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Abuja-based lawyer, Bar Adaobi Alagwu, has firmly denied claims by former Chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Ayeni, alleging that she is seeking an out-of-court settlement in the ongoing legal dispute between them. She described the claims as false, malicious, and a deliberate misrepresentation of facts. Alagwu and Ayeni have been locked […]

Human Rights lawyer Victor Giwa has petitioned the Chief Judge of the High Court of Justice of the Federal Capital Territory over allegations of partisanship and manifest bias against a judge of the court, Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie. Giwa and another individual are currently standing trial over allegations of forgery. The police had accused Giwa of […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High Court in Ikeja that it has no evidence to support musician Peter Okoye’s allegation that his elder brother and former P-Square manager, Jude Okoye, fraudulently withdrew $800,000 belonging to the group. Peter had, in 2024, petitioned the EFCC, accusing […]

The Enugu State Government has nullified the marriage between a teenage girl, Precious Oyiga, aged 15, and an adult man in Enugu Ezike, Igbo-Eze North local government area of the State, Sopuluchukwu Odoh, 33, after videos and images of the marriage celebration went viral on social media. The Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social […]

United States President Donald Trump has said that he will throw out all executive orders issued under predecessor Joe Biden that he believes were signed using an autopen, pushing a dubious claim to delegitimise Democratic policies. In a social media post on Friday, Trump, a Republican, estimated that the majority of Biden’s orders were executed […]

Members of the family of retired Judge Ifeoma Okogwu have raised alarm over her murder at her Asaba home in Delta State on Sunday, November 23, 2025. It was learned that the remains of the retired judge were discovered early Monday morning by her family, with her legs and hands bound. Her home had also […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has said the courage of the victim in the case against a former Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, was central to securing his conviction for sexual offences. Ndifon was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for sexually harassing […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the Nigerian government’s perceived failure to protect its citizens and called for immediate action, including the use of modern technology to eliminate criminals. During his address on Friday at the Plateau State Unity Christmas Carol, Obasanjo lamented the widespread insecurity across the nation, stressing that Nigerians from all backgrounds […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Friday invited Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, founder of Baze University, Abuja, for questioning over comments perceived as inciting against the Nigerian State, a security source disclosed. The invitation aligns with established protocols, the source explained, noting that Baba-Ahmed’s recent description of national security efforts as a “joke” could […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday reserved judgment in the appeal and cross-appeal filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Akpoti-Uduaghan is challenging a lower court’s decision in her suit seeking to stop the Senate from investigating her over alleged misconduct. A three-member panel of the appellate court reserved judgment […]

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said that the ongoing justice sector reform will focus on faster citizens’ access to justice and improving the efficiency of the justice system. He made this known on Friday at the Conference of the Network of Justice Sector Reform Teams held in […]

A former Anambra State Governor and ex-Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has narrated how his convoy was attacked by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Ngige said the incident occurred when his personal aides were returning from an errand, resulting in the death of a woman, while his police orderly was shot in the leg and […]