A Lagos-based couple, identified simply as Fred and Goodness, have been arrested for allegedly staging their own kidnap and extorting N10 million in ransom from their families and friends. PUNCH Metro learnt that the couple faked the abduction on January 7 to solicit funds for the husband, who intended to return to the United States due to a lack of...
FRN V. CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME: THE PRICE OF ACTIVISM AND THEATRE OF PERSECUTION
FRN V. CHIEF MIKE OZEKHOME, SAN: ACTIVISM, THE PRICE OF CONSCIENCE, AND THE THEATRE OF PERSECUTION: WHEN A STATE PUTS HISTORY ON TRIAL AND CALLS IT JUSTICE In this article, senior lawyer IFEANYI EJIOFOR reviews the trial of leading human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome, and argues that he was in fact exonerated of any charge of forgery by the...
EFCC ARRAIGNS BFI GROUP, SIX OTHERS FOR ALLEGED €100M FRAUD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 arraigned BFI Group Corporation, Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward and Emeka Emmanuel Okorie before Justice M. S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Jabi, Abuja for alleged fraud to the tune of €100 million (One Hundred...
‘NBA MEMBERS, NOT EGBE AMOFIN, WILL DECIDE 2026 PRESIDENCY,’ SAYS BAR LEADER
In a recent commentary titled “Eastern Bar Forum and Its Body Language; NBA Elections 2026,” Mr. Bayo Akinlade raises questions about leadership and rotation in the NBA. Yet what is framed as principle merely masks gatekeeping, and historical practice is confused with constitutional democracy. The following points clarify why true leadership in the NBA is earned through inclusive participation, why...
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NBA PRESIDENCY 2026: EGBE AMOFIN RAISES STAKES, PRESENTS AKINBORO TO EBF
The Egbe Amofin O’odua, the umbrella body of lawyers of Yoruba extraction, has raised the stakes in the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) presidential election by presenting its consensus canidate to the Eastern Bar Forum (EBF). Reaffirming its commitment to unity, inclusiveness, and collaborative leadership within the Nigerian Bar Association, the Chairman of the Governing Council, Aare Isiaka Olagunju (SAN)...
FULL LIST OF SOLDIERS TO STAND TRIAL FOR ATTEMPTED COUP
The Defence Headquarters has released the full identities of sixteen officers of the Armed Forces of Nigeria linked to an alleged coup plot to remove President Bola Tinubu from office. According to the military authorities, the officers were investigated by a Special Investigative Panel set up to look into claims of serious misconduct within the armed forces. After completing its...
BODY OF NBA RIVERS CHAIRMEN HAILS GOV. FUBARA ON HIS BIRTHDAY TODAY
PRESS STATEMENT BIRTHDAY FELICITATIONS TO HIS EXCELLENCY SIR SIMINALAYI JOSEPH FUBARA GSSRS Your Excellency, We, the Body of Chairmen of the 9 (Nine) Branches of the NBA in Rivers State, on behalf of our members, heartily felicitate Your Excellency on the occasion of your birthday celebrations. You have made Rivers State a better and brighter place for residents and your...
EX OIL MINISTER DIEZANI MADUEKE IN BRIBERY TRIAL, SPENT £2M AT HARRODS, COURT HEARS
More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from industry figures interested in government contracts, a court in London has heard. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, is alleged to have been provided with “a life of luxury in the United Kingdom”, including the use of multimillion-pound properties, a chauffeur driven car, travel...
WHEN A DEFENDER IS DOCKED: NIGERIA MUST RISE FOR MIKE OZEKHOME
BY UCHENNA NWAFOR My Justification: Mike Ozekhome, SAN, Represents Peace, Justice, and the Voice for the Voiceless in Nigeria. For over four decades, Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, SAN, has stood as one of Nigeria’s most fearless defenders of the oppressed, the marginalized, and the constitution itself. His name is inseparable from Nigeria’s human rights movement, democratic resistance, and the...