A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Iyaganku, Oyo State, on Monday ordered a 20-year-old bricklayer, Sodiq Raifu, who allegedly raped a…
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Nigeria: Edo 2020 – Let the Courts Decide!
If there are two things which can be confidently predicted about the upcoming Governorship election in Edo State, is firstly,…
Read MoreLiberia: Matters Arising From the Liberia National Bar Association’s Expulsion of Cllr. Nwabudike
The LNBA’s investigation started in the media with a press conference long before Cllr. Nwabudike was notified of an attempt…
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Nigeria: ‘Suspended NSITF Executives Awarded N20 Million Each to Selves’
Indications, weekend emerged that the suspended Managing Director and three Executive Directors of Nigeria Social Insurance Trustfund, NSITF, allegedly awarded…
Read MoreNigeria: Wadume – Court Martial Lacks Power to Try Soldiers, Falana Tells Malami
Human rights lawyers, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has faulted the claim by the Attorney General of Federation and Minister of…
Read MoreNigeria: House Investigates 24 Banks, 14 Oil Companies Over U.S.$30 Billion Revenue Leakages
The House of Representatives will today commence investigative hearing on 24 commercial and non-commercial banks as well as 14 international…
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Nigerians Call for Stiffer Punishment As Reported Rape Cases Increase
For the Bellos, life will certainly never remain the same again and every Monday will always strike a sad chord…
Read MoreNigeria: Law School Paid Worker N36 Million Dressing Allowance, N32 Million to Cleaner – Audit Report
The Office of Auditor-General of the Federation has uncovered financial infractions in the records of the Nigerian Law School. The…
Read MoreNigeria: Again, Malami Denies Shielding Alleged Killer-Soldiers From Prosecution
Abuja — Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr. Malam Abubakar Malami, yesterday denied allegations that he…
Read MoreLiberia: Lnba’s Expulsion of Cllr. Nwabudike
Matters Arising The spuriousness in the argument proffered by the LNBA is so glaring and its inherent politics so unambiguously…
Read MoreNigeria: Interpol Removes Adoke’s Name From Wanted Persons’ List
International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has removed the name of a former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of…
Read MoreNigeria: Afe Babalola Recommends Castration of Rapists
Ado-Ekiti — A legal luminary and the Founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), has…
Read MoreNigeria: U.S.$1 Billion Fraud – EFCC Arraigns Malabu Oil, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, six other firms and an Abuja-based…
Read MoreNigeria: Over 3,000 Nigerians Deported From U.S. in 15 Years for Crime
With a streak of stepped-up enforcement policy on immigration reduction for 15 years, the United States has deported about 3,019…
Read MoreNigeria: On Black Market Injunctions
FLASHBACK, SEPTEMBER 2002: I have not confirmed this report but we know that in Nigeria today anything is possible. The…
Read MoreNigeria: Outrage As Statues Allegedly Looted From Nigeria Sold in Paris
A pair of Nigerian Igbo statues that were allegedly looted during Nigeria’s Biafra War in the 1960s were sold in…
Read MoreNigeria: Lagos CJ Frees 18 Inmates of Kirikiri Medium Correctional Centre
As part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Chief Judge of Lagos, Kazeem Alogba, on Tuesday, granted…
Read MoreNigeria: Cyber Criminals – Confronting the Few Who Dent Many
In recent times, there has been an alarming increase in the number of reported cases of Nigerians alleged to have…
Read MoreNigeria: 6-Year-Old Girl Raped to Death in Kaduna Mosque
A six-year-old girl has been raped to death in a mosque by yet-to-be identified persons in Kaduna. This came at…
Read MoreNigeria: The Rape Story – Interrogating the Root
Rape is a multifaceted issue. It is impossible to do justice to it in one sitting. One can talk about…
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