A Russian court has sentenced a British mercenary to 19 years in prison for fighting for Ukraine and committing a “terrorist act” in Kursk Region. In a statement on Wednesday, Russia’s Investigative Committee said that British citizen James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, “took direct Read more…
A charity foundation and rights group based in the United States,Tilova for Africa has said it will pay for services of lawyers who will defend the rights of native doctors arrested and detained by the Anambra State government. Martins Nwabueze, the Read more…
Rivers State governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has directed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) to immediately take over the administration of the 23 local government areas pending the conduct of fresh elections by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, arraigned former Abia State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, his son, Chinedum Orji and three others, Dr. Phillip Nto, Onwumene King Obioma, and Romanus K. Madu, before an Abia State High Court, Read more…
The political crisis in Rivers State took a fresh turn on Friday after the Supreme Court delivered judgment affirming Martin Amaewhule and 26 others as valid members of the State House of Assembly. The verdict of the Supreme Court in Read more…
A former acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Anamekwe Nwabuoku, on Wednesday, urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to grant him time to negotiate an out-of-court settlement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged N1.96bn fraud. Nwabuoku Read more…
By Uzo Ugwunze The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Idemili Branch has sensitized their members on the latest Review of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Rules for Legal Practitioners to foster transparency and accountability. Speaking over Read more…
.. Wants Soludo To Assure National Judiciary on Improved Security By Uzo Ugwunze The Committee of Chairmen, Nigerian Bar Association, Anambra State has made an urgent call for the Resumption of Sittings at the Court of Appeal, Awka Division which Read more…
The Rivers State Caucus in the National Assembly has reminded the Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule and 26 other members of the State House of Assembly that they have lost their seats after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to Read more…
The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the reinstatement of the sacked Clerk of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Barr Olalekan Onafeko. The order follows an ex parte application to the Court made by Onafeko through his Read more…
The legal representatives of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have categorically denied his involvement in the ownership of properties recently forfeited by a Federal High Court in Lagos. A statement signed by Olawale Fapohunda, Esq., on Read more…
Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, that he was prepared to surrender all his property as part of a plea bargain agreement should the court consider Read more…