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YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended his account over the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to a court filing Monday. The online video platform, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, is the latest Big Tech firm to settle with Trump after he lodged legal cases challenging his broad deplatforming after January 6. The $22 million will go toward Trump’s latest construction project at the White House, through a nonprofit called Trust for the National Mall, which is “dedicated to restoring, preserving, and elevating…

The Federal Government has said that all income earned in Nigeria, including money made by ‘runs girls,’ is taxable under the law. Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, stated this in a now-viral video from a tax education session by the Redeemed Christian Church of God, City of David, Lagos. Oyedele explained that upkeep money sent to dependants or relatives is not taxable, describing such transfers as “non-exchange transactions.” He said, “You earn a certain amount of money and you have to send upkeep to your cousin, your brother, even a stranger, it…

The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said Monday that he has launched a probe into a messy property controversy in the United Kingdom involving senior Nigerian lawyer Mike Ozekhome and other Nigerians. Speaking to a group of various representatives of the Nigerian legal profession, including Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, Mr Fagbemi referred to the London case as a development that has had an impact on the legal sector. “It is for this reason that my office has now taken the unusual step of verifying…

A 22-year-old graduate, Femi Ayoade has been sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl inside a tricycle at Eti-Osa area of Lagos State. Ayoade was jailed by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court presided over by Justice Abiola Soladoye on Tuesday. The court ruled that the prosecution had proven the one-count charge of defilement against Ayoade beyond reasonable doubt. Soladoye described Ayoade as a “criminally audacious man who turned a child’s vagina into a playground.” “It is indeed a shameless act. “The prosecution has successfully presented compelling evidence against the defendant. “Consequently, the defendant is hereby…

Justice Emmanuel Sublim of the National Industrial Court in Abuja has provisionally prohibited the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from proceeding with their intended industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. In a ruling issued on an ex parte application on Monday, Justice Sublim specifically enjoined the defendants, which included Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL), Nigeria Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), and the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), from halting crude oil and gas supplies to Dangote Refinery. In approving the application, the court concurred with the applicant’s counsel,…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has confirmed that the swearing-in ceremony of the newly conferred Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) will be held on Monday, 29 September 2025. For the first time, the prestigious event will be live-streamed on YouTube, giving everyone a front-row seat to history. Date: Monday, 29 September 2025 Venue: Supreme Court Complex Time:10a.m. prompt Watch Live: https://youtube.com/live/TYo63hAag7E?feature=share The SAN title is the highest honour for legal practitioners in Nigeria, awarded to outstanding lawyers who have demonstrated excellence, integrity, and leadership in the legal profession. Don’t miss it – mark your calendars, share with colleagues, and join…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has overruled the no-case submission filed by Kanu’s lawyers. This application followed the Federal Government’s presentation of witnesses, evidence, and closing of its case against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Following the dismissal of the no-case submission, the judge asked Kanu to enter his defence. SaharaReporters earlier on Friday reported that the detained IPOB leader had arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja for the final ruling on the application he filed for his release. Kanu, led by the operatives of the Department of State…

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook urged the Supreme Court Thursday to reject President Trump’s effort to fire her, arguing it would harm central bank independence and disrupt financial markets. “Granting the President’s request for immediate relief to alter the status quo would sound the death knell for the central-bank independence that has helped make the United States’ economy the strongest in the world,” Cook’s lawyers argued in a new filing. There needs to be some “meaningful check” on the president’s ability to remove Cook, they added, noting that otherwise “any president could remove any governor based on any charge of…

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in jail after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The Paris criminal court acquitted him of all other charges, including passive corruption and illegal campaign financing. Speaking to reporters after the hearing, the 70-year-old, who was president of France from 2007 to 2012, said the verdict was “extremely serious for rule of law”. Sarkozy, who claims the case is politically motivated, was accused of using the funds from Gaddafi to…

In a vibrant ceremony at the Body of Benchers Complex in Abuja, 4,437 aspiring lawyers were officially admitted to the Nigerian Bar, stepping into the nation’s legal fraternity. The event, presided over by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) and current Chairman of the Body of Benchers (BoB), underscored the noble calling of the legal profession while issuing stern reminders on integrity, discipline, and professional growth. Of the new inductees, 4,429 successfully completed the June 2025 Bar Final Examinations, with eight hailing from prior sessions. The Call to Bar, a tradition spanning September 23 to…