Four out of six protesters who were arrested in November for protesting outside the National Assembly were discharged on Monday by a court in Abuja. Last year, Nigeria was swept by weeks of widespread protests sparked by anger over brutality from the police’s loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The six defendants were arrested on November 8, 2020, and charged with unlawful assembly. The defence lawyer, Henry Akwaji requested the case be dismissed because the prosecution...

ABUJA —  A civil servant, Moses Ojo, on Monday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja,  to grant him divorce, on grounds that his wife, Martha, was secretly planning to marry another man. Ojo, in his petition, alleged:” she keeps travelling without my consent. Her lover sent her a text message on preparations for their wedding. ”Martha is also threatening to kill me and inherit my property,” he alleged. The petitioner also told the court...