The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to approve and use the modified digital logo of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), featuring a two-finger victory sign. The court also restrained INEC from stopping or interfering with the party’s use of the logo as its official symbol ...
•Popular American singers T-Pain and Akon American singer T-Pain has filed another lawsuit against Konvict Entertainment, the record label co-founded by international music star Akon. This is a long-standing financial dispute over alleged unpaid royalties. According to reports, the Grammy-winning artiste is demanding $489,047 approximately N64...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Dangote Petroleum Refinery have clashed in court over allegations surrounding the quality and distribution of propane, with the dispute centring on the regulator’s directive to suspend propane loading and truck-out operations at the refinery. The face-off came to a he...
•Adeniyi Adeyemi Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request by the detained self-styled Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, for bail and access to medical attention. Ruling on an ex-parte application filed by Adeyemi, Justice Egwuatu instead...
•Jailed Unification Church leader Hak Ja-Han A South Korean court sentenced the leader of the secretive and powerful Unification Church today to two years in prison on charges of bribing officials, including then wife of the president. Han Hak-ja, 83, was accused of providing luxury items, including a designer handbag, to former First Lady Kim...
•Atiku and Tinubu Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, today personally appeared at the Registry of the Federal High Court, Abuja, where he deposed to an affidavit in support of a suit challenging the qualification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to contest the 202...
•Ugochinyere A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has restrained the Imo State government, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies from interfering with the civic and political activities of Ikenga Ugochinyere, a House of Representatives member, representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the House...
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano yesterday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old woman, Maimuna Idris, in a correctional centre for allegedly cutting off her boyfriend’s manhood. The victim was identified as Ashiru Sani. Idris, who resides in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa, is facing a two-count charge of attempted culpable homici...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the state Attorney-General to challenge in court the freezing of a state government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The governor gave the directive following the restriction placed on an Osun State government account domic...
A Federal High Court in Abuja today dismissed a suit filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenging provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on the qualification and disqualification of candidates for elective offices. Justice Muhammed Umar held that the action, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/635/2025, lacked merit, ruling that the disputed provis...

