By Ebere Agozie Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN has called for stakeholders’ collaboration in reviewing the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA). Fagbemi made the call at the three-day national stakeholders’ forum for the review of the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice ActContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The new Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Registrar-General, Hussaini Magaji says he uncovered 189 fake companies positioned to defraud well-meaning Nigerians within one week after assuming office. Magaji told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that a syndicate of criminals that specialised in operating numerous unregistered companies was arrestedContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian Justice Adenike Coker of an Ikeja High Court, on Tuesday, advised defendants in custody to show up for trial to facilitate justice administration. Coker said that some defendants tended to hide in custody and failed to show up in court due to fear, thereby prolonging their trial.Continue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), has lauded President Bola Tinubu for approving the African Charter on the rights of older persons in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by Tinubu, approved theContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak Oba Afeez Shittu, the Adeyemi1, Olu of Ibasa, Ijegun-Egba land, a riverine community in Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Lagos, on Tuesday decried lack of schools and health centre in his community. The traditional ruler said this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Stanley Nwanosike Twenty-five soldiers and an officer are currently facing court martial trial in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for various offences. The personnel facing the trial are drawn from various formations within the division, which Area of Responsibility (AoR) covers the entire South East States and CrossContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced the embattled Medical Director of Optical Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, to double life imprisonment for defiling 16-year-old wife’s niece. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution proved the two-countContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government on Monday unveiled three policy documents that would stimulate efforts to reduce the prevalence of cancer in Nigeria. The documents were inaugurated by the Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, in Abuja at the opening ceremony of the 2023 International Cancer WeekContinue Reading
By Mujidat Oyewole The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Kwara Command, on Monday, said 3,000 international passports were awaiting collection by applicants in its office. Alhaji Baba Aliyu, the outgoing Comptroller of Passports in the command, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on the sidelines ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Advocacy for Disability Act (ADAC) Cluster has called for a multi-stakeholders approach to implementing the Abia Disability Law, to promote the inclusion of Persons With Disabilities in the state. ADAC Cluster Anchor, Grace Jerry, made the call in a statement after the Abia Disability Rally aimed atContinue Reading
