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Court releases Sowore's passport after striking out charges of cyberbullying ex-IGP Egbetokun

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has released the passport of activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, after striking out a cybercrime charge filed by the Nigeri... Read More


Court nullifies CBN's takeover of Union Bank, says regulator acted beyond powers

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) acted outside its statutory authority in dissolving the board and management of Union Bank of Nige... Read More


Sowore in hot exchange with SAN over granting interview inside courtroom, NBA reacts

Nigeria, March 25 -- Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, engaged in a heated exchange with a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Musibau Adetunbi, at the Federal High... Read More


Ultimate Health HMO seeks enforcement of health insurance coverage for Nigerian employees

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Ultimate Health Management Services, a health maintenance organisation (HMO), on Tuesday, called for an effective enforcement of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA)... Read More


N12m Theft: Court jails ex-convict for three years

Nigeria, March 25 -- The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced an ex-convict, Oluokun Adekola, to three years' imprisonment for theft of N12 million. Delivering judgement on Tuesd... Read More


Two killed as tanker, truck collide on Lagos' Lekki-Epe Expressway

Nigeria, March 21 -- Two persons were killed on Saturday after a fuel-laden tanker and a tipper truck collided along the Lekki-Epe Expressway in the Sangotedo area of Lagos State, triggering a fire th... Read More


EFCC returns N3.9bn stolen funds to NNPC

Nigeria, March 19 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday returned more than N3.9 billion in recovered funds to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), ... Read More


Court permits Nigerians to record police on duty, award damages for rights violation

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has ruled that Nigerians have the constitutional right to record police officers performing their duties in public, setting a major p... Read More


EFCC returns N387 million recovered loot to Jigawa govt

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday handed recovered N387.5 million loot to the Jigawa State Government. According to a statement shared with PREMIUM T... Read More


Court convicts Delta contractor forgery

Nigeria, March 18 -- The Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, has sentenced a contractor, Julius Ejiogu, to two years in prison for forging a contract award document. According to a statement fr... Read More