Britain’s Prince Harry has been awarded 140,600 euros ($154,146) after bringing a phone hacking claim against a tabloid newspaper publisher at the High Court. Justice Fancourt, the judge who oversaw the trial of the claims delivered his ruling at a hearing on Friday. Fancourt concluded there was “extensive”...
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The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the treasonable charge filed against Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The New Agency of Nigeria( NAN) reports the federal government prayed the court to set aside an earlier judgment by the Court of Appeal, which...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr Kemi Pinheiro, has called for creation of supreme courts in states to reflect federalism. Pinheiro made the call at a public presentation of book co-authored by Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Lawal Pedro (SAN), in Ikeja on Wednesday evening....
The Labour Party (LP) Governorship Candidate in Bayelsa, Udengs Eradiri, has approached the election petition tribunal, seeking the disqualifications of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate, Senator Douye Diri, and his APC counterpart, Chief Timipre Sylva. Eradiri, who rejected the results of the last governorship polls in the...
Two witnesses on Wednesday gave account of how they nearly lost their lives to machete injuries allegedly inflicted on them by agents of an Oyo state traditional ruler, Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko. The witnesses, Pastor Owolabi Olusegun and Mr Olufemi Adelakun gave their testimonies before an...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday, cautioned the Federal High Court (FHC) judges against taken their appointment for granted. Justice Ariwoola, who made the statement while declaring open the 39th Annual FHC Judges’ Conference and the FHC’s 50th Anniversary Lectures in Abuja, urged...
A High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, Mr Bethrand Unuoha from arresting the Spokesperson of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the state Mr Faruk Adejoh-Audu. Also restrained are the Inspector-General of Police, the Director-General of the Department of State Security...
A 44-year-old man, David Eludi, who allegedly obtained the sum of N352,000 from a woman under false pretences, has been dragged before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendant, said to be a pastor, was arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy, obtaining by false pretenses and...
The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Micheal Ataga, on Tuesday, was again stalled due to the absence of a prosecution witness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case could not go on due to the ill...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, remanded a man, Wasiu Oriyomi in Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling a 7-year-old girl. Oriyomi, whose residential address was not given, is being charged for defilement. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. Justice Rahman...
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court on Monday fixed Jan 8, to deliver judgment in the enforcement of fundamental rights suit filed by the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. The judge fixed the date after listening to arguments canvassed for and against...
A former Assistant General Manager (AGM), Technical of NICON Insurance Company Limited, Mr Sunday Akintunde, has filed a N492 million suit against the company over allegations bordering on backlog of unpaid salaries and other entitlements. Akintunde, in an amended suit marked: NICN/ABJ/264/2023 filed at the National Industrial Court, Abuja,...
A group, the Concerned Northern Lawyers Forum, has condemned the recent military accidental bombing at Tudun Biri village in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, with a threat to institute legal action against the Federal Government over the incident. The group said the decision to sue the...
The Osun Mastermind, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Saturday lauded the National Judicial Council (NJC) for affirming Justice Adepele Ojo as the substantive Chief Judge of Osun. The group’s Executive Director, Prof. Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli, in a statement in Osogbo said the council’s decision has rekindled more confidence...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, December 7, 2023, has secured the conviction and sentencing of Eze Harrison Arinze before Justice J.K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for defrauding 34 victims in 13 countries of $592,000...
Palpable fears have gripped three suspected 2023 UTME registration infractors facing trial at the Federal High Court, Akure, over fears of meeting the stringent bail conditions handed down by the court. When the matter came up for hearing in the case between the Attorney-General of the Federation...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of Justice S. O. Falola of Osun State High Court from the Bench. The Director of Information, NJC, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the recommendation was made sequel to the findings...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, rose from its 104th meeting of December 6 and 7, 2023, affirming that Justice Adepele Ojo is still the recognised Chief Judge of Osun State. The Council directed Osun State to revert...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, awarded a N500 million in damages against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi for violating the fundamental rights of Murtala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate in the Nov. 11 governorship election in the state. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Judicial Council (NJC) at its 104 Meeting recommended the appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices, one Justice of Court of Appeal, 6 Heads of Courts and 26 other Judicial Officers. The NJC’s Director of Information, Mr Soji Oye, disclosed...