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Forty-four members of the House of Representatives have written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appealing for the release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from custody. The lawmakers under the umbrella of concerned federal lawmakers, in a letter addressed to the President, urged him to, as soon as practicable, […]

*Alleged Christian Persecution in Nigeria Rapper Nicki Minaj addressed the United Nations headquarters in New York on Tuesday, delivering an impassioned plea for action against what she described as targeted violence against Christians in Nigeria. The 42-year-old “Barbie World” artist, known for her chart-topping hits, used the platform to thank former President Donald Trump for […]

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has described the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi as a “huge mistake,” stressing efforts to prevent such incidents in the future. The remarks came during a meeting with former U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House. Khashoggi, a critic of the Saudi leadership, was murdered […]

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has allowed the appeal by United Bank for Africa PLC (UBA) against Stephen Smart Asime, setting aside a July 2023 High Court judgment that awarded Asime N150 million in damages for alleged breaches of his constitutional rights to property and human dignity. The three-judge panel, led by Justice Bouloukuromo […]

A serving judge has dismissed claims that Nigerian judges sang the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign song “On Your Mandate We Shall Stand” during President Bola Tinubu’s address at the All Nigeria Judges’ Conference 2025, describing the reports as “totally untrue.” The judge described the allegations as “totally untrue” and urged the legal community to […]

A major move to amend the 2023 Senate Standing Orders, widely seen as a bid to secure the return of incumbent Presiding Officers after the 2027 general elections, suffered a significant setback. The motion titled “Amendment of the Standing Orders of the Senate 2023 to Accommodate New Committees and Enhance Legislative Practice” was moved by […]

Justice Akintunde Savage of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has dismissed a preliminary objection seeking to halt the suit filed by executives of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, Muritala Mohammed Airport Command, MMAC, over the leadership of the chapter. The applicants in the suit, marked ID/8399GCM/202, are Bamgbala Abayomi Adewusi, Davis Ben […]

In a staunch defense of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike amid a brewing national controversy, former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Joseph Daudu, SAN, has condemned the actions of Navy Lieutenant A.M. Yerima for obstructing the minister during an official inspection. Daudu described the incident as an illegal interference by a […]

A special tribunal sentenced Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides to death on charges of crimes against humanity for her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed hundreds of people and led to the toppling of her 15-year rule. The International Crimes Tribunal based in Dhaka, the […]

A former banker, Atoyebi Adeyemi Akande, was on Monday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos alongside his company, Atadak International Limited, on charges of conspiracy and advanced fee fraud involving N150 million. The arraignment, conducted by the Legal/Prosecution Department of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (ForceCID) Annex, Alagbon-Ikoyi, Lagos, took place before Justice […]

The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on the US Congress to withdraw its recommendation for targeted sanctions after lawmakers linked the group to alleged violations of religious freedom in Nigeria. In a resolution introduced on November 4, House Representative Smith Christopher proposed visa bans and asset freezes on members of […]

In a scathing judgment that exposes the scourge of sexual predation in Nigeria’s academic halls, the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Prof. Cyril Osu Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), on two counts of sexual harassment and cybercrimes. Justice J. K. Omotosho imposed a […]