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The National Judicial Council (NJC) has dismissed four petitions filed against Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, regarding his rulings on political matters related to Rivers State. The allegations, which accused the judge of accepting bribes, including $1

FRSC to clamp down on ‘fake’ diplomatic number plates, warns NYCN, NANS, NAUS, others not authorised by any issuing agency The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has vowed to clamp down on fake and unauthorised diplomatic number plates as seen on some vehicles

Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court, Lagos, today, sentenced a man, Nnamani Sunday Sunny, to four years imprisonment, without fine option, for attempting to export 800 grams of Cannabis Sativa, also called Marijuana, to United Kingdom (UK). The convicted man,

Operatives of the Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos, have reportedly rejected an offer of N174m bribe from a 28-year-old suspected internet fraudster, Patrick Akpoguma, alleged to have been involved in various types of internet-related fraud, including romance scams, identity theft, cyber

The police in Enugu State have detained two suspects for alleged armed robbery and murder of Chief Stephen Aniagu, Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association (OMMATA), Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Sept. 14, at about 8:20p.m., armed

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced one Ismail Mustapha to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault his neighbour’s 11-year-old girl, (names withheld). Mustapha was docked on four-count charge bordering on defilement and sexual assault by

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. “They were both suspended for the period of one year

The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit challenging the establishment and prosecutorial powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other key anti-graft agencies, including the Independent Corruption Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC)and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has narrated how technology exposes the illicit drug transaction between an alleged drug baron, Alhaji Sulaimon Jimoh Olowoidiogede a.k.a. Temo, and his supposed allies in drugs business in Ghana, carried out their activities. This was