The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State capital has nullified the governorship primary election that produced Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the party for the 2023 election. The judgment was passed by the presiding judge, Justice Simon…
The full list of presidential and national assembly candidates for the 2023 general election has been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The commission said in a statement on Tuesday that it approved the final list of candidates…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confiscated 1.8 tons (1,855 kg) of cocaine valued at about $278,250,000, or over N194,775,000,000 on the black market. This was due to a raid on a large warehouse in a private estate in…
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has dismissed the no-case submission filed by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 37-count amended…
The Islamic Republic of Iran has dragged the United States before the United Nation’s highest court, Monday, over Washington’s confiscation of $2 billion assets from Iranian state bank accounts to compensate bombing victims. The International Court of Justice, ICJ. also…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday told leaders of Nigeria’s organised private sector that his administration would totally liberalise the entire power sector value chain, including transmission, to ensure steady power supply if elected…
The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has dismissed two major cases seeking to challenge the emergence of Colonel Agbu Kefas (rtd) as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State. Ruling on the separate cases filed…
The Law and Individual Rights Sub-committee of the Section on Legal Practice Chaired by Steve Adehi, SAN, FCIArb presents a Webinar. Theme: Digital Rights and Data Protection: The Roles and Opportunities for Lawyers. Date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 Time: 10:00…
The Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one, Sylvanus Hafia. The judgement was delivered by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo despite the two…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is not called the umpire for nothing. It has shown over the years that it can make or mar an electoral process. In other words, it holds the major key to the smooth conduct…