A trader, Sarata Olagunju, on Thursday told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to grant her divorce on grounds that her husband, Adewale, said the union was being controlled by demonic spirits. In her counter argument against her husband, Oagunju said:”he told me that there were demonic...
Judiciary
A 36-year-old civil servant, Moses Saka was docked in an Upper Area Court Gwagwalada, Abuja for allegedly using ‘juju’ on four-year-old girl. The police charged Saka and Joseph, at large with criminal conspiracy and unlawful juju. The Prosecution Vounsel, Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the complainant Mr Labaran...
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that two State Shari’a Court judges, a cashier and 16 other financial registrars be remanded in a correction centre for alleged N580.2 million theft. The police charged Bashir Kurawa, Saadatu Umar, Tijjani Abdullahi, Maryam Jibrin-Garba, Shamsu Sani and Hussaina Imam with...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu over the nomination of Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the 2023 presidential election. Delivering judgment, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, struck out the suit which was instituted by an Abuja...
An application filed by the DCP Abba Kyari and three other suspended police officers seeking to quash the criminal charges against them has been adjourned until March 22 for ruling. Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja fixed the date after counsel for the National Drug Law...
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 28-year-old man, Ana’s Ibrahim, to sweep the community central mosque for six months for accommodating thieves. Ibrahim, of Zuba fruit market Abuja, pleaded guilty to belonging to gang of thieves and begged the court for leniency. The...
A Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Jimoh Moshood, told an FCT High Court, Kubwa that a former Senator, Isah Misau defamed the integrity and reputation of the police. Moshood, DCP, Administration, Oyo state police command made this known while being led in evidence by the prosecution counsel, Bello Abu....
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele has asked the Appeal court to set aside an order of a lower court compelling his appearance in a 53 million dollars judgment debt proceedings. Emefielr’ Counsel, Mr Joe Agi, SAN, had obtained a judgment summons against...
A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 22-year old domestic help, Abigail Sunday who allegedly stole her employer’s diamond ring. The Police charged Sunday, a resident of behind Duru Dawaki with theft but she pleaded not guilty. The Judge, Saminu Suleiman, ordered...
A 32-year-old vulcaniser has been sentenced to death by hanging for robbing a nurse of N57,000 at Akesan bus stop, near Igando, Lagos. An Ikeja Special Offences Court presided over by Justice Mojisola Dada sentenced Chidozie Onyinchiz on Tuesday, Jan. 17. Justice Dada held that the prosecution had proved...
An FCT high court, Apo on Tuesday fixed Jan. 23 to hear a motion filled by Alhaji Jibrin Tatabe of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) challenging alleged substitution of his name for the Borno central senatorial district. Tatabe filed a motion before Justice Bello Kawu alleging that an affidavit...
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Jan. 30 to deliver judgment in a suit seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from dis-enfranchising eligible voters in the forthcoming general elections. Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date on Monday after counsel in the matter adopted their written...
An FCT High Court on Monday restrained Dr Abuduljalil Balewa from claiming that the late first Prime Minister of Nigeria, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa was his father. Mukhtar, Saddik and Umar, children of the late prime minister, filed a suit before Justice Peter Kekemeke claiming that Dr Abduljalil was not...
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Monday swore in Justice Matilda Ayemieye as the Acting Chief Judge (CJ) of the state. In a speech at the brief ceremony held at the Executive Council Chamber in the Government House, Yenagoa, Diri charged Ayemieye to sustain the cordial relationship that existed...
ASP Drambi Vandi, the policeman accused of killing Lagos-based lawyer Mrs. Omobolanle Raheem on Christmas Day last year, has pleaded not guilty to murder. Vandi was arraigned on Monday before a Lagos High Court at the Tafawa Balewa Square presided over by Justice Ibironke Harrison where a one-count charge...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – A Lagos State High Court will on Monday (Jan.16) begin trial of ASP Drambi Vandi, who allegedly killed a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. Vandi, attached to Ajiwe Police Station in Ajah, Lagos State, allegedly shot Raheem dead while she was...
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, has admonished politicians in the country to allow the judiciary perform its constitutional functions, saying society is dynamic. Jonathan gave the admonition during the book presentation/reception of a week-long activities marking the retirement of the Bayelsa Chief Judge, Justice Kate Abiri, in Yenagoa, the...
Rep. Tunji Olawuyi (APC-Kwara) has shown excitement over the judgement of Appeal Court which recognised him as the candidate of APC for the House of Representatives in the Feb. 25 general elections. Olawuyi is contesting to represent, Ekiti, Irepodun, Isin and Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara. The legislator said...
An Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced a 21-year-old man, Abeeb Magaji, to 14 years imprisonment for attempting to steal from the court’s premises in Isabo. Magaji, whose address was not provided, pleaded guilty to the three-count charge of intent to commit felony, unlawful damage and causing breach of...
The Oyo State Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola, on Friday officially disengaged from active service in the state’s judiciary after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 65 for High Court Judges. At the Valedictory court session in his honour at the state’s High Court Ibadan, the Commissioner for Justice, Prof....