Nigerian authorities have brought a series of forgery and trespass charges against three Ghanaian nationals, including prominent businessman and Knight of the British Empire Sir Sam Jonah, and a Nigerian lawyer, over claims of an attempted illegal takeover of local firms. The Inspector-General of Police, through prosecuting counsel Isa Garba, filed the charges—numbered CR/402/2025—at the…
A constitutional lawyer, Joshua Ijaodola, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to nullify the Acts enabling the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as being unconstitutional. Ijaodola, in two fresh suits, argued that the acts violated Section 214 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended)…
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Realwan Okpanachi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to consider reshuffling his cabinet and appoint people with firm grassroots presence and electoral appeal. Okpanachi, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Monday, said the Tinubu-led administration required those with the capacity to translate policies into…
Nigeria’s Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son Folarin, popularly known as Falz, have demanded that popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, issue a public apology and retract alleged defamatory statements he made against them. In separate Pre-Notice letters written by their lawyer, Taiwo Olawanle, the senior lawyer, and his musician…
