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Sanwo-Olu bows to pressure, meets activist who sued him ...
The move comes barely two weeks after Mr Ogun filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging the governor's decision to block him since ...
13 Sep 2025
FreeNnamdiKanu Protest: Police have arrested me
For several weeks, the planned protest has sparked intense public debate and recently led to a lawsuit. On Friday, the Federal High Court in Abuja approved ...
20 Oct 2025
Horror of Police Brutality: A Nigerian widow's pain mirrors ...
True to form, the police ignored the request, prompting her to file a lawsuit at the Federal High Court, Abuja, to enforce her right to access information ...
6 Jan 2026
Coalition faults arrest of whistleblower who exposed 'police ...
In a statement, CWPPF said Bello was arrested after he uncovered a decade-long scheme involving senior finance officers who allegedly created ghost workers on ...
17 Sep 2025
Police file charge against activists for 'abusive songs ...
Court grants N200k bail to two activists arrested during anti-demolition protest. byAyodele Oluwafemi. January 29, 2026 3:37 pm. Business · Top Stories ...
29 Jan 2026
Obi: El-Rufai facing political persecution -- he shouldn't be ...
El-Rufai to remain in custody as court adjourns bail application to March 31. byAyodele Oluwafemi. March 24, 2026 2:38 pm.
24 Mar 2026
Court remands TikToker arrested by DSS over false claim ...
Ekpeyong Iyang, presiding magistrate, denied the bail application filed by Isma'il's counsel and ordered that the defendant be remanded at the Keffi ...
26 Jul 2025
Court issues arrest warrant against activist over alleged ...
The activist was arrested in Abuja in September, 2025 and subsequently transferred to Delta state for arraignment. He was granted bail on October 16. When the ...
29 Jan 2026
Court grants N200k bail to two activists arrested during anti ...
The Yaba magistrate court in Lagos has granted bail to Taiwo Hassan and Dele Frank who were arrested during the protest against demolitions in some ...
29 Jan 2026
Court grants N10m bail to activist charged for 'insulting' ...
A federal high court in Abuja has granted N10 million bail to Olamide Thomas, an activist charged with vitriolic social media comments against Seyi Tinubu.
6 Jan 2025
Court denies Tukur Mamu bail for third time in 'terrorism ...
A federal high court in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald newspaper. In a ruling on Wednesday, Mohammed Umar, ...
22 Oct 2025
Police rearrest Seaking, TikToker charged 'for insulting' ...
The lawyer said after the court session, Seaking was rearrested and taken to Ikeja police command and then flown to Abuja. Advertisement. Effiong said the ...
7 Feb 2025
We'll present facts against FG's defamation suit, says ...
Ehiogie West-Idahosa, lawyer representing Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, senator representing Kogi Central, says the legal team...
24 May 2025
Rights group demands release of student 'detained for ...
Rights group demands release of student 'detained for criticising' Umar Bago in social media post. bySamuel Akpan. October 31, 2025 9:50 pm. Abubakar Mokwa.
31 Oct 2025
Coalition asks ICPC to protect whistleblower detained by ...
“Mr. Bello was indeed detained and is being punished by the police for his public interest disclosure of wrongdoing to anti-corruption agencies, including the ...
28 Oct 2025
NACAT accuses police of detaining activist for criticising ...
“Mr Oliver is a renowned journalist, whistleblower, and anti-corruption advocate whose investigative work has exposed deep-seated corruption and abuse of ...
20 Sep 2025
Campus crackdown: Silencing Nigeria's student press
... journalist at the institution. Advertisement. At the University of Port Harcourt, a campus journalist who requested anonymity said: “The press is slightly ...
23 Sep 2025
Police arrest one AFP journalist, accost another during # ...
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) arrested one Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist and accosted the other during the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest ...
20 Oct 2025
Security operatives assault Mitv journalist in Lagos
Habeeb Adejobi, a journalist with Mitv has been assaulted by security operatives at the Kosofe LGA secretariat in Lagos.
25 Mar 2026
Media groups condemn police assault on Bauchi journalist ...
Some media groups have condemned the assault on Mohammed Adamu, a Bauchi-based journalist, by police officers in the state.
23 Mar 2026