The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday struck out a suit instituted against the Federal Government challenging alleged uneven distribution of appointments into the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, said the suit was struck out on grounds that the plaintiff, Mrs RitaLori Ogbebor, a...
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The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed April 5, to deliver judgment in the alleged N2 billion fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) against former Head of Service, Mr Stephen Oronsaye. The trial judge Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday after counsel...
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...
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...
The Gombe State gubernatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Keftin Amuga has described the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi as the only option for Nigerians to enjoy good governance. He said this on the sidelines of the inauguration of the LP Gombe State Gubernatorial Campaign Council, on...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for House of Representatives in Kwara, Alhaji Ibrahim Ajia, has said that he hawked ‘amala’ and rice as an indigent child to support his parents. Ajia is seeking to represent Ilorin West and Asa Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber of the National...
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...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has said that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, loves the Igbos. Umahi, who is the Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum, stated this on Wednesday at Iboko, headquarters of Izzi Local Government Area, while...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will not be distracted by the antics of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in its quest to win the 2023 presidential election. Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesperson for Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation stated this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan said that...
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...
As Nigerians prepare to elect a new President in the February 25 Presidential election, a straw poll has put Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as favourite to win the election ahead of other candidates. Atiku, from Adamawa state in the north east is running...
Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, says he will expand the scope of Nigeria’s economy by tackling unemployment, if voted into power. The former vice-president made the pledge during a Presidential Stakeholders’ Engagement, held on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to him, unemployment and the living...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has warned party officials, chairmen of local government areas, overseers of development areas, as well as candidates of the party, against complacency but to deliver the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the February general elections. Governor Sule gave the...
Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Lagos West senatorial district, Otunba Segun Adewale says he has gifted more than 10,000 mobile phones, 1,000 television sets, and 1,000 power generators to his constituents. Director of Communications in the Segun Adewale Campaign Organisation, Mr Segun Ogundairo stated in Lagos...
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...
Mr Arinzechukwu Awogu, candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Ogbaru Federal Constituency in Anambra, has said Gov. Chukwuma Soludo’s call for non-kinetic approach to solving the security challenges in the Southeast is in order. Awogu, former chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area, said this in Awka....