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The Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, has called on legal practitioners and judicial officers to uphold ethical values and integrity in the administration of justice. She warned that public trust in the legal profession and the judiciary would continue to weaken if those entrusted with dispensing justice compromised professional standards. Justice Dipeolu […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has presented two witnesses in the trial of Ifoma Immanuel, who is facing allegations of obtaining $1.5 million by false pretence and forgery. The witnesses, Babatunde Adebayo and Paul Olufemi, testified for the prosecution on Tuesday, June 23, and Wednesday, June 24, 2026, before Justice Mojisola Dada of the […]
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed claims that Monday’s incident in Mushin was caused by an Improvised Explosive Device. The police said investigations established that the occurrence was a mechanical explosion and not an attack involving explosives or terrorism. Commissioner of Police Tijani Fatai said forensic and technical examinations found no explosive materials, detonators, […]
A Lagos coroner’s inquest has recorded a major development in the case of Pelumi Onifade, the 20-year-old intern journalist arrested while covering the #EndSARS protests in Lagos in October 2020. The inquest confirmed that DNA samples submitted by Onifade’s mother matched an unidentified body deposited at a mortuary in Ikorodu shortly after he went missing. […]
The Oyo State Government has approved a further 24-hour extension of the curfew imposed on 10 local government areas located around the Old Oyo National Park. Governor Seyi Makinde authorised the extension, according to a statement released on Thursday by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Musibau Babatunde. The government had earlier announced a […]
Stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to work more closely with traditional rulers and religious leaders in efforts to promote peace, unity and social cohesion across Nigeria. The call was made on Thursday at the 2026 National Social Cohesion Dialogue organised by the Africa Polling Institute in Abuja. The event brought together policymakers, traditional […]
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed a bill into law that fundamentally altered the economic landscape of Nigeria. By granting presidential assent to four tax reform bills on that historic day, the administration effectively dismantled decades of fragmented, overlapping fiscal laws and replaced them with a consolidated, modern tax code. Developed […]
The High Court of Anambra State, Onitsha Judicial Division, has formally served a writ on Nollywood actor, lawyer and politician Kenneth Okonkwo, commanding him to appear before the court and submit all evidence and proofs he claims to possess against former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The development […]
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria has thrown its weight behind the Senate’s passage of the State Police Bill, describing the development as a landmark moment in the country’s constitutional history and security architecture. The Chairman of the Conference and Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Emomotimi Guwor, made […]
The Federal Government has officially completed the historic handover of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) in Enugu to the private concessionaire, Aero Alliance Limited, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. The formal transition, which included the signing and execution of the handover certificates, assets register, and other critical legal documentation, marks the commercial close […]
