The Nigerian Army Special Court Martial sitting in Abuja, has fixed Oct. 10 for judgment in a case of stealing, forgery, misappropriation and conspiracy brought against a Major General. The accused, Maj.-Gen. Umaru Muhammed, was the erstwhile Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL). He...
Judiciary
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola says public opinion no matter how serious or weighty it might be, cannot override or supersede the constitution of the country. Ariwoola said this on Wednesday in Abuja while swearing in another batch of the 23 Judges for the...
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has expressed appreciation at Tuesday’s sentencing of a human trafficker, Felicia Osaigbovo to 12 years imprisonment. A Benin High Court sentenced 62-year-old Felicia to 12 years at the Correctional Centre and a fine of N24 million for...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic violence Court has sentenced a man, Ifeanyi Ndieze, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 4-year old girl in a church. The judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, that the prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of sexual assault...
An 18-year old girl, on Tuesday, told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kubwa that her boss’ 36-year-old Chef, Daniel Johnson harassed her to have sex with him. The Sexual and Gender based Violence Response Unit, Federal Ministry of Justice, charged Johnson with three counts bordering on...
UK Court restricts Diezani’s movement as EFCC obtains arrest warrant, begins extradition proceedings
UK Court restricts Diezani’s movement as EFCC obtains arrest warrant, begins extradition proceedings
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has obtained an arrest warrant and commenced extradition proceedings against former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. Alison-Madueke appeared before the Westminster Magistrates Court in London over an alleged £100,000 bribe. The district judge, Michael Snow, granted the ex-minister a...
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule has said he would appeal the majority judgment of the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia that annulled his declaration as the winner of March 18 election. The governor stated this on Monday in Lafia while reacting the the spilt judgment of...
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia on Monday nullified the election of Gov. Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a split decision. It instead declared Mr David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the March 18 governorship election in the...
The Adamawa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Yola on Monday affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Umar Ardo, and his party had challenged Fintiri’s victory before the tribunal, alleging corrupt practices, threat and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Wednesday, swear-in 23 new Judges of the Federal High Court. The Court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr. Festus Akande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. ...
The National and State House of Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Lafia, has affirmed the election of Mr David Onarigu as duly elected member representing Udege/Loko constituency at the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. The tribunal also upheld the election of Mr Saidu Gude as the...
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting at Osogbo on Saturday nullified the election of Mr Awoyeye Jeremiah (PDP- Ife Central). The nullification followed a petition filed by Mr Adejobi Johnson of the All Progressive Congress (APC) challenging INEC’s declaration of Jeremiah as duly elected on...
The Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at Abeokuta upheld the election of Gov. Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday.O The three-man tribunal headed by Justice Hamidu Kunaza held that Abiodun was duly elected at the March 18 election. It pronounced the verdict...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL,Sokoto – The Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the electoral victory of Governor Ahmed Aliyu by dismissing the petition brought against him and his deputy Idris Gobir, by the PDP governorship candidate, Sa’idu Umar. Giving unanimous judgement, at the Sokoto High Court, the...
The Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday dismissed the petition against Gov. Ahmed Aliyu and his Deputy, Idris Gobir, filed by Sa’idu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The petitioner, Umar was challenging the election of Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Gobir...
Kefa The Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, on Saturday upheld the election of Gov. Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the governor of the state. The three man panel headed by Justice Ayo Sunmonu dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigerian Peoples...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered the Kano State Government to pay N30 billion as compensation to shop owners whose properties were demolished at Kofar Mata Eid praying ground in Kano city. The applicants Incorporated Trustees of Masallacin Idi Shop Owners, Traders Association and...
The Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The tribunal, in a two and a half hours’ judgment, also dismissed the petition of Sen. Bassey Akpan of Young Progressives Party (YPP) who had challenged...
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he plans to challenge the ruling of Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori. Omo-Agege said this in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Asaba. ...