Senior immigration officer, others arraigned for drug trafficking
A senior immigration officer, Akomolafe Gbenga Michael, serving at Murtala Muhammad International Airport, has been arraigned in court before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos on…
UK court dismisses P&ID appeal, upholds £43m award in favour of Nigeria
A Court of Appeal in the United Kingdom has dismissed the appeal of Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) on a previous judgment halting the enforcement of its $11 billion award…
‘Proxy system’ gone! APC hails S’court judgement on financial autonomy for LGAs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the federal government following the verdict by the Supreme court on Thursday. The highest court in the land had delivered a landmark judgement…
It’s a boost for democracy – LP Reps leader hail S’Court verdict on LG autonomy
Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, Leader of the Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives, has hailed the landmark Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to all 774 Local Governments…
FG gets tough against illegal mining, as court remands Chinese nationals in prison
The Federal Government's efforts to combat illegal mining received a significant boost yesterday with the arraignment of several Chinese nationals for illegal mining activities in Lokpaukwu community, Umuchieze, within Umunneochi…
‘Hold your local leaders to account’ – Tinubu welcomes S’Court judgement affirming LG financial autonomy
President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the…
Pay local councils monthly allocation directly, Supreme Court orders FG
The supreme court has ruled that the federal government should henceforth pay allocations directly to local government councils from the federation account. Delivering judgment in the suit on Thursday, a…
₦33bn: EFCC to arraign ex-Power Minister Saleh Mamman for money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will on Thursday, July 11, arraign a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, before Justice J. K. Omotosho for alleged N33 billion money…
Court orders Buhari’s ex-minister to account for ₦729bn paid to poor Nigerians
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadia Umar-Farouk, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million…
Wike’s wife Eberechi, others make final Appeal Court judges’ list
Eberechi Suzette Wike, wife of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and 21 others have made it to the final list of the Court of Appeal judges.…