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Federal government said it successfully prosecuted 1,500 terrorism cases and secured 397 convictions in seven years. The attorney general of the federation (AGF) and minister of justice, Abubakar Malami during a ministerial scorecard of the Justice Sector from 2015 till ...

A member of Seventh Day Adventist Church has dragged the federal government before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, seeking an order to stop the conduct of the 2023 general election and examinations on Saturdays. The member, also an ...

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of monies and properties recovered from a former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The items include $899,900; N304, 490,160.95; and ...

Legislative business could not hold at the Ondo State House of Assembly on Tuesday as members of the state branch of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees staged a protest in front of the Assembly complex, Akure, over the ...

…As Candidates, Parliamentarians, Stakeholders, Ors Gather in Uyo,  For A Colloquium By Saviour Ekpe All is now set for agenda setting workshop on transparency for gas flare/vented volumes, Penalty payment, greenhouse gas emission and action to meet Nigeria’s Intended Nationally ...

There is rising optimism for the realisation of local government autonomy in the ongoing constitution amendment as only the votes of eight states are required to make it a reality. LEADERSHIP reports that out of the 20 state assemblies that ...

On the heels of the controversy surrounding the ongoing presidential debates in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general election, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has called on the National Assembly (NASS) to take steps to enact a law ...

Kano State Magistrate Court has ordered 20 lashes each on two Kano State-based standup comedians, Mubarak Isa Muhammad and Nazifi Muhammad Bala for defaming the character of Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on their Tiktok accounts. Magistrate Aminu ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that cases by litigation-happy individuals and parties are eating into vital time for the preparations of and procurement of sensitive materials for the 2023 general elections. The nation’s electoral body also noted ...

…Marred with controversies Some legal practitioners in Nigeria have established another professional association of lawyers known as the Law Society of Nigeria (LSN) thereby splitting the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA). The association which is led by Kunle Ogunba (SAN), according ...