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Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, on Tuesday, filed amended charges against senior lawyer Mike Ozekhome, hours after withdrawing the initial charge which alleged forgery, impersonation and other offences connected with an ownership battle over a controversial London property. Working for and on behalf of the AGF, the Director […]
Continue ReadingA United States district court in California has sentenced Paulinus Iheanacho Okoronkwo, a former General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), to 87 months (seven years and three months) in federal prison for receiving a $2.1 million bribe linked to oil drilling rights in Nigeria. Okoronkwo, 58, a dual citizen of the United […]
Continue ReadingTunji Rilwan Disu has been decorated with his new rank as the acting Inspector-General of Police by President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The ceremony of pinning the new insignia on Disu’s uniform, which took place at 4:00pm at the President’s office, had in attendance the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Chief of […]
Continue ReadingThe elections, held over the weekend, Saturday, February 21, were interesting for the obvious reason that they were clearly the litmus test cases for the Electoral Act, 2026 which was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, February 18, 2026. The President had promised last week that we were “all going to […]
Continue ReadingThe government of President Bola Tinubu paid a ransom of about N10 billion and released two top Boko Haram commanders to secure the release of St. Mary’s pupils, AFP reported, citing sources familiar with the matter. More than 300 pupils and staff were kidnapped last November. The report published on Monday alleged that the Nigerian government […]
Continue ReadingSensational Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress, Simisola Bolatito Kosoko (née Ogunleye) known by her stage name, Simi, has faced renewed backlash online after an old tweet from 2012 resurfaced, appearing to sexualise a four-year-old boy. In the now-viral tweet on her X account @SympLySimi, dated March 14, 2012, the singer described a four-year-old boy named David as having […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has reportedly been replaced as Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police, with Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) Olatunji Rilwan Disu taking over the top position, a presidency source stated on Tuesday. The source confirmed the development, stating that an official announcement would be made shortly. “AIG Tunji Disu is the new […]
Continue ReadingPresident Bola Tinubu has sacked Kayode Egbetokun from office as the Nigeria’s Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Tinubu was said to have asked Egbetokun to step aside during a meeting they had at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Monday. “Yes. Egbetokun is gone,” one of the presidential aides said he was asked to comment on the […]
Continue ReadingThe vexed debate over the Senate’s refusal to guarantee “mandatory” and “real-time” electronic transmission of results in the electoral law ignores two fundamental problems. The first is Nigeria’s utterly weak state capacity; the second is the total lack of institutional independence. Even if the electoral act provides for mandatory and real-time transmission of election results, “mandatory” […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others over the alleged unlawful search of his Abuja residence. Filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, the suit is seeking a declaration that the search warrant used to […]
Continue ReadingOn 26 November 2012, I was the lead speaker at the annual Chief of Army Staff Conference in Asaba, Delta State. I spoke on ‘Terrorism and Inter-Agency Coordination in Nigeria’. While congratulating me later that night, one of the Generals ‘confessed’ that when some of them learnt about my invitation, they kicked against ‘a small […]
Continue ReadingChuma Okpala’s friends, political associates, and family members of Hon. have been thrown into deep mourning following his sudden passing. The councillor representing Amesi Ward in Aguta Local Government Area, Hon. Okpala was widely regarded as a dedicated grassroots politician committed to the development of his community. News of his death has sent shockwaves across […]
Continue ReadingMore than 7,000 languages are spoken around the world today and at least 3,000 of them, or 40 percent, are endangered. English is the most widely spoken language, with approximately 1.5 billion speakers in 186 countries. Two out of every 10 English speakers are native, while the remaining 80 percent speak English as their second, […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated a special legal team to challenge the results of Saturday’s election held across the Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory. As pronounced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won five of the six chairmanship seats in the council elections. APC […]
Continue ReadingRuling All Progressives Congress (APC) has obtained victory in five of the six chairmanship seats contested in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Area Council elections, while the Peoples Democratic Party won the remaining seat. Results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday showed that the APC won the Abuja Municipal Area Council, […]
Continue ReadingAs political alignments intensify ahead of the country’s next general elections, Nigerians on various social media platforms are being entertained with the activities of groups pushing for the endorsement of their aspirants. From Facebook to X, Instagram, and the latest addition from the founders of ARISE and THISDAY media group, Lekeelekee, the digital space has […]
Continue ReadingUnited States Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a stinging loss that sparked a furious attack on the court he helped shape. Trump said he was “absolutely ashamed” of some justices who ruled 6-3 against him, calling them “disloyal to our Constitution” and “lapdogs.” At one point he even raised […]
Continue ReadingA fresh legal controversy has erupted around the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, following a petition challenging the legality of his enrolment as a legal practitioner and the authenticity of his participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). According to a report by thenigerialawyer.com, a former First Vice President of […]
Continue Reading“I am writing as a concerned citizen to seek clarification and reassurance regarding information available to the political opposition leadership about a procurement of approximately 10 kilograms of Thallium Sulphate by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), reportedly from a supplier in Poland.. Given that thallium salts are highly toxic and tightly controlled […]
Continue ReadingNigerian actress, Sarah Martins lashed out at a delivery man who sent her a message to profess his love after delivering a package to her. The delivery man had been sent to deliver an item to the actress. After making the delivery, he then sent a message to Sarah, telling her that he is in […]
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