Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to establish state police. The House, which held its first plenary weeks after the inauguration, also called on the state Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently equip the Neighbourhood Safety Corps of the state so that its personnel could effectively perform the task of community policing. According to …

Justice James Omotoso of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered an investigation of the prosecution counsel, Ibrahim Mohammed, who filed an eight-count charge against Senator Stella Oduah. The court is inquiring how the charge sheet, which was filed in June by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), is being prosecuted by the police. The controversy began when the …

The House of Representatives has said it will investigate the illegal sale of public property by government agencies between 2010 and 2022. The Green Chamber also said it would probe the non-remittance of the revenue realised from such sales into the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the federation by the agencies. It resolved to investigate the factors affecting the success of …

The immediate past President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has said that she never, in her 40-year judicial career, compromised her oath of office. Justice Bulkachuwa was reacting to a comment by her husband, Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, that he obtained favours from her on behalf of some lawmakers. Justice Bulkachuwa bowed out of the Bench in March …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has okayed the investigation of seven judges who were accused of engaging in sundry acts of corruption. The legal body, which is statutorily empowered to discipline erring judicial officers in the country, said it set up panels to probe the judges, after a two-day meeting it held on 14th and 15th June. According to a …

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has asked the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba; and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to immediately invite and prosecute Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa over the latter’s “admissions” at the floor of the Senate last Saturday. During the valedictory session of the ninth Senate last Saturday, Bulkachuwa, who represented Bauchi North …

The Coalition for Protection of Democracy has urged the National Judicial Council (NJC) to review all decisions taken by the former President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, following the confession of her husband, Senator Adamu Muhammad  Bulkachuwa. Adamu Bulkachuwa, who was the Senator representing Bauchi North in the ninth National Assembly, had during the valedictory session confessed that …

A Senior Advocate Nigeria (SAN), Yomi Alliyu, and the Osun State Government engaged in accusations and counter-accusations over the alleged request for the retirement of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo. The Chief Judge is due for retirement, this year, before the amendment of the constitution to harmonise the retirement age for judges, which extended her tenure as the …

The Rivers State House of Assembly on Friday screened and confirmed the immediate-past Chief of Staff, Government House, Mr Emeka Woke, alongside four others as commissioners-designate. This was a sequel to a letter forwarding the names to the 32-member legislature by Governor Siminalayi Fubara for screening and confirmation. Others given a clean bill of health by the lawmakers are the …

The National Assembly has passed a bill to make comprehensive provisions for the prohibition and punishment of sexual harassment by educators in tertiary institutions. The Senate passed this bill in 2020 while the House of Representatives passed theirs but with different provisions. The Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Wednesday said the conference committee of both chambers …