Lawyer in trouble for testing Supreme Court’s finality, gets ban, N50m fine
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The extent to which legal practitioners can stretch the provisions of Order 20 Rule 4 of the Supreme Court Rules 2024 became a matter of public discourse recently. This was after the apex court unleashed the sledgehammer against a lawyer it ordered to personally pay a cost of N50 million for bringing […]
Demolition of waterfront properties in Lagos illegal — Falana
HUMAN rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, tasked the Lagos State government to halt the demolition of waterfront properties, saying such demolition was illegal.
Police arrest 3 over mob killing of robbery suspect in Calabar
By Ike Uchechukwu The Cross River State Police Command has arrested three individuals in connection with the mob killing of a suspected robber in Calabar. The suspects were apprehended by the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit, the Dragon Squad, led by CSP Chukwuma Ogini, and are currently in custody at the command headquarters in Diamond Hill as […]
Again, bandits abduct 6 Kajuru residents
Barely hours after the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), held prayers for the safe return of 177 worshippers abducted in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State, suspected bandits struck again, kidnapping six residents of Unguwar Barkono, Mararaban Kajuru, Kufana Ward.
Police intercept truck load of 40 bags of explosives in Oyo
The Oyo State Police Command has intercepted a truck conveying materials suspected to be explosives in the Sango area of Ibadan, the state capital.
Economy: Nigerians now use stove thread, ‘pure’ water sachet to design clothes
One would wonder what has come over some individuals, when you see their great innovations all for the sake of cutting costs.
