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A middle-aged man said to be a pastor, Alex Itedjere has been arrested for matcheting a young girl in the Agbarha-Otor community, Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State to death in the early hours of ...

Abuja-based human rights lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has urged police authorities and the Lagos State Government not to bungle ongoing investigation into the death of Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly ...

The Plateau Election Petition Trial Tribunal sitting in Jos has affirmed the election of Caleb Mannanseh Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Governor.  It dismissed the petition filed by ...

By Adetutu Sobowale Vulcaniser bags life sentence for defiling wife’s niece An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 41-year-old vulcaniser, Wasiu Ibrahim, to life imprisonment for ...

The National and State Assembly Tribunal sitting in Jos, Plateau state capital, has sacked three Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers for lack of structure. The lawmakers are Remvyat Nanbol, Agbalak Adukuchill, ...

The United States District Court for Northern Illinois, Eastern Division has stayed compliance with all deadlines contained in the ruling by Magistrate Jeffrey Gilbert, directing the Chicago State University (CSU) ...

A 43-year -old truck driver, Kingsley Opara, who allegedly drove recklessly and killed a man was on Thursday arraigned before an Ebute- Metta Chief Magistrate’s Court for manslaughter. The defendant who resides at ...

The Enugu Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Thursday, upheld  Governor Peter Mbah’s victory as  the duly elected governor of Enugu State in the March 18 governorship election. The tribunal, ...

An undergraduate student of the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, Blessing Karami, who was declared missing on September 11, has been found dead in the woods in the Karimo area of the Federal Capital ...

Following the directive from Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos state police command has kick-started an investigation into the death of musician, MohBad. The Lagos police command on Monday, ...

A Kaduna High Court judge, Justice Dairus Khobo, on Thursday, sentenced a 19-year-old teenager, Peterson Enoch, to 12 months imprisonment over offences bordering on internet fraud. The convict, a resident of ...

The Enugu State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition of Chris Agu of the Peoples Redemption Party(PRP) against Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party over forged National ...

Sixty-nine gay suspects who were apprehended on August 27 in Ekpan community, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State during a gay wedding ceremony have been released on bail. Counsel for the suspects, Mr Ochuko ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has lamented the rise in political cases in the country, observing that it is affecting virtually all courts in Nigeria. The CJN, who sees the ...

The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as the governor of Kano state, declaring the All Progressives Congress winner of the March 18 election. Yusuf, who ...

A woman, Hannah Bassey, on Wednesday, was arraigned in a Karu Upper Area Court in  Abuja for allegedly stealing personal belongings and N200,000 cash from her roommate. The police charged Bassey, 48, who lives ...

The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has confirmed Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the victor in the state’s governorship election held on March 18 The ...

A Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), high court sitting in Kubwa, Abuja, has sentenced the former Chief Pharmacist of the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Abubakar Mustapha Danraka for the rape, (sodomy) of a minor. ...

The Kano state governorship election tribunal is poised to deliver judgement on the case filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its candidate Yusuf Ganuwa, to overturn the victory of Governor Abba ...

Awave of apprehension has gripped the Enugu metropolis as the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu is set to deliver its judgment on the 2023 governorship election in the state. The ...