Holding Charge practice must stop — Lawyers

Holding Charge practice must stop — Lawyers

By Innocent Anaba, Henry Ojelu & Onazure Dania Justice Niki Tobi, then of the  Supreme Court, captured the illegality of Holding Charge practice when he said: “The function of the prosecution is not to rush a charge to a magistrate court, a court which has no jurisdiction to try capital cases and play for time […]
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Marriage registry controversy: What the court actually said

Marriage registry controversy: What the court actually said

By Innocent Anaba The Federal High Court in Lagos has not barred the Federal Government-owned Marriage Registries of Ikoyi, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja from further contracting marriages under the Marriage Act, 2004. It has, however, perpetually restrained the Federal Government through the Minister of Interior from further contracting marriages under the Marriage […]

Road accident claims 7 in Osun

Road accident claims 7 in Osun

Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun Command, has confirmed the death of seven persons in a motor accident that occurred on Ilesa-Osu expressway on Wednesday. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Mr Paul Okpe, in a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, said that a bus carrying some passengers from Zamfara lost control […]

[EXPLAINER] Marriage registry controversy: What the court actually said

[EXPLAINER] Marriage registry controversy: What the court actually said

By Innocent Anaba The Federal High Court in Lagos has not barred the Federal Government-owned Marriage Registries of Ikoyi, Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory Abuja from further contracting marriages under the Marriage Act, 2004. It has, however, perpetually restrained the Federal Government through the Minister of Interior from further contracting marriages under the Marriage […]

Eze Bernard Enweremadu for burial tomorrow

Eze Bernard Enweremadu for burial tomorrow

The remains of the late paramount traditional ruler of Ngwa land, and Head of the Ngwa nation,  Bernard Enweremadu (Ezeukwu of Ngwaukwu), will be interred tomorrow, Friday, December 17, in his Ahiaba Autonomous Community, Isiala Ngwa North Local Government of Abia State.

Breaking: Fire outbreak at Balogun market, Lagos Island

Breaking: Fire outbreak at Balogun market, Lagos Island

By Joy Mazoje Marketers who came this morning with the hope of a promising day in anticipation of the festive season sales where heartbroken seeing their shops and goods worth millions of naira burnt to ashes. The cause of fire is unknown at the time of filing this report. Details later:

BREAKING: Goods worth millions of naira burnt to ashes as fire razes Balogun market

BREAKING: Goods worth millions of naira burnt to ashes as fire razes Balogun market

By Joy Mazoje Marketers at Balogun market, Lagos Island, who came in, Thursday morning, with the hope of a promising day in anticipation of the festive season sales were heartbroken seeing their shops and goods worth millions of naira burnt to ashes. The cause of the fire is unknown at the time of filing this […]

Tension as gunmen abduct another monarch in Imo

Tension as gunmen abduct another monarch in Imo

The spate of kidnapping of traditional rulers in Imo State has continued unabated as hoodlums have  again, kidnapped the traditional ruler of Umuezeala Ama Autonomous Community in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Eze Aloysius Igwe, Tuesday night.