Written by Chief Joe-Kyari Gadzama, SAN, a renowned Nigerian lawyer and Life Bencher, has urged the global legal community to confront the subtle but damaging effects of microaggressions in the legal profession, speaking at the International Bar Association Annual General Conference on November 5, 2025. Speaking as a panelist on the session titled “The Many Façades of […]
A federal judge on Wednesday criticized the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying he was concerned by the department’s “highly unusual” handling of the case by moving to “indict first, investigate second.” Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick in Alexandria, Virginia, also ordered the Justice Department to turn over all grand jury evidence […]
Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist, Tonye Patrick Cole, has filed a ₦40 billion defamation lawsuit against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and Channels Television. The suit, filed on Friday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), alleges that Wike’s comments during a live broadcast on September 18, 2025, […]
A City of London banker who falsely accused his female manager of sexual harassment and assault, stemming from a comment about his visible string vest, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison and ordered to pay £150,000 in legal costs. Damilare Ajao, a separated father of two from Medway, Kent, worked for German finance […]
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigeria Police Force has broken silence on the arrest and remand of Samuel Ojeogwu, the brother of Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels. Ojeogwu, who is popularly known as Sammy West, was arrested in Lagos last week and flown to Abuja. The actress, who has been in the news […]
Governor Alex Otti has approved a significant increase in the monthly allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in Abia State, raising the stipend from ₦4,000 to ₦50,000. According to a government statement, in addition to the Federal Government’s increased NYSC monthly allowance of ₦77,000, all corps members serving in Abia State will […]
As the internal crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensifies, a growing chorus of Nigerians, civil society groups, and opposition voices are calling on President Bola Tinubu to intervene and curb Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike’s alleged exploitation of public resources to advance his faction’s anti-party maneuvers. Critics point to the minister’s […]
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to defeating terrorism in Nigeria. In a statement posted on X on Friday, Tinubu said the country will continue to confront security challenges without compromise. “We are faced with terrorism, a challenge Nigeria has battled for nearly two decades, and we will not back down. We will […]
Human rights lawyer and public interest advocate, Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo, has responded to an ultimatum issued to him by Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, insisting that he will not retract his public call for the government to investigate the cleric over his alleged defence of terrorists. In a strongly worded statement posted on his […]
Nollywood actress Regina Daniels broke down in tears in a new video shared on her Instagram Story early Friday, expressing frustration and despair over ongoing family challenges, and posted a heartfelt message declaring, “I give up.” In the emotional clip, Daniels revealed the toll of her current struggles, saying, “I tried. I feel like I’m […]