The Holy Family Catholic Parish, Takum, Taraba State, has raised the alarm over renewed attacks by suspected herders on several communities in the Takum Local Government Area, leading to the destruction of farmlands and mass displacement of residents.  The Parish Priest, Very Rev. Fr. George Dogo, disclosed this in a statement released to journalists in

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the defamation trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan till December 1 for the hearing of a preliminary objection filed by the defence. Justice Chizoba Oji fixed the new date after the prosecuting counsel, David Kaswe, informed the court that although the case was listed

What the Nigerian police did to Omoyele Sowore at the Kuje Magistrates Court was worse than law enforcement brigandage. It was a despicable act of terror that must not go unpunished. Sowore had earlier been unjustifiably arrested at the premises of a High Court on the flimsy claim that some protesters – who were themselves

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hailed “recent court rulings that uphold consumer rights in Nigeria, notably the Lagos High Court’s award of ₦5 million in damages against Multichoice Nigeria Limited and the Enugu High Court’s decision declaring Peace Mass Transit’s ‘no refund’ policy unlawful.” In a statement on Monday signed by

The arraignment of Isah Mokwa, a postgraduate student at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL), charged with terrorism, cybercrime and thuggery over alleged online posts critical of Governor Umar Bago, has been delayed due to administrative issues. Speaking to SaharaReporters on Monday, Mokwa’s legal representative, Ibrahim Usman Wali, said authorities had promised to bring his

Courts across Kaduna State were shut down on Monday as members of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) commenced an indefinite strike to demand the implementation of financial autonomy and settlement of several outstanding entitlements. The industrial action crippled activities at the Federal and State High Courts, Upper Shari’a Courts, as well as Customary