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Corruption in Nigerian judiciary is extensive - UNODC

Nigeria, March 2 -- The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) says corruption is prevalent in the Nigerian judiciary. A representative of the UNODC, Melissa Omene, said this on Friday at ... Read More


After PREMIUM TIMES investigation, NPC stops manual birth attestation registration

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The National Population Commission (NPC) has stopped the manual process of registering applicants seeking birth attestation certificates in Abuja. This comes days after a PREMIUM ... Read More


Bayelsa: Governor Diri to open defence as Sylva closes case at election tribunal

Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Timipre Sylva, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State, has closed his case in the petition seeking to overturn Governor Douye Diri's vic... Read More


Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu's case for trial

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until 19 April. Binta Nyako, the judge, before whom... Read More


Nnamdi Kanu Trial: Lawyers, litigants, journalists lament as SSS restricts court access

Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- As the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), resumes on Monday, lawyers and litigants are stranded at the Federal High Court in Abuja... Read More


Ex-Nigerian envoy faults Geoffrey Onyeama's appointment as foreign minister

Nigeria, Feb. 22 -- A former Nigerian ambassador, Lilian Onoh, on Tuesday, accused Geoffrey Onyeama of lacking the mental health to be a minister when he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in t... Read More


ECOWAS Commission decries non-implementation of court judgements

Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The ECOWAS Commission has lamented the failure of member states to implement its regional court's decisions. There are 15 countries in the regional body headquartered in Abuja, Ni... Read More


Court strikes out treasonable felony charges against Sowore

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges filed against Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, who were both ch... Read More


Defamation: FCMB deposits N540 million guarantee in favour of cleric

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- The First City Monument Bank (FCMB), has deposited N540 million into an interest-yielding bank account in favour of a cleric, Emmanuel Omale, who it defamed. On 1 February, the Co... Read More


Court orders Nigerian govt to restart probe into Dele Giwa's murder

Nigeria, Feb. 17 -- Nearly 40 years after the gruesome murder of Dele Giwa, the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the federal government to reopen an investigation into the incident. Mr Giwa wa... Read More