Law

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of the defence team led by renowned lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on behalf of former first lady, Patience Jonathan. In a statement released by...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order, mandating a 2.4% pay hike for uniformed service members and a 1.9% raise for federal workers. The Trump administration’s initial budget...

Same-sex couples married in midnight ceremonies across Australia earlier in January after the country's last legal impediment to gay marriage expired. Marriage equality became law on Dec. 9 with overwhelming support...

New legislation was introduced at the start of the year in the UK aimed at targeting up to 6000 illegal immigrants in the country. Banks are now mandated to close...

Nigerian Army on Monday handed over 244 repentant Boko Haram insurgents released from detention to Borno Government. Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, disclosed this while presenting the...

The Federal High Court in Lagos has nullified the appointment of an interim board for Emerging Markets Telecommunications Service, the owners of Etisalat. Justice Ibrahim Buba made the order on...

The governments of Rwanda and Uganda on Friday said they have not struck any deal to take in African migrants from Israel under a scheme condemned by rights groups. Israel...

Israel set a higher threshold on Tuesday for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians. Palestinians wanted the eastern part of the city for a future...

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday inaugurate Nigeria’s first inland dry port in Kaduna State. A dry port is an inland intermodal terminal directly connected by road, rail and air...

The U.S. government, through its embassy in Monrovia, has warned of possible violence before or after Tuesday’s presidential run-off elections in Liberia. In a statement on Sunday, the embassy warned...