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FG drags 36 states to supreme court, demanding financial autonomy of 774 local governments in the country Supreme Court gives judgment in favour of FG, directs that Federal Allocation should ...

FG drags 36 state Govs to supreme court over LG autonomy Divergent reactions trail litigation as Govs kick, say FG has no locus standi in the matter Mala Buni differs, ...

Flood menace kills 1, renders many homeless in Alor-Uno community Community writes Enugu state govt, contractor, threatens legal action Many residents relocate to other neighbouring communities Those living in Alor-Uno ...

Court of Appeal in Benin removes Lamidi Apapa as Labour Party National Chairman Appeal court in Imo state gives contrary ruling, sacking Julius Abure as National Chairman, Labour Party Daniel ...

Call him an enigma, a trailblazer, or a great achiever, you may not be entirely wrong. Sir Barrister Geoffrey Asadu is a lawyer with a difference. Ignoring his physical challenges ...

  Immunity is one of the constitutional privileges the President enjoys in Nigeria. Section 308 of the Nigerian constitution confers immunity from criminal prosecution on the President. Immunity is protection ...

The old naira note and the introduction of the new naira have been a major issue raising concerns for policymakers and citizens of Nigeria. Nigerians had been complaining about the ...

Since the return of democracy in 1999, the Nigerian political space has witnessed a series of judgments delivered by election tribunals invalidating election results conducted by the electoral umpire, the ...

It was on the 23rd of September, 2022, that the police arrested Tamunoala Alatoru, over a case of negligence at the residence of Patience Jonathan, the wife of Former President ...

Since February 14, students have endured the longest industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Classroom activities have been put on hold owing to the Federal Government’s ...

Death is not strange. Those living in Northeast where terrorists kill hundreds, abduct for ransom everyday still have value for lives. They have watched the numerous killing of women and ...

The Traditional Ruler of Nguru Nsukka autonomous community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, Chief Linus Obayi, and a group of people in his community have taken the ...

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit that sought the arrest, probe and prosecution of the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor and other leaders ...

A federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has granted an interim mareva injunction directing commercial banks to block Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited accounts for alleged oil theft. ...

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) has hailed the sentencing of the owner of Victoria East Park Hotel and Suite, Igbogbo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged the Supreme Court to reverse the December 16, 2020 judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which voided the conviction and ...

Suwaiba Shuaibu, 18, has been remanded in prison by a magistrate court sitting in Kano for allegedly stabbing her husband’s 17-year-old fiancée, Aisha Kabir, to death. The suspect was arrested ...

Exclusive  reports obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, disclosed that the United States government asked the federal trial court in Virginia to impose a stiff sentence on Obiwanne Okeke, aka Invictus Obi, ...

The Federal High Court has abolished the charging of fees on monetary claims and default fees, this is in line with the fundamental rights enforcement procedure rules. A statement conveying ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking an order to restrain Mr. Mohammed Adamu from parading himself as the Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Justice Ahmed Mohammed gave ...