The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has said Usman Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), was unaware of a previous court order on the reinstatement of a former police officer. Earlier on Tuesday, a federal high court in Abuja sentenced Baba to three months in prison for disobeying a court order directing the reinstatement of Patrick Okoli, a former officer who claimed he was unlawfully and compulsorily retired from the NPF. The presiding judge, Mobolaji Olajuwon...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday, described Nigerians as the most litigious people on earth, calling on the public to drastically reduce litigation and embrace other dispute resolution routes without necessarily overstretching the Judiciary. The CJN was speaking while swearing-in 63 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SAN, noted that not every disagreement should end in the court. He explained that currently the judiciary has over 4,741 backlogs of cases, out of...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the approval of  N134.7bn for the payment of Security Debarment Allowance, SDA, to all veterans. The President, who made this known at the launch of the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem and Appeal Fund, also announced the donation of N10m to the Nigerian Legion. The President pledged the Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare of veterans by ensuring prompt payment of their pension and other entitlements, which had...