Author: Lawan

The German government is eyeing deeper economic ties with Nigeria, seeking to partner in priority sectors, including wine, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, and machinery and construction, among others. Dr Joe Weingarten, Head of Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs,Transport, Agriculture and Viniculture, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, who led an eight-company delegation to Lagos, noted that with trade volume between state of Rhineland-Palatinate and Nigeria already at over €1.5 billion, Nigeria ranked as one of its top African trade partners with further expansion expected with the visit. He explained that the visit was the state’s first foray into West Africa, focussed on…

Currently, there are about 200,000 lawyers on the Supreme Court Roll of Legal Practitioners, admitted to the Nigerian Bar. This, undoubtedly, makes the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) the largest organisation of legal practitioners in Africa, though still far below the numerical strength of countries like India with over two million registered legal professionals, and the United States, which has about 1.3 million lawyers. The legal landscape in Nigeria fundamentally comprises the Bar and the Bench, which together form the core of the legal profession and justice administration. A primary thread running through both divides (Bar and Bench) is the concept…

The EFCC, Lagos Directorate 2, on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, arraigned one Olasubomi Osinusi, a lawyer, for an alleged USD6,520, 190 (Six Million, Five Hundred and Twenty Thousand, One Hundred and Ninety United States Dollars) before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Osinusi was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit felony and fabricating evidence.

Ratcliffe Manchester United chief executive Omar Berrada highlighted the “positive financial impact of our off-pitch transformation” after the club recorded a profit increase following their recent job cuts. United generated an operating profit of £32.6 million ($44 million) in the first six months of the fiscal year, compared with a £3.9 million loss for the same period last year. The operating profit for the most recent quarter, over the last three months, was £19.6 million, compared to £3.1 million in the same period last year. Those numbers come after United minority owner Jim Ratcliffe, who heads the club’s football operation,…

ABUJA — THE Acting Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu has arrived the Presidential Villa, Abuja for his decoration by President Bola Tinubu. Disu, until his appointment on Tuesday, was an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, AIG in-charge of Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Alagbon. He arrived alongside his family members for his decoration to the new rank of the Inspector-General General. In compliance with the provisions of the Police Act 2020, President Tinubu will convene a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council shortly to formally consider the appointment of AIG Disu as substantive Inspector-General of Police, after which his name will…

The scheduled arraignment of the former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, over his alleged unlawful interception of the phone communication of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, suffered a setback on Wednesday. The case could not proceed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, following the failure of the Department of State Services (DSS) to produce him for trial. It will be recalled that the former governor, who was initially detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)—which is also investigating money laundering allegations against him—was later transferred to the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and…

Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed his readiness to collaborate with members of the state House of Assembly for the benefit of the people. Fubara made the remarks while congratulating Ukalikpe Napoleon and Loolo Bulabari Henrietta, the winners of the recent bye-elections in Ahoada East and Khana State constituencies. The polls, conducted on Saturday, February 21, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), filled vacant seats in the House. Both winners, representing the All Progressives Congress (APC), saw Napoleon clinch Ahoada East State Constituency II, while Henrietta emerged victorious in Khana State Constituency II. Commending their victories, Describing the…

The US Congress has recommended measures to address the escalating persecution of Christians in Nigeria, calling for strengthening of the country’s institutions, including improving policing, enhanced anti-money laundering methods, and support for legal reforms. Recall that President Donald Trump had set up a Rep panel to investigate persecution of Christians in Nigeria and submit the report to him. The Federal Government in a swift reaction, said Nigeria had no policy on religious persecution, describing the development as an opportunity for deeper engagement and broader cooperation between both countries. But the US lawmakers, for the umpteenth time, urged the US president…

The naira yesterday depreciated to N1,359 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM.However the Naira remained stable at N1,360 per dollar in the parallel market. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira rose to N1,359 per dollar from N1,353.5 per dollar on Monday, reflecting N5.5 depreciation for the naira. Vanguard

•Gunmen storm ADC secretariat, Odigie-Oyegun’s residence•We got intelligence of attack — Odigie-Oyegun•APC, Edo govt deny complicity; ADC, Atiku, Akpata, Owie react BENIN CITY — Tension gripped Benin City, Edo State, yesterday, as 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, former Governor of Edo State, John Odigie-Oyegun, and other leaders of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, escaped attacks from gunmen. Few minutes after leaders of the ADC, including Peter Obi received former president of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, and the LP Edo 2024 governorship candidate, Olumide Akpata into the party, gunmen attacked the facility at Ogbelaka…