The full list of presidential and national assembly candidates for the 2023 general election has been released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The commission said in a statement on Tuesday that it approved the final list of candidates “in accordance with section 32(1) of the Electoral Act 2022 and item 8 of the…
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu has dismissed the no-case submission filed by a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, who is being prosecuted by the EFCC on a 37-count amended charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering to the tune of N712, 008,…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) confiscated 1.8 tons (1,855 kg) of cocaine valued at about $278,250,000, or over N194,775,000,000 on the black market. This was due to a raid on a large warehouse in a private estate in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. This was disclosed in a press release issued by…
The Islamic Republic of Iran has dragged the United States before the United Nation’s highest court, Monday, over Washington’s confiscation of $2 billion assets from Iranian state bank accounts to compensate bombing victims. The International Court of Justice, ICJ. also known as the World Court, is the main judicial organ of the United Nation. Iran…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Monday told leaders of Nigeria’s organised private sector that his administration would totally liberalise the entire power sector value chain, including transmission, to ensure steady power supply if elected president next year. Obi also vowed to encourage the setting up of more local refineries…
The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has dismissed two major cases seeking to challenge the emergence of Colonel Agbu Kefas (rtd) as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State. Ruling on the separate cases filed by Professor Jerome Nyame and Mr Buba Mafindi respectively, Justice Simeon Amobeda posited that the…
The Law and Individual Rights Sub-committee of the Section on Legal Practice Chaired by Steve Adehi, SAN, FCIArb presents a Webinar. Theme: Digital Rights and Data Protection: The Roles and Opportunities for Lawyers. Date: Wednesday, September 21st, 2022 Time: 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM To participate in this webinar, please register using this link: https://bit.ly/3BNEbgp…
The Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, and his co-defendant, Victor Aduba, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping one, Sylvanus Hafia. The judgement was delivered by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo despite the two persons pleading not guilty to the four charges. Recall that evans was accused of conspiring…
The Vice Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, Ijebu Ode branch Moruff O. Balogun, Esq. has thrown heavy weight behind the statement made by the force PRO, CSP OLUMUYIWA ADEJOBI to the effect that the civilian have no right to respond/retaliate if policemen in uniform slap them. In a statement made available to our correspondent, MR….
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is not called the umpire for nothing. It has shown over the years that it can make or mar an electoral process. In other words, it holds the major key to the smooth conduct of any election. In its hands lies the success or failure of the 2023 general…