NDLEA seized baby food containing cocaine at Lagos airport, arrests suspects

11 Dec 2022

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, have intercepted parcels of cocaine concealed in different parts of a travel bag brought into Nigeria by a Brazil returnee, Nwadinobi Charles Uchemadu from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight. Uchemadu was arrested on […]

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SERAP gives Okowa, Wike and others 7days to account for N625BN derivation refunds

11 Dec 2022

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has urged the nine oil-producing states in Nigeria to provide and widely publish details of spending of the oil derivation refunds of N625 billion recently paid to them by the Federal Government, including details and locations of projects executed with the money. President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government recently paid […]

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Former Minneapolis police who knelt on George Floyd’s back, J Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison

11 Dec 2022

A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in Mr Floyd’s death. J Alexander Kueng pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in October. He was one of four officers involved in the arrest, filmed by […]

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Judge reveals how NDLEA concealed seized asset from jailed drug baron

11 Dec 2022

A judge of the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has revealed how the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) allegedly under-disclosed the assets seized from some jailed drug barons. But the NDLEA denied concealing any assets seized from the convicts. The judge, Okon Abang, sentenced the nine drug barons to 10 years in […]

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Court Orders Arrest Of Controversial Police Ex-AIG, Mbu Once More

09 Dec 2022

The Nigeria Police have been ordered by the Cross River State High Court to arrest and produce retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Joseph Mbu for prosecution.  According to VisioTalks, the court will issue such an order for the second time. The court had previously issued a warrant for his arrest on November 2, […]

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Ogun 2023: Court orders INEC to accept and publish candidates from the Labour Party

08 Dec 2022

An Abeokuta Federal High Court has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognize all Labour Party (LP) National Assembly candidates in Ogun State for the 2023 general elections. When INEC released its final list of candidates, the names of all LP candidates in Ogun were missing.  Following the omission, the party took INEC […]

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Three lawyers have been charged with impersonating the CBN and Unity Bank in a N52 million judgment debt

08 Dec 2022

The Federal Government has charged three Abuja-based legal practitioners with four counts of criminal charges bordering on false information with the intent to mislead the Court into entering a N52m consent judgment in their favor before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) informed the court […]

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Ofili-Ajumogobia Reappointed as Judge Following Dismissal of Alleged Fraud Case 

07 Dec 2022

The National Judicial Council has reinstated Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a Federal High Court Judge (NJC). The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, announced this in a circular dated Monday, December 5, 2023.  In a circular sent to all Federal High Court judges, Justice Tsoho stated that Ofili-Ajumogobia reinstatement is effective […]

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Confusion in Ebonyi as court voids PDP primaries

07 Dec 2022

A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has voided the primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi State, just a few months before the general election. Recall that the Party, PDP, in its first primary election conducted in May 28th and 29th 2022, elected Mr. Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii as its gubernatorial candidate […]

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