…statutory obligations, saying that defaulters would be dealt with in accordance with the law. According to him, the ministry has continued to organise stakeholders’ engagements to obtain residents’ feedbacks. He said that such feedbacks had informed improvement works in government housing estates. On ageing estates, To…

…become world-class because their residents respect public infrastructure and obey the law. The governor stated this on Saturday while announcing the commencement of the removal of illegal shanties and market stalls erected on the median of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway. According to him, the ongoing reconstruction of th…

…Act. CP Gotan urged residents of Osun State to remain calm and continue their lawful activities, assuring the public that a full investigation is ongoing. The Osun police boss also appealed to residents of the Ibuaje Community and surrounding areas with relevant information to assist investigators, and disclosed that t…

…found collecting graduation levies or fees from pupils and students in violation of the law. A statement released by the Public Relations Officer, Duru Marvellous, of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Abia State, on behalf of the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Elder Goodluck Ubochi disclos…

…at Zuma Rock Resort, Niger State. The governor, represented by the Deputy Governor Faruk Lawal, said KASEDA had reached a defining moment that would determine what the agency becomes over the next decade. "At the end of this retreat my expectation is that, we would have laid the foundation for an institution that is no…

…5, one Mrs. Iyabo of Oda Road, Akure, reported to the Police that her 33-year-old son, Olawale Sikiru, of St. Luke Street, Akure, had allegedly been k!dnapped while travelling to Igbara-Oke for work by unknown persons. Following the report, the Command says it immediately commenced a coordinated investigation, deployin…

…Commission, PSC, and the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, to deploy at least one police lawyer to every police station across the country in line with the provisions of the Police Act 2020. The landmark judgment, on Friday, by Justice O. Anuwe in the suit marked NICN/ABJ/264/2025, was in the case between the Incorpora…

…— Presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 general election, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has commended Nigeria’s security agencies for rescuing victims abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State after about 50 days in captivity. Hashim said the successful operation demonstrated that Nigeria’s s…

…of the pre-war era, which Washington has rejected. Under customary international law, states are not generally permitted to charge tolls on straits used for international navigation. Araghchi on Saturday arrived in Oman, which sits on the other side of Hormuz, for talks on administering the strait. News outlets Axios a…

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GistReel A lady has gone viral after claiming she unexpectedly caught her father-in-law with a much younger woman at a hotel resort on Valentine’s Day, an encounter she said was later followed by months of regular cash gifts from him. According to the woman, she had gone to the hotel to deliver a cake to clients while…

…the uniform was a man carrying a dream bigger than his station, a dream to become a lawyer and use the law as a tool for justice, defence and service to society. On Tuesday, that dream came full circle as the Chairman of the NDDC, Mr. Chiedu Ebie, attended Marshall’s Call to Bar ceremony in Abuja. It was not just anoth…

…Government. Politics aside, every Nigerian is entitled to fair treatment under the law. I therefore instituted an internal inquiry over the issue. Luckily enough, the entire Abuja airport is covered by CCTV cameras, real-time, 24/7. But apparently, this fact was unknown to Mr. Peter Obi. Otherwise, perhaps he would hav…

…find, not brave and honest adjudicators, but the carcasses of sneering tramplers of the law who, with election riggers, are like six and half-a-dozen. The aggregated submissions of the very best Senior Advocates of Nigeria can never and will never move them to give justice a chance. The odds are stacked against seekers…

…their freedom. In the video, the vice principal of Community Grammar School, Mrs Alamu Folawe, who was surrounded by other freed captives said, “We are grateful, Mr President, sir. We understand your commitment to our safety, and we appreciate all you did for us. Every security operative tried so much and that is why w…

…place openly every day. We see money exchanging hands between tanker operators and some law enforcement personnel, allowing the trucks to remain on the roads. Many of them are not even going anywhere. They simply park at one spot while looking for customers or waiting to be engaged by those who have petroleum products…

…legal practitioners in Nigeria fashioned after the statutorily recognised SAN. The post Lawyer groups insist on Blue Silk rank despite negative court judgement appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

•I was ill, receiving treatment —Husband A house wife, Naja’atu Lawal, who dragged her husband, Isa Yusuf before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, alleged that he requested to see her and give her divorce papers, but upon meeting with him, he tore her hijab and rained insults on her. According to [……

…as “false, malicious and politically motivated.” The senator insisted that no court or law enforcement agency in the United States had ever declared him wanted or issued a warrant for his arrest. “I have never been declared a fugitive by any court or law enforcement agency in the United States or elsewhere,” he said, a…

…crimes will be relentlessly pursued, apprehended or neutralised in accordance with the law,” Abiodun said. He commended the Armed Forces, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS), local intelligence operatives and other security personnel for their professionalism, courage and commitment during the resc…

…said. He added that Obi’s position as a presidential aspirant required him to uphold the law and set an example. Keyamo subsequently demanded that Obi issue a public apology to airport workers whom he said were only carrying out their official duties and return to the airport to pay the N25,000 fine for the alleged par…

…not be associated with any particular ethnic group, noting that every tribe has both law-abiding and criminal elements. “Crime knows no race. No tribe or ethnic group should be stereotyped as kidnappers. Kidnappers and bandits are a disgrace to their families and communities,” he said. The monarch commended President B…

…and friends in the public gallery. Ward was helped from the courtroom by his defence lawyer. The trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court had lasted two weeks, with the jury taking five hours and 25 minutes to make their decision. When asked during the trial what he thought about the encounter, Ward had said: "Everything we di…

…interpreted as a threat to k!ll Seyi Tinubu, contrary to the provisions of the Criminal Law of Lagos State and the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015. When the three charges were read to him, DJ Chicken pleaded not guilty. Magistrate M.F. Onamusi admitted him to bail in the sum of N1 million with two…

…made up of 39 pupils and seven teachers, including the school principal, Mrs Alamu Folawe, were rescued today after 51 days in captivity. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lindaikejiblog (@lindaikejiblogofficial) by Linda Ikeji at 10/07/2026 9:22 PM | Share this Story