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Senator Dino Melaye, Member of 8th Nigeria National Assembly, representing Kogi West Senatorial district,  has won a six-year-long legal battle against the federal government and the Inspector General of Police (IGP). Melaye was acquitted in the 12th and final case levelled against

Hundreds of leaders, women and youths of Ezinano community in Awka South Local Government Area Anambra State (Sunday, October 6) escaped what would have passed for mass killings in the state following a siege on their community land by heavily armed men

The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, seeking to rescind the judgment of a lower court, which convicted him of rape.

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has vowed to  make every necessary sacrifice to ensure a successful conduct of tomorrow’s (Saturday, October 5’s) council election in the State. The Governor Fubara told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Friday (today, October 4) that the

The Rivers State Police Command has announced that it will boycott the State’s local government election scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, October 5, saying the action is in compliance with an order from the Federal High Court. SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s spokesperson,

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr Jibrin Okutepa, has criticised the Federal High Court’s order halting the local government election in Rivers, scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, October 5. The court had, on Sept. 30, barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)

President says Israel has right to hit back and that G7 leaders agreed to sanction Iran over missile attack; cabinet said holding off on response pending coordination with Washington. By Jacob Magid, ToI Staff and Agencies US President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he opposes