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The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to probe what it described as the “arbitrary, excessive, and unexplained” charges drawn from customers’ accounts by money deposit banks operating in the country. The resolution of the House was a sequel to the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Kwara lawmaker Tolani Shagaya at a plenary session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. Titled, ‘Need to curb arbitrary bank charges and protect Nigerian customers,’ Shagaya drew the attention of his colleagues to the incessant charges levied on Nigerian bank customers despite repeated warnings by the regulator, the Central…

The National Assembly has assured Nigerians that the ongoing amendment of the Electoral Act 2022 will be completed on or before December 2025, well in time for the 2027 general elections. Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, representing Ekiti Central, gave the assurance on Tuesday after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s letter seeking confirmation of Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Bamidele explained that the aim is to avoid delays that affected past electoral reforms, noting that the previous administration under late President Muhammadu Buhari could not sign the…

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has fixed March 10, 2026, for the hearing of an appeal filed by the Medical Director of Excel Medical Centre, Dr. Ferdinand Ejike Orji, challenging his conviction and one-year jail sentence by the Lagos State High Court. The appellate court will also hear a cross appeal by the Lagos State Government seeking to set aside the portion of the judgment that discharged and acquitted Dr. Orji on Count 1 of the six-count amended charge. The state is asking the court to convict and sentence him on that count as well. A three-member panel of…

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has released a comprehensive guideline on the responsible use of social media and digital communication platforms by medical and dental practitioners across the country. Dated October 14, 2025, the document titled “Guidance on Social Media and Responsible Online Conduct” sets out the standards expected of all practitioners registered with the Council in their online engagements, stressing professionalism, accuracy, and respect in digital spaces. According to the MDCN, the new directive aims to safeguard patients’ rights, protect practitioners, and uphold the integrity of the medical and dental professions while promoting evidence-based communication online.…

Ghana’s judiciary is taking bold steps to confront the rising threat of cybercrime as the nation’s digital economy expands rapidly across West Africa. In Accra this week, over 60 judges, prosecutors, and investigators participated in two Commonwealth symposiums aimed at sharpening their skills in handling cybercrime cases that affect both citizens and businesses. The training was supported by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and coordinated by the Commonwealth Secretariat. The sessions brought together justice and security experts from several agencies to build stronger collaboration against digital threats. Through simulated real-world cases, participants tested how Ghana’s legal and international…

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) of the Body of Benchers has directed the suspension of Mr. Jonathan Chinedu Nwagwu, Esq., for a period of three years following his conviction for infamous conduct in a professional respect, including the misappropriation of client funds and professional negligence in handling client affairs. The decision, delivered on April 24, 2024, by Ebenezer Obeya, Esq., Life Bencher, came after extensive proceedings in Complaint No. BB/LPDC/360/2020 between Capt. Dada Olaniyi Labinjo, the Applicant and Managing Partner of Marina Law Chambers, and Mr. Jonathan Chinedu Nwagwu, the Respondent. The Committee found Nwagwu guilty of breaching Rules…

Hungarian author Laszlo Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. The literature award was announced by the Nobel Committee at the Swedish Academy on Thursday. Krasznahorkai best known for his 1985 novel ‘Satantango’ was given the award “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” The writer will receive a 11 million-krona ($1.2 million) award, the Swedish Academy said in a statement. Satantango, a haunting, intricately structured novel, portrays a group of destitute people living in a decaying Hungarian village, before the fall of Soviet rule in Hungary.…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the conferment of 959 national honours and endorsed reforms to strengthen the funding framework for the Nigeria Police Force. This came as he presided over marathon meetings of the National Council of State and the Police Council at the State House, Abuja. Addressing State House correspondents after the meetings, the Permanent Secretary of the Cabinet Affairs Office, Dr. Emanso Umobong, said the President approved the report of the National Honours Award Committee for 2024 and 2025, as well as special awards that were earlier bestowed by the President from January 2025 to date. According…

President Bola Tinubu has granted presidential pardon to Herbert Macaulay, Mamman Vatsa, and Farouk Lawan, alongside 14 others, following the approval of the national council of state. Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, announced the decision in a statement on Thursday. Vatsa, a major general and poet executed in 1986 for alleged treason, was posthumously pardoned nearly four decades after his death. Similarly, Macaulay, Nigeria’s nationalist and co-founder of the National Council of Nigeria and the Cameroons (NCNC), also received a posthumous pardon. Macaulay, who was unjustly convicted by British colonial authorities in 1913, was…