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Emmy-Winning Journalist Ojinika Obiekwe Sues New York’s PIX11 Parent Company for Racial Discrimination

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2025 0

Former PIX11 entertainment anchor and Emmy Award-winning journalist Ojinika Obiekwe has filed a lawsuit against Nexstar Media Group, the station’s parent company, alleging systemic racism, workplace discrimination, and retaliation. Obiekwe, who spent 20 years at PIX11, claims in the lawsuit

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BREAKING: Olumide Akpata emerges as NBA President

Ihesiulo Grace 30 July 2020 0

Olumide Akpata is set to become the next president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) after winning the 2020 elections with 1,002 votes representing 54.8% of the total vote cast. He defeated two senior advocates, Babatunde Ajibade who polled 808 votes and Julius Adesina who scored 679 votes, according to Daily Times sources.. Olumide Akpata […]

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Alleged Fraud: Court orders interim forfeiture of businessman’s N827m to FG

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2020 0

Lagos – Justice Chukwujeku Aneke of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, ordered the interim forfeiture of N827 million recovered from a businessman, Matthew Edevbie, to the Federal Government. Justice Aneke gave the order, following an ex parte application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Aneke directed the EFCC to […]

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NJC extends Courts’ lockdown till further notice

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2020 0

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has extended the lockdown of all courts till further notice. A statement signed and issued by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman National Judicial Council,  Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, recalled that he had in a circular No NJC/HOC/11/631 dated March 23, 2020 directed all Heads of Courts to suspend Court […]

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Environmental Rights and the Nigerian Government’s Ineptitude

Ihesiulo Grace 25 March 2020 0

The State SHALL protect and improve the environment and safeguard the water, air, land, forest and wildlife in Nigeria, remains the provisions of Section 20 of the Nigerian 1999 Constitution (as amended). Despite being part of Chapter 2 of the constitution which is regarded as not justiciable and generally not enforceable by virtue of Section […]

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Dairy of S’Court revisit on Imo Gov’ship judgment

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2020 0

In this write up our judiciary correspondent Andrew Orolua chronicled events at the Supreme Court hearings of an application filed by former Governor of Imo State, RT.HON. Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha in the application sought a reverse of the apex court’s judgment of January 14, 2020 that relieved him of his post after about eight Day […]

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Court bars Lagos hospitals from demanding compulsory blood donations from pregnant women

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

Ikeja – An Ikeja High Court has ordered government hospitals in Lagos State to stop demanding compulsory blood donations from women seeking antenatal and maternity services. Justice Raliat Adebiyi, in the judgment delivered on Monday, also restrained government hospitals in Lagos from demanding blood donations from spouses and other relations of pregnant women

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Alleged N11.5bn fraud: Absence of EFCC witnesses stalls Alao-Akala’s trial

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

The trial of a former governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, and two others for alleged N11.5billion fraud was on Friday stalled, due to the absence of the prosecution witness. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Alao-Akala, Hosea Agboola, a former Commissioner for Local Governments under the administration and Femi Babalola, […]

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Breaking: Agba Jalingo gets N10m bail

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

After spending 174 days in detention for treason charge a Nigerian journalist Mr. Agba Jalingo, has been granted N10 million bail by a Federal High Court in Calabar. Mr Jalingo, the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, was arrested on August 22, 2019, over a report alleging that Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, diverted N500 million belonging […]

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N1bn claim: Court decides NUC, Airtel’s 12-yr-old suit May 4

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, will on May 4, 2020, decide whether both the National Universities Commission (NUC) and a Telecom firm, Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel), are culpable in the alleged copy right infringement brought against them. A communication firm, TV Xtra Production Limited, had brought the […]

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Corruption fight: AGF Malami & OPL Malabu deal, Goje case, JP Morgan

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

Recently the media was awashed with news reports on the inaction and actions taken by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) on the fight against corruption in the country. In this write up Dr.Umar Jibrilu Gwandu takes a look at Malami actions , AGF’s power to enter Nolle […]

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Supreme Court dismisses appeal to unfreeze Abacha’s foreign accounts

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2020 0

Abuja – The Supreme Court on Friday struck out  an appeal filed by the family of the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, who had prayed for an order unfreezing some bank accounts of the late dictator and other members of the family held in the UK,  Switzerland, Jersey, Liechenstein and Luxembourg. Justice Amina Augie, […]

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Driver docked over alleged damage of fence, stealing property worth N930,000

Ihesiulo Grace 4 February 2020 0

Sunday Ukudolo, a driver, was on Tuesday arraigned before an  Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly damaging a perimeter fence and stealing property worth N930,000 . Ukudolo, 40, who resides at No. 8, Ugbodu Junction,  AP Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State, is being tried for conspiracy, damage and stealing, offences he denied committing. The prosecutor, Insp.

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Impacts of major judicial pronouncements, events in 2019

Ihesiulo Grace 7 January 2020 0

The Nigeria judiciary will remember 2019 as the year its head was convicted. Indeed, 2019 began amidst fears that the turbulent events of the preceding year 2018 which saw the midnight arrests of seven serving judges would repeat itself. That fear was at its height early in the year and just as the judiciary was […]

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Man asks ex-fiancée to return N110,000 he spent during courtship

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2020 0

Kaduna – A middle-aged man, Usman Abbas, on Monday, prayed the Sharia Court ll sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, to order his former fiancée, Maryam Yusuf and her father Yusuf Nadabo, to pay back the N110,000 he spent during courtship. Usman, who resides within Kaduna metropolis, told the court that he paid N10,000 to his […]

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NJC okays appointment of 33 state judges, others

Ihesiulo Grace 19 December 2019 0

The appointments of 33 heads of courts (judges) in 11 states of the federation has bee approved by the National Judicial Council The National Judicial Council on Thursday okayed (6) Heads of Court, and (26) Twenty-six Judicial Officers for State High Courts and one (1) Kadi, Sharia Court of Appeal etc in a list sent […]

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Alleged P&ID scam: Witness gives transaction details in Briton’s account

Ihesiulo Grace 17 December 2019 0

Abuja – Akinwande Adewale Akinseye, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s witness, on Monday, gave details about series of transactions in the bank account of James Nolan, the British national and a director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Nigeria Ltd. Akinseye spoke before Justice Okon Abang during a cross-examination in the

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Nnamdi Kanu loses $800m suit against Nigeria at ECOWAS Court

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2019 0

The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed a suit brought by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, alleging torture, assault, inhuman treatment and the violation of his property rights by the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Kanu, who is also the Director of Radio Biafra, registered under the regulatory laws […]

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EFCC questions Onyeama, says US seeking forfeiture of over $13m

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2019 0

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has interrogated the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Ifechukwu Onyeama over his over alleged $44.9 million wire deals in the United State. According to The Nation the invitation of Onyeama was part of the ongoing collaboration with the FBI and other security networks working on the […]

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Alleged fraud: Onyeama distances self from extradition suit

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2019 0

Mr. Allen Onyeama Chairman of Air Peace, has said that he did not instruct Mr. Johnmary C. Jideobi to institute any action on his behalf or dragged the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) before a Federal High Court in Abuja over an alleged move to extradite him to the United State. Recalled that a […]