Forced Abortion Saga: US Lawmakers Ask Biden To Revoke Helicopter Sale To Nigeria
On the heels of allegations of a forced abortions against Nigerian authorities, two lawmakers have called on the United States to rescind a nearly $1 billion helicopter sale to Nigeria over renewed concerns on human rights. Congress had delayed the…
Confusion As CBN, Banks Disagree Over Collection Of N500, N1,000 Notes
There was confusion on Friday over the state of N500 and N1000 notes between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Deposit Money Banks (DMB) as shortly after information filtered in that the CBN has issued directives for banks to…
US Begins Visa Ban On Persons Undermining Democracy in Nigeria
In what has been described as full implementation of its threat to deny persons undermining democracy in Nigeria visas to the United States (US), the US government has reportedly made some Nigerian Judges the first set of victims after their…
2023: Supreme Court Ends Ex-Minister’s Governorship Ambition, Affirms Emenike Abia APC Candidate
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed Ikechi Emenike as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Abia State after Uche Ogah, a former minister of state for Mines and Steel Development, challenged the judgment of the Court of…
Why Nobody Will Get Buhari’s 1.9m Kano Votes Of 2015 – Datti Baba-Ahmed
The vice-presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said the over 1.9 million votes President Muhammadu Buhari got in Kano State during the 2015 presidential election will not be won by any one candidate in the forthcoming election….
Court Bars PDP From Suspending, Expelling Governor Wike
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to take any action aimed at suspending or expelling Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike from the party. The order was made upon an…
Court Stops CBN From Extending Naira Swap Beyond February 10 Deadline
Justice Eneojo Eneche of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), President Muhammadu Buhari and 27 commercial banks from suspending or interfering with the currency redesign terminal date of February 10, or…
Frederick Leliman: Former Kenyan Policeman Sentenced To Death For Murder
A Kenyan former policeman was sentenced to death on Friday for the murder of a human rights lawyer, his client and a taxi driver. Frederick Leliman and three others were convicted of carrying out the murders in 2016, in one…
NBA Condemns Killing Of Judicial Officer In Imo
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Saturday condemned the killing of the Chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nnaemeka Ugboma. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, NBA, Akorede Habeeb…
Unknown Gunmen Invade Court Premises, Shoot Sitting Judge Dead
It was a black Thursday as unknown gunmen invaded a court premises while the court was in session and shot dead Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in Oguta local government area of Imo State. According to eyewitnesses,…
Court Okays Kanu’s Request to Apply for Access to Doctors, medical Records
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has granted an application by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to apply for an order of mandamus compelling the Department of State Service (DSS) to…
