•Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has accused the federal government of illegally altering Nigeria’s tax reform laws after they were passed by the National Assembly. Atiku made the allegation in a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter), where he descri...
•Overthrown President of Guinea, Umaro Sissoco EmÂbaolo and Nigeran lawmaker, Ikenga Imo UgoÂchinyere The lawmaker representing Ideato federal constituency in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Ikenga Imo UgoÂchinyere, has said that the deposed president of Guinea, Umaro Sissoco EmÂbaolo, should be arrested and charged for treason for...
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, at separate events yesterday, weighed in on autonomy for local government areas (LGAs), issuing warnings to state governors and council chairs. Fagbemi condemned the conti...
•Arraigned underaged protesters The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has commenced moves to drop the charges brought against the 32 minors arraigned before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Hours after the arraignment, the AGF disclosed in a statement late Friday night h...
•Justice Binta Nyako and Nnamdi Kanu Justice Binta Nyako of the the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the treason trial of the self acclaimed leader of the separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Justice Nyako announced her withdrawal today shortly after Kanu demanded that the judge recuse herself [&...
•Activist Deji Adeyanju Following the order of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Monday, to remand some #EndBadGovernance protesters at the Kuje Medium Correctional Centre after being charged with treason, one of the lawyers to the protesters, Mr Deji Adeyanju, expressed pain and sadness over the charge on the protesters while bandits are...
•Hunger protesters in court today A wave of public outrage has erupted following the Federal High Court in Abuja’s decision to remand protesters from the recent #EndBadGovernance demonstrations, accusing them of treason and terrorism. The court, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, ruled that the protesters be held at the Kuje Correctional Ce...
•Bakare and Sowore The federal government has discontinued the trial of politician and media owner, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare, (aka Mandate). The government’s decision to discontinue the trial was communicated to the Federal High Court in Abuja via a notice, dated February 14 but filed the next day by the Attorney Ge...

