Palpable tension enveloped an Ikeja High Court on Tuesday when a suspect, Ayoko Oluwatobi, attempted to commit suicide. Oluwatobi, 25, is standing trial before Justice Hakeem Oshodi, whose courtroom is situated on the second floor of a two-storey building and directly opposite the second gate of the...
Judiciary
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his three children. The children were aged five, seven and nine. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held that the evidences of the respective prosecution witnesses were...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the Rivers’ N800 billion budget passed by five members of the house led by the Edison Ehie-led faction. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the presentation of the appropriation bill by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Dec. 13, 2023...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Mohammed Yahaya as the duly elected governor of Gombe State. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun Who affirmed Yahaya as governor dismissed the appeal against his victory brought to it by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s candidate. The Court of...
The Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment on Friday Sheriff Oborevwori as the duly elected governor of Delta. The Apex court dismissed the appeal brought before it by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Ovie- Omo-Agege, against the election of the governor The court in...
An Ikeja high court on Friday denied bail to a cleric, Elijah Emenandy, charged with sexual assault of his church member. Emenandy had applied for bail, citing health challenges. According to his counsel, Ms C. E. Ezemba, Emenandy is suffering from high blood pressure, which required medical attention....
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, ordered Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, to be remanded in a correctional facility over alleged N16.6 billion fraud. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after Duru was arraigned by the office...
An FCT High Court, Maitama on Friday, fixed Feb. 12 for the trial of the suspended Central Bank Governor (CBN), Godwin Emefiele on alleged procurement fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged him amended 20 counts of criminal conspiracy, conferring undue advantage, breach of trust among...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Nasir Idris as Kebbi governor. Delivering judgment, Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, dismissed the appeal by the PDP against the governor dismissed for lacking merit. Details shortly…..
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Dapo Abiodun as duly elected governor of Ogun State in the March 2023 governorship elections. Justice Tijjani Abubakar, who delivered the judgment dismissed the appeals against Abiodun. The appeal was filled by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s candidate in the...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State. Delivering judgment, Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed the appeal against the governor by the PDP and it’s candidate, Ashiru Isa. Details shortly…..
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Abdullahi Sule as duly elected governor of Nasarawa State. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Eku who delivered the judgment dismissed the appeals by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Emmanuel Ombugadu. The PDP had appealed to the apex court to set aside...
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, adjourned until March 5, for re-arraignment of three persons charged with N26.4 million fraud. The defendants are Ayoola Kelani, Chizoba Emesiana and Sodiq Hassan. They are charged on seven counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, forgery, money laundering...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Kayode Ajulo, has filed a suit seeking to stop Gov. Similalaye Fubara of Rivers from re-presenting the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly. The SAN asked the court to stop such a move pending the hearing and determination of...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arraigned an Assistant General Manager of Skyway Handling Company (SAHCO), Olajide Kafidipe, and seven other employees of the company before a Federal High Court, Lagos for alleged drug trafficking. The NDLEA docked Kafidipe and others before Justice Deinde Dipeolu...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in the governorship election dispute between Gov. Nasir Idris of the All progressives Congress (APC) and Aminu Bande of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved the judgment after parties in the petition adopted their processes. Sule and APC...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered Mr Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending ruling in his bail plea. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following Dabo’s arraignment...
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Patrick Tonye-Cole, against the victory of Gov. Siminalayi Fubara. A five-member panel headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun reserved judgment on the appeal after all parties in the...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the victory of Gov. Bassey Otu as the governor of Cross River in the 2023 gubernatorial election. The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) and its governorship candidate Sen. Sandy Onor challenged the membership of Otu, in the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Court...