A financial controversy involving the non-remittance of N138 million in check-off dues has erupted within the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) chapter, leading to a suspension by the national leadership and a lawsuit filed at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria. According...
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Prominent human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to prosecute politicians engaging in premature campaigns for the 2027 elections. Speaking on _Sunday Politics_ with host Seun Okinbaloye, Falana described these early campaigns as “unacceptable” and a violation...
In a shocking incident that has rattled the Tozunkanmeh Ajara-Ajamathen community in Badagry, Lagos State, a 28-year-old woman, Chidinma Simeon, was arraigned on Friday before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting off her neighbour’s lip during a dispute. The violent altercation, which occurred on September 10, 2025,...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently questioning the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, regarding financial dealings during his tenure. Kyari arrived at the EFCC headquarters in Abuja around 2:15 PM on Wednesday, according to Channels TV report. As...
In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced five Thai nationals to three years in prison for high-level cybercrime, with the option of a N1 million fine each, and ordered their deportation upon completion of their sentence or payment. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the verdict on...
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has firmly distanced itself from Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed leader recently convicted in Finland, emphasizing that he holds no affiliation with the group or its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement released on Monday, IPOB spokesperson Emma Powerful declared, “Simon Ekpa has never...
Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland has imposed a six-year prison sentence on Simon Ekpa, a prominent advocate for Biafran independence, for terrorism-related crimes. On Monday, the court unanimously convicted Ekpa of inciting terrorism and engaging in activities linked to a terrorist organization, according to Finnish news outlet Yle. The...
Federal Government of Nigeria has praised the Päijät-Häme District Court in Finland for its historic ruling on Monday, sentencing Simon Ekpa, a self-proclaimed pro-Biafra advocate, to six years in prison for terrorism-related charges. In a statement, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, described the verdict as a...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the Federal Government to immediately reverse the recent passport fee increase announced by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), labeling it as unjust and harmful to vulnerable citizens. In a statement released on Sunday, SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, condemned the...
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted Ruslan Obiang Nsue, son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, for the unauthorized sale of a national airline plane. According to Supreme Court press director Hilario Mitogo, the ruling on Tuesday mandates a six-year prison sentence unless Obiang Nsue compensates the state...
By OLA MODULE, Lagos- New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), through its legal counsel Ndubuisi Ukpai, has formally requested that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) suspend all elections until the party’s authentic logo is included on ballot papers and its leadership under Dr. Major Agbo is recognized. In a...
One of seven candidates vying for the Vice Chancellor position at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Prof. Chike Osegbue, has urged the National Industrial Court of Nigeria to void Prof. Kate Omenugha’s appointment as VC, deeming it unlawful. In a suit numbered NICN/ARJ/275/2025, Osegbue seeks to be declared the...
A septuagenarian, Sule Fabiyi, who resides in Osogbo, Osun State, has accused Abdulwahab Sani Shehu, a former staff of First Bank, of terminating a N10.5 million fixed deposit investment he once had with the bank and subsequently mismanaged the sum. According to report by Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ),...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have repatriated 51 more foreign nationals convicted and sentenced for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The commission in a post via its X handle on Thursday, said the repatriated foreign nationals include 50 Chinese...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Kaduna Branch, on Tuesday, led residents of six communities in Igabi Local Government Area in a peaceful protest against alleged illegal demolitions and persistent disobedience of court orders by the Nigerian Army. The protest, which took place at the Secretariat...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Department of State Services (DSS) has cautioned a Federal High Court in Abuja against granting bail to the five men being prosecuted over their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022 attack at St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State in view of their...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, August 18, 2025, arraigned one Umar Abdullahi before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja for fraud. Abdullahi, an Information and Communication Technology, ICT, consultant is being prosecuted...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, convicted and sentenced the duo of Yusuf Ramon and Ganiyu Ibrahim for internet fraud. The convicts are among the 93 suspected fraudsters arrested during a sting operation...
Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja issued an interim forfeiture order for N20 million allegedly misappropriated through fraudulent contracts at the National Steel Council (NSC). Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an ex-parte motion presented by Ogechi Ujam, counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, issued an interim order to freeze four Jaiz Bank accounts allegedly tied to the former Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, amid a high-stakes fraud investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order following an...