By Taiye Agbaje The National Industrial Court, on Monday, restrained the workers, under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), from going ahead with the mass protest scheduled for Tuesday or any other day. Justice Emmanuel Sibilim gave the interim order in a rulingContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Ministry of Justice will ensure that retirement benefits and entitlements are processed with diligence, transparency, and respect for the rights of retirees says Solicitor-General of the Federation, Mrs Beatrice Jedi-Agba. Jedi-Agba who doubles as Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, gave the assurance at the send-forth ceremonyContinue Reading
By Ige Adekunle A 21-year-old man, Sodiq Abubakar, was arraigned on Wednesday before an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, for allegedly damaging a component of an excavator valued at N5 million. Abubakar, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of malicious damage and theft. The defendant, however,Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of Justice Oyewole Kayode as Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio read Tinubu’s letter at plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Section 231 (2) of the 1999Continue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Gombe State, has recorded 96 complaints on fathers who abandoned their children in the state in 2025. The spokesman of the commission, Mr Ali Alola-Alfinti, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe. Alola-Alfinti saidContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has scheduled March 25, for a ruling on the EFCC’s application for final forfeiture of 13 million dollars linked to Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, owned by Aisha Achimugu. This follows arguments adopted on Monday by EFCCContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba Mr Abdulkarim Kabiru-Maude, SAN, Kano State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, has taken over the prosecution of the alleged gruesome murder of a housewife and her six children at Dorayi Chiranchi Quarters Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kano State was on Jan. 17,Continue Reading
A 60-year-old man named Sanusi Ayodele was arraigned at Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Monday for alleged conspiracy, shop breaking, and stealing. The incident occurred on Jan. 7, at around 10:00 a.m. at Ogunpa market, where he and unidentified others reportedly broke into Mrs Omotayo Adeneye’s shop and stoleContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The family of slain lawyer, Mediatrix Chigbo, and the Global Association of Female Attorneys (GAFA) have called for a thorough investigation into her murder. The appeal was made during a Night of Tribute organised in Chigbo’s honour by GAFA in Abuja. Ms Maureen Chigbo, the deceased’s youngerContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele Mr Afam Okeke, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Abuja (Unity Bar), has urged lawyers to defend judicial independence to restore public confidence in the judiciary. Okeke made the call at the 22nd Anniversary of Fawehinmiism, hosted by the Ikeja branch of the associationContinue Reading
