ABUJA —  A 35-year-old bus conductor, Chinedu Nnamani, accused of aiding the transportation of 18.5 kilogrammes of Cannabis Sativa (a.k.a Indian Hemp) was on Monday, discharged and acquitted at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Babatunde Quadri absolved Nnamani of the one-count charge on the grounds that the prosecution failed to substantiate the charge leveled against him. The judge said the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as the prosecuting agency, ought to have placed...

Seeks an order of the Federal High Court to declare the placing of the Nigerian Copyright Commission under the Ministry of Justice as a violation of the Nigerian Copyright Act, 2010. A lawyer, Tosin Ojaomo, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for alleged copyright law violations. Other defendants in the case include the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed; and the Speaker of the House...

Supporters of the #DefendLagos demonstration have withdrawn from the protest at Lekki tollgate. The group which was formed as a counter against the #OccupyLekkiTollGate rally scheduled for Saturday indicated that its decision to withdraw during a virtual press conference. Alabi Oladimeji, the convener of #DefendLagos said that the government has assured that no protest will be allowed to hold at the toll gate. “No protest from #DefendLagos on Saturday. We are simultaneously respecting the state...

The Lagos police command has vowed to avert the #OccupyLekkiTollGate demonstration scheduled for Saturday on the grounds that the force has gathered that some “hidden agents” are secretly planning to incite violence. On Monday, Nigerians on social media planned another protest to express their displeasure over the decision of the Lagos State Judicial Panel to allow Lekki Concession Company to reopen the Lekki tollgate. The tollgate has not been operational since October 20 when armed...