ECOWAS Court to deliver judgment in suit filed by former Liberian President, Dr Charles Taylor over his unpaid pension and other benefits on Friday. On the panel for the case are Justices Dupe Atoki, Mohamed Sengu Koroma and Ricardo Claudio Monteiro Goncalves. Justice Atoki would, however, be presiding. In his...
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Memories and emotions went high on Wednesday during the valedictory session of the House of Representatives, as Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila officially dissolved the 9th assembly. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority Leader of the House, had moved a motion to commence the valedictory session, while Rep Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority...
A man, Ali Abubakar, who was dragged to a Shari’a court sitting in Kaduna by his wife, Ajinomo Ohunenene-Ummi on Wednesday was absent owing to lack of transport fare to the court. Abubakar had sent word throught the court messenger, Tajuddeen Saidu that he would not be available for...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), for clogging the wheel of progress in the prosecution of his petition. Atiku told the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on Wednesday in Abuja that inspite of paying...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress, (APC) on Wednesday in Abuja, opposed the appearance of subpoenaed witnesses of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) to testify. The respondents appeared unsettled when the petitioners called the first subpoenaed witness...
A private Nigerian Airline, Air Peace Ltd, has sued the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) before the Federal High Court in Lagos over the alleged disruption of its operations by the unions and its officers. The airline is asking the court to award...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Two factional speakers have emerged out of the leadership crisis that rocked the Nasarawa State House of Assembly on Tuesday. The two speakers are the immediate past speaker, Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, who emerged with 11 votes and Daniel Ogah Ogazi, representing Kokona East constituency,...
Edo High Court on Tuesday sentenced 19 persons to prison for engaging in internet fraud popularly known as “Yahoo Yahoo”. The convicts in separate judgements by Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and Mary Itsueli in Benin, were found guilty of the charges levelled against them. A statement by Wilson Uwujaren, Head,...
The Presidential Election Petition Court on Tuesday in Abuja admitted forms for the collation of presidential election results in 17 states as exhibits in a petition filed against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The petitioners, Mr Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) at the Feb....
The Appeal court on Tuesday reserved ruling in the appeal filed by the former governor of Jigawa , Sule Lamido, challenging the decision of the Federal High Court dismissing his no -case -submission. Lamido, his two sons, Aminu and Mustapha, Aminu Wada Abubakar, and their companies, Bamaina Holdings Ltd...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to appear before it on July 19 over a 53 million dollar-judgment debt arising from the Pars Club refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order during the hearing of a suit...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has tasked officials elected on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform to focus on policies that will make life more pleasant and comfortable to Nigerians. Abubakar, also the PDP 2023 Presidential Candidate, said this in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe on Tuesday...
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, FCT, has dissolved a 14-year-old ‘loveless marriage” between a businesswoman, Rahinat Ahmed and her former husband, Abdulhakim Aliyu. The Judge, Malam Ibrahim Rufai dissolved the marriage according to Islamic Law, following Ahmed’s prayer for divorce on grounds of lack of love. Rufai...
With the pre-hearing stage over, legal fireworks kicked off at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) on May 30. The court held its inaugural session on May 8, the ritual that takes place to enable the bar and bench to agree on some ground rules before the actual hearing of petitions commences....
The Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum and Governor of Imo, Sen. Hope Uzodinma says the forum is behind speaker aspirant, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas (APC-Kaduna state) In a statement by the Abbas Campaign Team on Monday, Uzodinma also said that the governors resolved to support Rep. Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia) for Deputy...
Hearing of the petition of Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party continued on Monday at the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) with the petitioners tendering more documents in evidence. Mr Patrick Ikwueto, SAN, who conducted the proceedings for the petitioners tendered Form EC8A from eights states. The documents...
Concerned North-Central APC Stakeholders Forum says appointing Sen. George Akume, as Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF) is not enough for the zone. Mr Dominic Alancha, the forum’s Convener said this at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. Alancha said that the zone deserved to be given the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it will appeal against the Federal High Court judgment, which acquitted a former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mr Stephen Oronsaye, of N2 billion fraud. The EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, made this known on Monday in Abuja, while...
Mr Hyacinth Dajoh(APC-Gboko West) on Monday emerged as the Speaker of the 10th Assembly of the Benue House of Assembly.Dajoh was elected by the lawmakers shortly after the inauguration of the Assembly in Makurdi.He scored 17 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mrs Becky Opin (APC-Gboko East) who polled...
Mr Martin Amaewhule (PDP-Obio/Apkor) has emerged as the Speaker of the 10th Assembly of the Rivers House of Assembly. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Amaewhule was elected by the lawmakers shortly after the proclamation of the assembly by Gov. Siminialaye Fubara on Monday in Port Harcourt....