The Systematic Return of the Holding Charge: Unmasking the ‘Form K’ Subterfuge in Ekiti State

Posted on May 28, 2026

The price of ignorance

Posted on May 28, 2026

Tension in Agidingbi as land grabbing thugs destroy property in night raid

Posted on May 27, 2026

WASPAN Withdraws Contempt Proceedings as FCCPC Legal Battle Nears Judgment

Posted on May 26, 2026

Tinubu Commends Olanipekun’ s Donation of Health Facility In Ekiti

Posted on May 26, 2026

Leveraging Nigeria’s Young Population for national growth and development (3)

Posted on May 26, 2026

Court Orders Final Forfeiture of Illegal Mining Site, Trucks, Lithium Stones in Ogun to FG

Posted on May 25, 2026

Court adjourns NDC’s suit over party primaries, digital registration till June 9

Posted on May 25, 2026

Court stops production of ‘pop power’ energy drink over alleged trade mark infringement

Posted on May 25, 2026

Native doctor bags 31 years jail term for fraud, spiritual manipulation

Posted on May 25, 2026

Africa Day 2026: Nigeria has obligations to Africans

Posted on May 25, 2026

Of War, Death, and Destruction of Civilization

Posted on May 25, 2026

The Case for the Office of Judge Dan Maliki

Posted on May 24, 2026

Why the Nigerian Council For Social Work Should Be Domiciled In Humanitarian Affairs Ministry

Posted on May 23, 2026

Ogun to Empower 100,000 Residents Through Monthly Cash Intervention Scheme

Posted on May 22, 2026

What the Vietnamese taught the Africans

Posted on May 22, 2026

Lagos govt arraigns ‘Shamelon’ for manslaughter, killing dispatch rider

Posted on May 20, 2026

Surulere: Elliot withdraws from race, Gbaja claims peaceful election

Posted on May 20, 2026

Court remands man, 37, for allegedly raping 12-year-old girl

Posted on May 20, 2026

Court Adjourns FCCPC Contempt Proceedings Over Alleged Disobedience of Order

Posted on May 19, 2026

Leveraging Nigeria’s Young Population for national growth and development(2)

Posted on May 19, 2026

Team ‘Block X’ Emerges HabariPay Squad Hackathon 3.0 Winners

Posted on May 19, 2026

NNPC Probe: EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of Private Jet

Posted on May 18, 2026

Oyo Kidnapping: Tinubu urges National Assembly to hasten passage of State Police Law

Posted on May 18, 2026

Makinde confirms kidnapped teacher’s slaughter, Igboho, Adams to the rescue

Posted on May 18, 2026

National security breach: Court grants El-Rufai N100m bail

Posted on May 18, 2026

The Prostitution of Justice

Posted on May 18, 2026

Red salute to Segun Osoba, leader of the Nigerian Left

Posted on May 18, 2026

Olayinka congratulates Fatoba, winner of Ado-Ekiti/Irepodun House of Reps APC primary election

Posted on May 18, 2026

Desmond Elliot alleges withdrawal of security aides ahead of Surulere APC primaries

Posted on May 17, 2026

He was threat to Biafra struggle, says retired police officer’s suspected killer

Posted on February 17, 2022
Chukwudi Emerenin, 27, has claimed Chris Kpatuma, retired Officer in Charge, Legal Unit, Delta Police Command, was murdered because...

Aspirant sues LASIEC, asks court to limit Lagos poll to 20 constitutional LGs

Posted on July 7, 2021

Tinubu must be decisive about local government administration

Posted on December 27, 2024

Court dismisses  suit seeking to invalidate Ighodalo’s candidature

Posted on July 17, 2024
A Federal High Court in  Abuja on Wednesday, dismissed a suit by impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Phillip Shuaibu...

A brief overview of decentralized finance

Posted on October 8, 2023

Extraordinary rendition(2): Ex-Navy man sues Immigration for N12b

Posted on October 26, 2022

Malami orders prosecution of twitter users; ban is illegal, replies twitter

Posted on June 5, 2021
Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami SAN at the weekend directed the Federal Director of Public Prosecutions(FDPP) to...

ECOWAS elects Guinea Bissau President, Umaro Embalo as Chairman

Posted on July 3, 2022

Limit of compulsory membership of Nigerian Bar Association

Posted on August 18, 2020

37 years after, Buhari back in Sokoto, commissions BUA cement plant

Posted on January 31, 2022
BUA Cement Plc has commissioned its new 3 million metric tonnes Sokoto Line 4 cement plant. The new plant was commissioned...

UK to assist Nigeria in retrieving stolen Ife Bronze Head with Belgian

Posted on January 30, 2020

Adegboruwa urges Sanwo-Olu to grant Funke Akindele, hubby state pardon

Posted on April 9, 2020

AU parliamentarians scuffle while Africa’s progress lingers

Posted on July 26, 2021
By Olukayode OyeleyeMAYHEM was the definition of the discordant meeting of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) some weeks ago at...

Evelyn Joshua receives multiple awards in Argentina

Posted on November 3, 2024

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong quits pro-democracy group as China passes security law

Posted on June 30, 2020

Majority of Nigerian judges, lawyers don’t wear wigs, gowns

Posted on February 12, 2025
By Femi Falana SAN Between 1983 and 1987, the radical military regime of Captain Thomas Sankara changed the colonial...

Court to deliver judgement in Obaseki’s certificate suit Jan 9

Posted on January 7, 2021

Peace in pieces better than no peace at all

Posted on October 6, 2025

NBA 2020: Primus inter pares, who the cap fits and other thoughts

Posted on July 22, 2020
Dr. Kayode Ajulo, Esq. INTRODUCTION For as long as I can remember, I have always been enamoured and captivated...

Nigerian Custom joins Innoson Motors, GT Holdings suit

Posted on January 30, 2022

Akwa Ibom CJ Obot sends activist lawyer, Effiong to jail for contempt

Posted on July 27, 2022

Air Canada has more refund complaints in U.S. than any other foreign airline

Posted on June 29, 2020
[ad_1] Air Canada has more customer complaints about refunds to the U.S. Department of Transportation than any non-U.S. airline....

Ibrahim Gambari: Navigating the South Africa-Nigeria high seas

Posted on October 23, 2023

LSDPC MD, three others risk jail term for contempt

Posted on October 13, 2023

Tinubu’s 8-point agenda and EFCC’s rising roles

Posted on September 19, 2023
By Hammed Sani For many Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu’s Eight- point Agenda, pointing towards economic re- engineering and radical...

Oyebanji seeks China’s partnership in critical sectors

Posted on April 29, 2024

Hardship: Lawmaker Distributes N50M to 500 Constituency Members

Posted on October 11, 2024

GIABA DG, Harris Jnr to deliver Realnews 11th Anniversary Lecture

Posted on October 17, 2023
The Management of Realnews Magazine and Publications Limited, publishers of Realnews Magazine Online, has announced that Edwin W. Harris...

US Justice Dept recovers $53m laundered oil money from Aluko, Omokore

Posted on March 29, 2023

Mali junta suspends French envoy over Foreign Minister’s ‘hostile’ remarks

Posted on January 31, 2022
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