Achonu’s candidature for the November 11 governorship election in Imo has not been voided...
A UK court has ordered Britain to confiscate $130 million from former Delta state governor James Ibori, who abused his office to get rich and laundered...
A witness, Festus Abiodun Inioluwa, on Friday, told the Ogun State Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the State capital, that some police officers manning his...
Three Vietnamese and one Guinean national convicts were found guilty at the end of the trial, but the judge gave them an option of payment of...
Three senior police officers have been dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force. The Police Service Commission approved their dismissal over “serious misconduct” cases. The commission also...
Nigerian singer Olawale Olofooro, popularly known as Brymo, stirred controversy after revealing that he turned down a collaboration request from fellow singer Simi due to her...
International gospel superstar, Mercy Chinwo, has cleared five awards at the prestigious Maranatha Awards USA 2023. The dynamic and talented singer won the ‘Best Recording Gospel...
Taiwo Oluyemi, a 47-year-old Nigerian man, has been dragged to court. The man was on Friday arraigned in an Ogudu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly obtaining the...
The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, has described President Bola Tinubu’s claim that he (Obi) is inviting anarchy...
Piqued by the recent Ilorin religious conflict and the seemingly conspiratorial silence of relevant agencies and notable individuals in power over the cause of the competition,...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has expressed concern over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration policies “inflicting hardship” on Nigerians, calling for immediate measures that would...
Former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said he never imagined that the loss of the 2023 election could send opposition members...
I write to draw the attention of the Nigerian state that what is happening in the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) in assessing MBBS...
As a practice in Western culture and some Wwesternized countries, a honeymoon involves a newlywed couple going on a holiday immediately after their wedding to celebrate...
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 25 for the arraignment of the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele,...
While the federal government is yet to officially announce a policy change, the reality is beginning to dawn on Nigerians that public universities are no longer...
James Onanefe Ibori, former Delta State governor, has expressed sadness over the confiscation of over £100 million from him. A judge in London on Friday ordered...
Following the alleged dollar bribery video involving the former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission,) PCACC) has hired the services...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday met with Collation and Returning Officers for the 2023 general elections to review issues regarding to the election...
“At this point in time, words fail me"
Delta State chapter of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) has said that over 600 poultry farms are on the verge of shutting down operations due...
A witness confirmed that the suspect was a madman.
The new increment will see students part with ₦100,000 instead of the previous ₦45,000. This was contained in a directive from the Office of the Director...
David Shodola, an alleged madman, has beheaded an 84-year-old man, Elder Alfred Opadipe, in the Ipara community, Remo North Local Government Area of the State. The...
The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed into law a bill for the establishment of Ebonyi Boundary and Allied Matters Commission which will help to...
On Thursday, pandemonium was at Tin-Can Island Port in Lagos when a shore crane working on a vessel caught fire. However, export cargoes worth several thousand...
https://legalattorneyblog.com/2023/07/17/reps-to-probe-cbns-alleged-11m-excess-crude-oil-investment-interests-magt/The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for alleged mismanagement of funds and non-disclosure of details of interest on...
A Nigerian national, Idongesit Joseph Zion, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment over the attempted r*pe of a female tourist from Australia while they were both...
Wevole Ezin Calabar The Senator, representing Cross River State Northern Senatorial district, Jarigbe Agom has said that the immediate past Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has nothing...
Recall that on June 10, DSS operatives visited Emefiele’s residence in Ikoyi, Lagos, a day after his suspension as CBN governor by President Bola Tinubu. Godwin...
A man called Idris Abdullahi Sheka has been remanded in Kano State. A Kano State Sharia Court sitting in Hisbah Board remanded the man in a correctional...
The FCT Police Commissioner Haruna Garba stated this in Abuja on Thursday during the familiarisation visit of AIG, Zone 7 Adebowale Williams, to the FCT Police...
THE Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission of Nigeria (FCCPC) has delisted two digital money lenders (DMLs) for violating customer privacy. The Commission said the violating...
A member of the House of Lords, UK parliament and founder of Operation Black Vote, Simon Woolley, has championed African development at the African Achievers Awards...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to take over the N5 billion suit the Economic...
The issue of reforming the UN Security Council is being discussed again at the highest level of the international organization. Countries such as Germany and Japan...
We rise by lifting others. International superstar Davido Adeleke, known worldwide as Davido, made a charitable donation of over ₦200 million to Nigerian orphanages across the...
Gunmen attacked the Isi-Uzo Divisional Police Station located along Nsukka – Ikem – Eha-Amufu – Nkalagu federal highway and carted away arms and ammunition. The police...
Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State says the issue of long convoys by governors was discussed at the last National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. The meeting,...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has demolished hundreds of illegal residential structures and extensions within Gishiri village in the Katampe District of the FCT in...
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma has declared that the responsibility of ending the “sit-at-home” order in the Southeast region extends beyond the governors of the respective...
Mr Daniel Ogazi, All Progressives Congress (APC- Kokona East) and factional Speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly has stepped down to pave way for...
The trial of alleged land racketeer, Moses Erih and his company, Micmerab Resources Nigeria Limited (suspects) by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has been...
Justice Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja asked lawyers, litigants, including journalists, to vacate Courtroom 7, where the trial of former terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu,...
At the resumed hearing on a petition against the election of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State at the State Election Petition Tribunal, a subpoenaed witness...
The Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement on Friday, said the operatives intercepted the three-man armed robbery gang in Obosi...
Suspected thieves were caught attempting to steal underground armoured cable serving the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Friday. The suspect were sighted around the...
In a groundbreaking lawsuit that adds to the ongoing debate about transgender rights and medical procedures, 25-year-old Prisha Mosley from North Carolina is suing the medical...
A member of the House Representative and immediate past, Speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, Marcus Onobun, was involved in an accident on Wednesday. The accident...
FIDA (Nigeria) Abuja Branch, supported by Mac-Arthur Foundation, held a VALIDATION MEETING on the proposed amendments to the Practice Direction of ACJ Act, 2015, on the...
Mazi prays for the speedy recovery of our injured colleagues.
The House of Representatives has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to disclose all of the pursuits and principal sums on the investments within the Extra Crude Account...
National Executive Council (NEC) has unanimously resolved to do away with the national social register used by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to implement its conditional...
The United Kingdom, medical practitioner tribunal has vindicated and exonerated celebrity doctor and famous influencer Dr Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya, accused by his former girlfriend, Dr Bolanle Aseyan,...
Nowadays, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the unmistakable and ubiquitous buzz term not just in the global technology sector but in virtually everything we do. It...
The House of Representatives Ad- hoc Committee on International Boundary Dispute Between Nigeria and Cameroon said it might consider a fresh application to appeal the International...
Following the resignation of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as the National chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the National vice chairman, North West, Salihu Lukman,...
The Nigerian Air Force fighter aircraft has killed at least 22 terrorists in an airstrikes operation conducted in Katsina State. It was gathered that among the...
A court in the United Kingdom (UK) is set to order the seizure of more than 100 million pounds ($129 million) from James Ibori, former Delta...
Plans are already in motion to make former Kano State governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje emerge as the new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC)....
Mohammed Aminu, the police officer Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti assaulted, has been promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). Recall that Kuti assaulted Aminu in Fight...
Brazil recorded more than eight rapes per hour on average in 2022, a record number, with more than 60 percent of victims younger than 14, according...
The documents were tendered by the Labour Party Candidate in the February 25 National Assembly poll in Bende Federal Constituency of Abia, Chief Frank Chinasa. Chinasa...