NCS Boss Tasked On Inmates, Officials’ Public Health
By Patrick Titus, Uyo Chairperson of the Nigerian Bar Association, Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL), Associate Professor Uju Agomoh, has called on the Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service to take immediate…
Why Abductors of Idongesit Udom Bag Death Sentence
By Patrick Titus “You can’t eat your cake and have it,” is a popular saying that the likes of Chinatu Iwe Abraham, 38, from Isiala Ngwa, Abia State; William ThankGod Sunday, 30; Ubon Monday Ebebe, 30; and Saturday Jonah Udo, 43, all…
Sexual Harassment: Court Sentences UNICAL Professor
By Musa Kutama, Calabar The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, find and sentenced the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, for five years’ imprisonment without an option of fine.…
Arraignment of 5 allegedly cyberbullying senator fixed for Oct 30
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 30 for the arraignment of five suspects for allegedly cyberbullying chairman, Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence, Sen Shehu Umar. Although counsel to the prosecution, Anthony Egwu, and…
2025/2026 Legal Year: Gov Otu Pledges Stronger support for Judiciary
By Musa Kutama, Calabar Senator Bassey Otu, the Cross River State Governor has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to strengthening the judiciary as the state commenced the 2025/2026 Legal Year with a thanksgiving service at the Assemblies of God…
Gov Otu Swars-in 2 New Judges, Harps On Judicial Integrity
By Musa Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Edet Otu has, on Wednesday sworn-in two new judges into the Cross River State Judiciary, charging them to uphold integrity, fairness and independence of the courts in the dispensation of…
Shari’a vs Democracy
By Abdu Labaran Malumfashi Today, I have started my working holiday, like our workaholic President (Bola Ahmed Tinubu), since the competition will not also take their holiday at the same time as me. That is the reason why I have to pen something even if…
$2.1m Alleged Scam: Ex-NNPC Official Faces 25 Years in US Prison
A former top official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Paulinus Okoronkwo, is facing the prospect of up to 25 years behind bars in the United States over a $2.1 million bribery scandal. The US Attorney’s Office for the Central…
Lagos Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture Of N246m Linked To Ex-Army Properties Boss
The case stemmed from an earlier order by Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, who had granted an interim forfeiture of the shares and directed their publication in a national newspaper, calling on any interested parties to show cause why they should not be…
Justice Increasingly Becoming Purchasable Commodity In Nigeria — Sultan Of Sokoto
The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has warned that justice in Nigeria is increasingly becoming a “purchasable commodity,” where the poor are victims and the rich evade accountability. The Sultan, who spoke as a guest speaker at the Nigeria…