Thursday, 21 November, 2024

Category: Judiciary


Indications emerged during the week that the National Judicial Council (NJC) headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun is set to hold a crucial meeting anytime soon to consider, among others, reports of its several committees Read more…


A coalition of 51 anti-corruption groups has formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking the immediate arrest and prosecution of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Read more…


Three major oil marketers in the country, yesterday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop what they described as plot by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE, to monopolise the energy sector of the economy. The marketers, including Read more…


PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has directed that all the minors arrested and facing prosecution in court over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance protest should immediately be released without prejudice to the law. President Tinubu also directed the Minister of Humanitarian Read more…


A court in Russia’s far-eastern city of Vladivostok on Friday convicted a former U.S. Consulate worker charged with cooperating with a foreign state and sentenced him to four years and 10 months in prison. Robert Shonov, a Russian citizen and Read more…


The Department of State Services, DSS, on Friday, prevented Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from his legal team. This was disclosed by Kanu’s Lead Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor via a post on X. Ejimakor disclosed that Read more…


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Coalition, an NGO affiliated with the party, has called on the judiciary to maintain impartiality in the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State. This follows the recent judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, Read more…


International Director of Holiness Revival Movement Worldwide (HOREMOW), Pastor Paul Rika has dared former Defence Minister, Theophius Danjuma to go to Court over a threat by the former minister to sue him for alleged defamation contained in his book, ‘God’s Message Read more…


Justice Sylvanus Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama in Abuja on Thursday adjourned till November 15 to continue the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Sirika, his daughter Fatima Sirika, his son-in-law Jalal Hamma and Read more…


As reactions continue to trail the judgment of a Federal High Court, Abuja, ordering the stoppage of the release of federal monthly allocations to Rivers State, the National Democratic and Change Coalition (NDCC) has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to Read more…


Police Inspector, Ozonwanji Joseph, implicated in the murder of Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba has been dismissed from Nigeria Police Force. DAILY POST recalls that the cop shot the popular musician, Igbo-Jah dead last Friday, drawing outrage. In a update Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State based political scientist and a social commentator, Comrade Elvis Okolie has described the Anambra State Local Government Administration Bill recently signed into law by Gov Charles Soludo as a deliberate attempt to twist the Supreme Read more…