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Court Dismisses el-Rufai’s N120m Rights Suit Against DSS, EFCC, ICPC
A high court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed a N120 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, against the…
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EFCC Arraigns ALSCON, Director Zavyalov Dmitry For Money Laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday arraigned Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON, and its director, Zavyalov Dmitry, before Justice O. A. Egwuatu of the…
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Court strikes out FG’s Charges against Fake agency DG, Adeniyi Adeyemi
Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the eight-count criminal charge brought against the alleged fake Director General of the Presidential…
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NAFDAC Secures Conviction of Lagos Trader, Others Over illegal Importation, Distribution Of Fake Drugs
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos presided over by Justice Musa Kakaki convicted and sentence a Lagos trader, Elwah Chigbogu and two companies, Profile & Well Pharmaceutical…
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Akwa Ibom Judiciary Generated N437m For 2025/2026 Legal Year – Chief Judge
The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Justice Ekaete Fabian Obot, said the judiciary has generated a total of N437,451,035.35 in the 2025/2026 legal year as revenue, exceeding…
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Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya Wins NBA Presidential Race, Becomes Second Female President
Sunday July 19, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has elected Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as its next president after she polled the most…
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Appeal Court reinstates INEC’s 2027 election timetable
Thursday July 16, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Court of Appeal in Abuja has restored the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) timetable and schedule of activities for the 2027 general elections,…
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Appeal Court Affirms Judgment Barring INEC From Recognising ADC State Congresses
Monday July 13, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The court of appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising or participating in any state…
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Motorcyclist Gets Life Jail For Raping Nursing Mother In Akwa Ibom
Wednesday July 8, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng An Akwa Ibom State High court sitting in Uyo, on Tuesday, sentenced one Micheal Effiong Japhet, a commercial motorcycle rider to life imprisonment for…
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ECOWAS Court Orders FG, Police To Pay Compensation For Violating Ogechi Njaka’s Rights, Withdraw Publication
Sunday June 28, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Court) has delivered a landmark judgment against the Federal Republic…
