A Federal High Court in Abuja has permitted a civil group, to apply for an order compelling the Inspector-General of Police to prosecute the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, over alleged perjury. Delivering a ruling in an ex-parte application, Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the leave...
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Suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on Wednesday, prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to grant him bail following the attack on Kuje Correctional Centre by Boko Haram who freed scores of their members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports On 5 July, the Boko Haram breakaway faction Islamic...
Mr Aliyu Abubakar, a defence witness in the trial-within-trial of the former Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke told a Federal High Court, Abuja that an EFCC officer threatened him to indict former President Goodluck Jonathan in alleged money laundering. Abubakar, who is also a co-defendant in the suit, told...
A Professor of Law and Judge of Enugu High Court, Justice Cyprian Ajah has taken stock of the trends in the legal profession and cautioned against disregard for ethics and code of conduct capable of eroding public trust and undermine rule of law and justice system . Justice Ajah...
A third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley has told Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos how electronic tools used for accessing compromised credit card information was found on the laptop of the defendant. The witness,...
A video clip showing popular Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) sexually assaulting a minor went viral on social media. The 14-year-old is a foster daughter of actress and comedienne Damilola Adekoya (alias Princess). On the same date, Princess reported a case of sexual assault of a minor...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed by some aggrieved members of Akwa Ibom Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking the nullification of the state’s primaries conducted between May 22 and May 26. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the primary polls were conducted...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A Federal High Court In Lafia has adjourned to Friday July 22, for hearing on an electoral fraud suit brought before it by a Senatorial hopeful, Barrister Labaran Shuaibu Magaji. Barr. Magaji is praying the court to nullify the result of the senatorial primary...
A Federal High Court in Kano, on Friday, fixed July 19 to deliver ruling in a motion against the order restraining the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion loan. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the suit was filed by a coalition of NGOs, Kano First Forum...
The Oyo State Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, on Friday constituted a seven-man panel to investigate the allegations leveled against the Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, by the State House of Assembly. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Comfort Udoh, the Information Officer, Oyo State High Court, made...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Friday barred journalists from covering and witnessing the late gospel singer, Osinachi children’s testimony. The move was as a result of the court granting the three oral applications made by Aderonke Imana, the prosecution counsel, on June 22....
Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission to immediately put in place a machinery to start the upward review of salaries to some judicial officers. The judge gave the ruling on Thursday in a case filed by...
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Thursday, sentenced a man, Michake Ogbar, to life imprisonment for defiling and raping his three daughters aged 10 years, 20 years and 24 years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond...
The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a judgment that lasted two hours also convicted...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a two-hour judgement on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault Taiwo, however, discharged...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, in Saturday’s Governorship Election holding in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, declared that the suit filed by a chieftain of...
Absence of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (a.k.a. Evans) on Wednesday stalled a suit filed against him by a kidnap victim, Chief Donatus Duru. Duru had, in 2018, filed the suit before a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, He is demanding refund of 223,000 pounds he...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the July 16 governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday after counsel for...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital will on Wednesday, commenced the hearing on a suit filed by Barr. Labaran Shuaibu Magaji, a frontline Senatorial hopeful, who is challenging the outcome of the Senatorial primary election which produced Architect Shehu...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday granted bail in the sum of N20 million to Bola Fasasi, a co-defendant in a $156,700 fraud case involving Macmillan Nigeria Publisher, Prof. Adesanya Adelekan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adelekan is still at large, according to the Economic...