By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,495 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,500 per dollar on Monday. But the Naira depreciated to N1,464.5 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the exchange rate for the naira rose to […]

An Edo State-based Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Solicitor and Notary Public, Olayiwola Afolabi, SAN, has appealed to the Edo State Government to provide official vehicles for Magistrates and Presidents of Area Customary Courts in the state to enhance effective justice delivery.

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, slated November 24, to hear the six-count cybercrime charge the Federal Government preferred against the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Trial Justice Mohammed Umar gave fresh date after the case was stalled by the protest that disrupted court activities on Monday. FG, in […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, deferred the trial of the detained commander of the Ansaru terrorist sect, Mahmud Usman, till November 19. Ansaru, a breakaway faction of the Boko Haram terrorist group, was linked to several high-profile attacks and kidnappings across the country. Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a, […]

A strong wave of political support is building around Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi Gumbi (AA Gumbi) as a coalition of 11 youth and students’ associations in Sokoto State has formally endorsed him for the 2027 governorship election under the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).