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By Osaro Christopher In a statement released by the Deputy Director of Information of the NJC, Kemi Babalola, on Wednesday April 30, 2025, the National Judicial Council (NJC), under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat M.O.

Mr. Chikaosolu Ojukwu (SAN), counsel to Mrs. Aisha Achimugu, Chief Executive Officer of Felak Concept Group, on Wednesday, said that the order for the release of Achimugu from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) within 24 hours was

By Ngozi Njoku A 46-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Ogiata, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged N14,100 million dollar car fraud. Ogiata, who resides at Festac area of Lagos, is being charged with stealing and obtaining under false

By Deborah Akpede The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested eight suspects involved in several cult-related killings within the Yaba College of Technology and its environs. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin who confirmed this in a statement

A Kano Sharia Court on Wednesday ordered that a motorpark boy, Abdullahi Bala, who pleaded guilty to assaulting his colleague, should be remanded in a correction centre. The Judge, Malam Umar Lawal, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until  May 15

A Federal High Court, Lagos has penalized Access Bank Plc for unlawfully freezing a customer’s account without a valid court order. Justice Ayokunle Faji, who presided over the case, found the bank’s action illegal and awarded damages against both Access Bank

Legal luminary Mike Ahamba, SAN One of Nigeria’s foremost legal luminaries, Chief Mike Ahamba, today told an Abia State High Court sitting at Isiala Ngwa that no state High Court in the country can entertain any case brought under the 2023 Electricity

By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has frowned over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage and the Consequential Adjustments by some state governors. Mr. Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this at the 6th National Gender Conference organized by

Justice Nwosu-Iheme of a FCT High Court Wuse Zone 2 in Abuja on Monday sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging. Nwachukwu was found guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the

A businessman, Arokodare Damil Ebenezer, was today convicted and sentenced to a total of seven years imprisonment for trafficking in 32.24 of loud, a special species of cannabis Sativa, popularly called marijuana. Ebenezer the owner of Damillionz Takeout, located at Lekki, Lagos,