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Ibom Air Passenger Remanded in Kirikiri Prison Over ‘Unruly’ Act

A passenger who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo,…

7th Edition of the Adavize Alao Essay Competition on Privacy and Data Protection

Lawyard is pleased to announce the 7th Edition of the Adavize Alao Essay Competition on…

Chad’s Ex-PM Succes Masra Gets 20-Year Jail Term for Racist, Xenophobic Incitement

Chad’s former prime minister and opposition leader Succes Masra has been sentenced to 20 years…

HURIWA Accuses Tinubu of Incipient Dictatorship, Capturing Judiciary and Legislature

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has accused President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of…

FG to Arraign Five Suspects Over June 2022 Owo Church Massacre

The Federal Government has announced its intention to arraign five individuals suspected of orchestrating the…

Human Rights Lawyer Threatens NYSC With Lawsuit Over Alleged Persecution of Corps Member Raye

Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has announced his intention to sue the National Youth Service…

Court Bars Police from Arresting Action Alliance National Chairman Udeze

The FCT High Court in Abuja has intervened in the Action Alliance leadership dispute by…

SERAP, NGE Sue Niger State Gov. Bago and NBC Over Threatened Shutdown of Badeggi FM

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) have…

FCT High Court Orders Zenith Bank to Pay N85m for Unauthorized Account Freeze

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has ordered a commercial bank to…

ICPC Secures Conviction of Civil Servant Ewere Morgan Eseosa for Double Salary Scam

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of…