By Alaba Olusola Oke A former Territory Manager with Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr Ntima Anya, has dragged the multinational beverage company, Guinness Nigeria Plc. before the National Industrial Court in Akure. Anya is seeking N100 million in damages over what he described as the wrongful, unlawful, and inhumane termination ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained Mr Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and others from protesting in some areas in Abuja, including the Aso Rock Villa, on Monday for the release of detained Nnamdi Kanu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Uchenna Ugwu The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Ebonyi Branch has recommended the introduction of Non-Custodial Sentencing for children in conflict with the law. Mrs Oluchukwu Ik-Odeh, the state’s Chairperson of FIDA, made the call on Friday, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has clarified that no inmate has been released under the recent Presidential Prerogative of Mercy exercise, noting that the process is still undergoing final administrative review. Fagbemi disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Mujidat Oyewole There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin on Thursday, when a woman, Mulikat Yusuf, slumped after her husband, Ishaq Abdulganiyu, insisted on divorcing her. Abdulganiyu told the court that he was no longer interested in the marriage. Earlier, Yusuf told the court that she wasContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) panel constituted by its president, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Nnamdi Kanu’s ailment complained about was not life-threatening. NAN reports that Justice James Omotosho had ordered the NMA to set up a panel to ascertain the actualContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie/Perpetua Onuegbu A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Mohammed Ndarani, on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to bar retired civil servants from contesting for any elective position for at least one year after their retirement. Ndarani, who made the call at a news conference in Abuja , saidContinue Reading
By Ugochi Ugo-joy Ndubuisi The FCT High Court, Life Camp, Abuja has adjourned the trial of a Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as “Odumodublvck” in a case of assault and battery, until Nov. 26. The claimant, a Nigerian musician, Levi Ogbogiri, popularly known as “Kraziecent” instituted a suit againstContinue Reading
By Peter Amine Stakeholders in the criminal justice system, with the support of the CLEEN Foundation, have developed a state-specific action plan for effective implementation of Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) in Benue. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the action plan was developed at a two-dayContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Nigerian organisations experienced 4,388 cyber-attacks per week in the first quarter of 2025, the Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has said. Fagbemi disclosed this at the Annual Cybercrimes Awareness Campaign and the second National Consultation on the Cybercrimes Legal Framework in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
