Nigeria’s Appeal Court has 39,526 pending cases ―Justice Dongban-Mensen, President

President of Nigeria’s Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensen, has said that the appellate court has 39,526 pending cases. Justice Dongben-Mensen made this known during a ceremony to usher in the 2023/2024 new legal year. She said the appeal court received a total of 7,295 appeals and 3,665 motions in the 2022/2023 legal year. “During […]

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How Nigeria’s courts became ‘the lost hope of the common man’, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

When Ogbonnaya Ukeje died in Lagos two days after Christmas Day in 1981, Bode Rhodes-Vivour was a 30-year-old lawyer making his way up the rungs of public service in the Ministry of Justice in Lagos State. Mr. Rhodes-Vivour had been called to the Nigerian Bar a mere six years earlier, in 1975. In 1989, when […]

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Doctor accused of having sex with 90 women at his GP surgery apologises to former patients and lovers

A British doctor accused of having sex with 90 women at his GP surgery has apologised to his former lovers and patients. The Cambridge doctor, Dr. Tom Plimmer is accused of inviting women to the surgery in Swindon, Wiltshire, for sex during working hours. He told the tribunal that he felt ‘ashamed’ at having destroyed […]

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Overhead bridge collapses in Enugu, trucks trapped (Videos)

An overhead bridge at the New Artisan Market axis in the Enugu State Capital collapsed on Monday morning, September 25. A fully loaded truck and an unidentified lorry were on the bridge when it suddenly collapsed. Videos shared online show the extent of the damage done. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Works in […]

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Election Tribunal dismisses PDP, LP’s petition against Sanwo-Olu, APC

Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal for Lagos State, on Monday, dismissed the petitions brought by Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and the Labour Party (LP), and Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the March 18 governorship election. Jandor had contested the results of the March 18 […]

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Buhari versus Dangiwa Umar, By Akin Osuntokun

“There has not been a single area that had not been touched by the Buhari government. We have seen massive positive changes in the last eight years..Bullies who attacked governments and ‘something dropped’ will continue to antagonize Buhari borne of anger from lost opportunities. A certain Buhari “critic” who served a military governor in one […]

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Is this still a candlelight procession? Was she actually mourning Mohbad? ―Police spokesman, ACP Adejobi reacts to lady baring boobs (Video, photo)

Force Headquarters Police spokesperson (PPRO), ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, reacts to a video of a lady exposing her bra during last Thursday’s candlelight procession for late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba known as Mohbad. The young lady raised her white shirt up and flashed her bra, exposing some of her breasts while marching with others during the procession. […]

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The Supreme Court on Trial, By Chidi Amuta

The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has since reaffirmed the declaration of Mr. Bola Tinubu as our duly elected president. In response, the two major contenders Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar of the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party respectively have scaled up their legal objections to the Supreme Court. It is more like a slovenly […]

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Singer Tems reacts as people speculate she is pregnant (Photo)

Nigerian star singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has reacted amid pregnancy speculations by the people. The singer went viral after she was filmed in London with a slightly rounded belly. Taking to her X (Twitter) handle, she appeared to respond to the rumours, as she shared a photo of her face with the […]

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Atiku’s aide releases list of Tinubu administration’s ’10 big lies’ in 119 days

In a statement in Abuja, Nigeria, the former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, yesterday, unveiled what he described as the 10 big lies that had so far characterised the President Bola Tinubu administration. Shaibu stated that the “repeated lies” were evidence that Tinubu’s only plan was to use propaganda […]

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Young commercial tricycle rider who returned missing N15m to owner offered 4 women to marry

The Matchmaking Marriage Association (MMA) in Kano Nigeria, also known as Mai Dalilin Aure, has offered four women to the 22-year-old Keke rider who returned N15 million to the owner who forgot the money in his tricycle. Auwalu Salisu found N15m, including some CFA currency in his tricycle and returned it to the owner who […]

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Sheffield United’s longest serving player, Maddy Cusack dies at 27

Sheffield United footballer, Maddy Cusack has died at the age of 27, the club has revealed. Cusack, named vice-captain last month, had just started her sixth season with the Blades in the Women’s Championship and was the longest-serving player in their current squad. A statement on the club’s official website reads: ‘Sheffield United Football Club […]

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Constitutional role for traditional rulers, a necessity ―Fagbemi, AGF

Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has reiterated the need to create a constitutional role for traditional rulers in the country. Fagbemi stated this while speaking at the turning-of-the-sod ceremony of the Bar building project of the Ibadan branch of the Nigerian Bar Association on Friday in Ibadan. He said this […]

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Senior US Judge delays release of Tinubu’s Chicago State University records

Judge Nancy Maldonado of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has placed an immediate stay on the release of President Bola Tinubu’s university records after he pleaded severe and irreparable consequences to his life. Mr. Tinubu, through his lawyers, begged Ms. Maldonado, a district judge, that the September 19 order […]

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Tinubu files motion for emergency review of order asking Chicago State University to release records

President Bola Tinubu has filed an emergency application seeking a review of the judgement that ordered the release of his academic records by Chicago State University (CSU) to Atiku Abubakar. Judge Jeffrey Gilbert of the United States District Court had on September 19 ordered Chicago State University to release with deposition Mr. Tinubu’s records to […]

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Hilda Baci gets a Range Rover Velar SUV for her birthday (Photos)

Popular Nigerian chef and Guinness World Record (GWR) holder, Hilda Baci on Wednesday, September 20, turned 28 years old and she got a brand new Range Rover Velar SUV reportedly from celebrity Influencer, Reginald Kelechi Amarachi. She also received countless gifts from fans and friends for her birthday. A video of her receiving the automobile […]

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