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Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has denied the allegation that he filed a lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prevent his arrest and prosecution at the completion of his tenure, for alleged misappropriation of state funds. In a

* Operational pressure leads to escape of ‘kidnapped’ university lecturer * Command debunks alleged kidnap of FRSC officer, safety concerns on Enugu/Opi/Nsukka road Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to Unity Division yesterday (Monday October 28) foiled a suspected

The government of Lagos State and critical stakeholders have expressed their commitment to, and support for, the Lagos State Geographic Information Service (LAGIS) Bill, which aims to support development programmes and provide a computerised and harmonised central database for all land

CJN reiterates zero tolerance for conflicting court orders Scores of lawyers under the aegis of Ekiti Lawyers Vanguard for Transparency (ELVT) have petitioned the Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, against Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal

Justice Friday Ogazi of a Lagos Federal High Court, has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a freight agent, Oladele Toyin Olowokudejo, against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for lacking in merit. Oladele had instituted the suit

Honourable Alex Ikwechegh, member representing Aba North/Aba South in the House of Representatives,has publicly expressed regret and extended an apology following a widely circulated video showing him in an altercation with an Uber driver at his residence. The video, which surfaced

The Police Command in Enugu State says it has concluded the orderly room trial of.Insp. Joseph Ozonwanji, implicated in the murder of a musician, Chikezie Nwamba, popularly called “Igbo-Jah”. The command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued

Meanwhile, following the CJN’s directive,  the National Judicial Council (NJC) has set up a panel to investigate the judges of the federal and State high courts involved in conflicting rulings in political cases in Rivers State. Members of the panel yesterday

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command announced that it received a formal report at the Maitama Divisional Headquarters concerning an altercation involving a Bolt driver, Stephen Abuwatseya, and Alexander Ikwechegh, a federal representative of Aba North and South constituency in Abia

A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a final order for the forfeiture of Sunflower Hotel Ltd., a multi-million naira property in Kaduna State, linked to Prof. Vincent Tenebe, former Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN),