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Court Grants UNICAL Professor 250 Million Naira Bail

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Professor Cyril Ndifon, to the tune of N250 million in the sexual harassment and gratification case instituted against…

09/02/2024

Accommodation, Logistics Delay Swearing-In Of 11 New Supreme Court Justices

The inauguration of 11 newly appointed Supreme Court Justices is being delayed due to accommodation and logistical constraints, inside sources have revealed. Forty days after 11 justices were screened and confirmed by the Senate following their nomination for elevation to the Supreme Court…

09/02/2024

NLC, TUC Issue 14-Day Ultimatum To FG Over Non-Implementation Of Agreements

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government over the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement both parties reached after the removal of the petrol subsidy. In a statement signed by the…

08/02/2024

Lawyer Urged Me To Shun ICPC Invitation In UNICAL Dean’s Trial — Witness

An Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission’s witness on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that Sunny Anyanwu, lawyer of the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Prof Cyril Ndifon, called her…

08/02/2024

Court Orders FG To Fix Price Of Milk, Flour, Others Within Seven Days

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to fix the price of goods and petroleum products within seven days from today. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa granted the order sequel to an originating motion filed and argued by the…

07/02/2024

ECOWAS Must Sanction Senegal For Illegal Postponement Of Elections – Falana

Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN has urged the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to urgently organise an extra-ordinary session to discuss and respond to the deteriorating human rights and rule…

07/02/2024

Chief Justice Nominates Daughter-In-Law As FCT High Court Judge

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has reportedly nominated his daughter-in-law, Justice Victoria Oluwakemi, as a judge to the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. The nomination was revealed through documents obtained by Peoples Gazette and judiciary sources familiar with the…

07/02/2024

Nigeria Was On The Road To Economic Disaster Before May 29 – Edun

The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun believes the country is on the path to recovery, saying Nigeria was heading to economic disaster before President Bola Tinubu came to power in May. Edun disclosed this on Tuesday during his…

06/02/2024

King Charles III Diagnosed With Cancer – Buckingham Palace

King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said on Monday. “During The King’s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. Subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a…

05/02/2024

NBA Lagos & Ikeja Branches Issue Cease-&-Desist To Companies Appointing Non-Lawyers

The Lagos and Ikeja branches of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), have expressed their dismay about the decisions of some companies to appoint non-lawyers as their legal directors. The body said it had sent letters of cease and desist to six companies, notable…

05/02/2024

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