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Nigerian constitution marginalises women, youth, Niger Delta - Ann-Kio Briggs

Nigeria, July 23 -- Ann-Kio Briggs, an activist and member of The Patriots, has renewed calls for a new Nigerian constitution, describing the 1999 Constitution as fundamentally flawed and imposed on t... Read More


Land records disappeared from AGIS system after Abuja realtor received N62m payment - Witness

Nigeria, July 22 -- A prosecution witness, Abu Gambo, on Monday recounted at the Federal High Court in Abuja his ordeal following a N62 million land deal he struck with an Abuja realtor. Mr Gambo, a ... Read More


BDC operator testifies on receiving millions of dollars in cash from SunTrust executives

Nigeria, July 19 -- A prosecution witness, on Friday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how he received millions of dollars in cash in a suspicious foreign exchange deal allegedly facilitated by tw... Read More


Court rejects request to stop National Assembly from approving Rivers 2025 budget

Nigeria, July 19 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a request to restrain the National Assembly from approving the Rivers State 2025 budget under the current sole administrator, Ibok-Ete... Read More


Buhari's death stalled settlement talks with Nyako over N29bn fraud charges - Prosecution lawyer

Nigeria, July 18 -- The proposed out-of-court settlement between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, regarding an alleged N29 billion ... Read More


Terrorism Trial: Nigerian government opposes Nnamdi Kanu's no-case submission, court sets date for ruling

Nigeria, July 18 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday fixed 10 October to decide whether or not to free the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, f... Read More


Appeal Court affirms removal of Kabir Ibrahim as president of farmers association

Nigeria, July 18 -- The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the removal of Kabir Ibrahim as the president of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN). A three-member panel, in a unanimous deci... Read More


Alleged N5.2bn Fraud: Ex-JAMB registrar reopens settlement talks with ICPC after losing no-case submission

Nigeria, July 17 -- Former Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) registrar Dibu Ojerinde has reopened talks with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC... Read More


Lawyer seeks court's intervention as Imo governor defies NJC over acting chief judge appointment

Nigeria, July 16 -- A lawyer has instituted a suit to compel Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State to appoint the most senior judge of the Imo State High Court as the state's Chief Judge. The lawyer, V... Read More


Court to hear Dangote Refinery's suit seeking to block petroleum products importation into Nigeria

Nigeria, July 12 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 29 September for the hearing of a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, seeking to block importation of petroleum p... Read More