Operatives of the Nigeria Police fire tear gas into the air Thursday morning to disperse a handful of #EndBadGovernance protesters who attempted to gain entrance into Eagles Square to register their feelings about the state of the nation. The protesters…
Yahaya Bello: Case stalled as judge walks out of proceedings
On Wednesday, the N82 billion fraud case involving former Kogi State, Yahaya Bello was stalled after Justice Emeka Nwite walked out of the court over a verbal row between two senior advocates. Per a Daily Post report, two lawyers Abdulwahab…
Pakistan court acquits former PM Imran Khan, wife in unlawful marriage case
A court in Pakistan has acquitted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges of unlawful marriage, according to his party and lawyer. Khan and his wife Bushra Khan, also known as Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to seven…
Katy Perry to face family of disabled pensioner in court over ‘exhausting’ dispute
After a four-year-long legal battle, Katy Perry may still have to face the family of Carl Westcott, 84, in court. The Woman’s World singer has been at odds with the disabled pensioner since 2020 after purchasing his $15,000,000 mansion in…
I didn’t discuss release of Nnamdi Kanu with South-East Govs – Obasanjo
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with the South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on…
Worker docked for allegedly gambling with employer’s N900k in Lagos
A super market employee, Abiola Agbaje, on Tuesday pleaded guilty before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly gambling with his employer’s N900,000 without his consent. Agbaje, 23, whose address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of…
Sokoto emirate bill: Court halts removal of 2 district heads
As the proposed traditional institution law controversy rages in Sokoto State, the state’s High Court has issued an order restraining Governor Ahmed Aliyu from sacking two of the 15 District Heads his government had earlier removed from their seats. The…
Court slates July 5 to hear suit seeking to remove Ganduje as APC Chairman
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, deferred hearing a suit seeking to remove the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, from office until July 5. The court, presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo,…
Court orders Emefiele to forfeit $1.4m bribery proceeds
The Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji ordered the final forfeiture of the funds…
I’m optimistic Nnamdi Kanu will soon be released — Deputy Speaker, Kalu
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu confirmed on Tuesday that he has met with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, a couple of times at the Department of State Security…