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Court strikes out treasonable felony charges against Sowore

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges filed against Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, who were both ch... Read More


Defamation: FCMB deposits N540 million guarantee in favour of cleric

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has deposited N540 million into an interest-yielding bank account in favour of a cleric, Emmanuel Omale, who it defamed. On 1 February, the Co... Read More


Court orders Nigerian govt to restart probe into Dele Giwa's murder

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Nearly 40 years after the gruesome murder of Dele Giwa, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to reopen an investigation into the incident. Mr Giwa wa... Read More


Nigerian govt retracts agreement allowing UK lawyer to practise in Nigeria

Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- The Minister of Trade, Industry, and Investments, Doris Uzoka-Anite, says there was no provision in the Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) between the governors of Ni... Read More


JUST IN: NBA writes Tinubu over insecurity, says Nigeria under seige

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has decried the level of insecurity in Nigeria. Addressing journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the President of the NBA, Yakubu Maikyau in compan... Read More


NBA faults agreement allowing UK lawyers to practise in Nigeria, threatens legal action

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised the federal government's bilateral agreement with the United Kingdom, allowing English lawyers to practise in Nigeria. On Tuesday... Read More


Buhari, I didn't approve $6.2 million cash payment - Ex-SGF Boss Mustapha

Nigeria, Feb. 14 -- Boss Mustapha, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said on Tuesday that former President Muhammadu Buhari's signature was forged to give approval to a cas... Read More


SPECIAL REPORT: How local militias are ruining lives, property in Benue

Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- Under a cloudless blue sky one morning in July 2023, Vanger Nyitamen was conveying bags of groundnuts from his thatched house in Akpuuna - a village in Ukum Local Government Area o... Read More


Senegal: WADEMOS opposes condemns harassment of opposition politicians, media crackdown

Nigeria, Feb. 8 -- A West African pro-democracy coalition, the West Africa Democracy Solidarity (WADEMOS) Network, has demanded an end to the crackdown on opposition political candidates, and media ou... Read More


Centre asks Nigerian govt to fully enforce UN anti-corruption convention

Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Nigerian government lacks effective preventive measures to tame corruption, the Centre for Fiscal Transparency and Integrity Watch has said. It asked the government to establis... Read More