Amid the defamation saga between Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola, the activist’s book ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’ has been listed as a bestseller on Amazon. Daily Sun reports that Farotimi is currently in detention after his arrest following Read more…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has has condemned the arrest of a civil rights activist, Dele Farotimi, describing it as a reminder of “the dark days of military dictatorship.” Farotimi was arrested on Monday over his book titled, ‘Nigeria and Read more…
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, Wednesday, remanded a lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in prison over alleged defamation of Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University Ado Ekiti (ABUAD). Read more…
President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of Read more…
Reactions have continued to trail the arrest of the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, with some South-East indigenes calling for his sentencing in Finland. On Thursday last week, the Finnish authorities arrested Ekpa alongside four others and they Read more…
A prosecution witness, John Adetola, on Thursday told a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja that he received and handed over $400,000 to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele while he was his Read more…
Justice Maryann Anenih of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has fixed December 10 for ruling in the bail applications by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and two others. The Judge fixed the date after taking Read more…
Pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, who was arrested in Finland for alleged terrorism-related activities, is scheduled to face charges in May 2025 potentially, according to Finnish authorities. A Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s National Bureau of Investigation, Mikko Laaksonen, confirmed to Read more…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) is thrilled to announce that the Supreme Court has resolved the leadership tussle in APGA and has affirmed the leadership of Barr. Sly Ezeokenwa. The Supreme Court, in its ruling, awarded costs of N20 Read more…
In a move to bolster oversight within Nigeria’s public service, President Bola Tinubu has nominated three new members to the board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The nominations were formally communicated in a letter to the Senate President, Read more…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has finally detained ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. Bello was detained after he presented himself at the headquarters of the EFCC in Abuja on Tuesday. The former governor’s detention was disclosed by EFCC’s Read more…
Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of 109 foreigners linked to activities threatening national security, high-level cybercrimes and hacking. They will remain in Kuje and Suleja correctional facilities till the next adjourned Read more…