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 The Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, CP Miller G. Dantawaye, on Friday received a delegation from the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) at the Command Headquarters, Abuja. The visit was part of an advocacy initiative by the Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), the NBA Women Forum, and Unity Bar, …

Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the controversy surrounding the conviction and push for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, will be settled through administrative processes. Otti gave the assurance after visiting Kanu at the Sokoto Correctional Centre over the weekend. The governor said engagements he initiated shortly after …

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the conviction of five members of international organised criminal groups involved in high-profile drug trafficking through Nigeria’s busiest airport, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. The suspects, arrested for smuggling 68.9 kilograms of cocaine and tramadol, were handed a combined 21 years imprisonment by …

In February 2022, the Nigerian government stood before the world with a bold claim: it had uncovered 96 terrorism financiers, 424 associates, 123 companies, and 33 bureaux de change linked to violent extremist networks tearing the nation apart. The announcement, delivered by then Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, should have shaken the country to its core. …

By Rafiyat Sadiq Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has charged officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice to embrace full digital transformation in order to strengthen justice delivery across Nigeria. Speaking at the Ministry’s top management retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Fagbemi SAN said technology …

By Esther Ososanya The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sent two major drug traffickers to prison in Lagos, striking another blow against narcotics cartels. Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos convicted 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai in separate rulings. Both men received prison terms with options of …

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