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The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Hussaini Ismaila, a leader of the Islamic State West Africa Province, to 20 years in prison for terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Tuesday after Ismaila, also known as Mai Tangaran, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty on four counts filed under…
SOP For Criminal investigations and Monitoring. katherine Abayomi. In ensuring that criminal investigations meet standards required by the judicical system, the Rivers State Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Council (ACJMC) has introduced a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) desk. Justice Simeon Amadi, the Chief Judge of…
It is easier for Opolopum Etteh to change his name than to seek to change the name of Eket — it cannot happen!” thundered Edidem Abia, the enraged Monarch of Eket. “This is madness, and if he refuses to withdraw the bill, we will demand his recall within a week!”
By Uko Okon The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri has delivered a landmark judgment affirming that Ecobank Nigeria Limited acted unlawfully in restricting a customer’s account without a court order. It described the bank’s actions as a gross violation of customer rights and a breach of fiduciary duty. The judgment arose from an appeal…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo: Mbata’s emergence show of wide acceptance- Gov Fubara Fubara hails Mbata’s emergence as PG of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Barikui Felix – Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has congratulated Senator John Azuta Mbata on his emergence as the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Mbata, a former lawmaker representing Rivers East Senatorial District…
Liberia marked its 178th Independence Day on June 26, 2025, with a grand celebration that paid tribute to regional unity and peacebuilding, highlighting the instrumental role played by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in the country’s path to peace and reconciliation. The event, held in Monrovia,…
A/Ibom Council Chair launches immunisation exercise to reduce infant mortality Uko Okon, Uyo The Chairman of Ikono Local Government Area, Engr. Oto-Obong Essien has flagged off the “Big Catch-Up Routine Immunization Intensification Exercise,” which aims to reduce infant mortality rates in the area. On Wednesday, the Chairman launched the exercise at the Primary Health Centre…
As the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarks on a two-week warning strike, the Federal Government has emphasised that the “No Work, No Pay” policy remains an existing labour law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The government stated that it will be guided by this law should academic activities be disrupted in the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo State Command, has arrested 26 suspected drug traffickers, with a total of 41,410.53 kilogrammes of various narcotic drugs. The Commander, NDLEA Edo State Command, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in Benin City, Edo State, while presenting the August 2025 progress report, noted that the command intensified operations,…
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, February 9, 2026, arraigned one Otobor Geoffrey Onajefe on a two-count charge bordering an alleged conspiracy and stealing to the tune of ₦37,440,000.00 (Thirty-Seven Million, Four Hundred and Forty Thousand Naira) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court…