Aggrieved parties have so far filed 25 petitions before the Lagos State National and State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the petitions were pasted on the wall of the Rosaline Omotosho Courthouse Ikeja, venue of the tribunal sitting. In one...
Judiciary
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed an application filed by suspended DCP Abba Kyari seeking an order dismissing the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)’s charge against him. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the court had the exclusive right and jurisdiction to hear drug...
Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) and his party have prayed the Election Tribunal to nullify the process that produced the president elect Sen. Bola Tinubu. Obi and his Party in a petition dated March 20 marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 alleged that Tinubu was not the...
The National Industrial Court has ordered the National Examinations Council (NECO) to reinstate a dismissed member of staff, Malam Ibrahim Musa . The reinstatement of the claimant as ordered by the court, was to the position or rank he ought to be at the judgment date. Delivering judgment, Justice...
A Family Court sitting in Iyaganku on Tuesday ordered that four students of Eleyele Secondary School , Eleyele , Ibadanbe in Oyo State be remandsed for allegedly raping a female colleague, who was mentally challenged. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendants are minors. The police...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered that a 36-year-old man, Roland Okajare be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling his 18-year-old daughter. The police charged Okajarewith one count of defilement. Magistrate, Mrs E. Kubeinje ordered that he should be remanded in Kirikiri Custodial...
Mr Tukur Mamu, alleged terrorist negotiator, on Tuesday, pleaded not guilty to a10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing, among others preferred against him by the Federal Government. Mamu, who was arraigned by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on behalf of the FG before Justice Inyang...
The Federal Government will, today, arraigned Mr Tukur Mamu, ex-terrorist negotiator, on 10-count charge bordering on terrorism financing among others. Mamu, who will be arraigned by the office if the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on behalf of the FG, will be arraigned before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a...
Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has sued the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged unlawful arrest. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ojerinde, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/179/2023 filed before Justice Obiora Egwuatu, is seeking an...
A businessman, Inyang Iwara on Monday told a Gwagwalada Upper Area Court, Abuja how his neighbour and former friend, Henry Itsedi, threatened to kill him for accusing him of dating a married woman. The police charged Itsedi with criminal intimidation. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. Iwara made...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended the conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly elections, alluding to noticeable improvements from the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, said this at a virtual news conference from Kebbi, where he observed...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Friday in Abuja recommended the compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Taraba State High Court , Justice Philibus F. Andetur with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information on Friday. The Chief...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld Mr David Jimkuta a first timer as the lawful candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Feb. 25, senatorial election in Taraba South Senatorial. In a judgment delivered by Justice Adamu Jauro as prepared by Justice Centus Nweze, he observed that...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to electronically transmit the Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly’s election results in accordance with its regulations and guidelines. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also ordered the use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System...
The Supreme Court in Abuja on Thursday declared Mohammed Omadefu, member representing Keana Constituency at Nasarawa State House of Assembly, as the authentic candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Keana state constituency in Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections. Justice Ogunwumiju Helen delivered the judgment in...
A Gwagwalada Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday issued a bench warrant authorising the arrest of a 36-year-old civil servant, Moses Zaka for allegedly casting juju’ spell on four-year-old girl. The Judge, Malam Abdullahi Abdulkarim issued the warrant, following an oral application by the Prosecution Counsel, Abdullahi Tanko. Tanko...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a certificate forgery suit brought before it against Mr Benson Konbowei, a Senatorial candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Bayelsa Central Senatorial District of Bayelsa. Justice Inyang Okoro in a unanimous judgment of a five-member panel of Justices held that the...
The Supreme Court on Thursday affirmed Mr Herman Hembe as the lawful governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Benue for the Saturday Governorship election. Justice Heleen Ogunwumiju in a unanimous judgment of the court dismissed the disqualification request filed by Mr Benjamin Lorlumum on the grounds that...
The Supreme Court has affirmed Marama Abba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected candidate for the Borno House of Assembly representing Hawul State Constituency in the Saturday’s election. The five-member panel headed by Justice John Okoro, in a judgment, held that Abba’s appeal was meritorious...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said he withdrew a motion before the Appeal Court over a request to inspect electoral materials because the issue had been overtaken by events. In a statement, Abubakar, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already...