An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted two friends, Michael Isaac and Oluwaseyi Samuel, charged with defiling and trafficking an 11-year- old girl. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had failed to establish the ingredients of each of the three-count charge, bordering...
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that six men be remanded in a correction centre for alleged kidnapping of Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Ibadan, Prof Adigun Agbaje. The police charged Ibrahim Mohammadu, 25; Jubril Adamu, 25; Mohammadu Abdullahi, 25; Ahmed Mohammadu,...
The Labour Party says it would implement a minimum wage of N80,000-N100,000 if the party wins next year’s presidential election. A few days ago, the Labour Party unveiled its manifesto after a long wait with its presidential candidate Peter Obi touting the payment of hourly wages as against the...
Retired Justice Olufunlola Adekeye of the Supreme Court says rule of law is the bedrock of every democratic society. Adekeye made this known in Abuja at a-two-day forum organised by the National Human Rights (NHRC) for the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on civil liberties and rule of law. “It...
Sen. Sani Musa (APC Niger East) says he has never intended defection to any political party in spite of misinformation in some quarters. He stated in a statement issued in Minna on Thursday that media reports claiming that he had defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were mischievous. Signed...
Chief Frank Nweke Jr, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu, promised to deal decisively with all forms of insecurity in the state, if elected. ENweke made the promise on Wednesday, when his Okeifufe Campaign train berthed in the Igbo-Etiti council area for their...
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has urged the people of Osun to vote en masse for his party to win the 2023 presidential elections, as they did during the July 16 Osun Governorship election. Abubakar made the plea on Wednesday during his...
Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi says Nigeria is collapsing very fast with the worsening statistics of people living in poverty. He also said only Nigerians can take back their party from the ruling class who have continued to ensure that despite the huge potential of the country,...
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has in an unusual fashion invited President Muhammadu Buhari to commission two newly constructed cell blocks at the Makurdi medium correctional centre in the wake of jailbreaks across the country. Ortom disclosed this at a meeting with the people of Ugondo, the host...
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia as a judge of the Federal High Court (FHC). This was made known in a circular issued by the Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, on Dec. 5 notifying judges of the court about...
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State presided over by Justice Turaki Mohammed has dismissed a suit brought against the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In its suit, the PDP had prayed the court to nullify the candidacy of all the...
A High Court in Kaduna State on Tuesday ordered the EFCC to sell an iPhone 14 promax, HP laptop, N8m cash and 3 exotic cars belonging to Raymond John and the proceeds paid into Federal Government coffers. Delivering Judgment, Justice Dairus Khobo, sentenced John after he pleaded guilty to...
By BARBARA KALU, Owerri – Peter Obi, The Labour Party Presidential candidate has commended the leadership style of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, describing him as a good man. Mr. Obi gave the commendation on Tuesday when he met Uzodimma at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport while visiting...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Supreme Court has debunked the reports making the rounds that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Olukayode Ariwoola was interrogated by the Department of the State Service (DSS) over alleged pro-Wike political remarks. The Director of Information and Press of the Supreme Court,...
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, has pledged to restructure the country, if elected in 2023 general election. Atiku said this when he visited the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 at his Palace on Tuesday, in Ile-Ife. “You’ll all recall that...
Eligible Nigerians living abroad have urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register them in order to exercise their voting rights in the 2023 general election. The plaintiffs in the suit are Mr. Chikwe Nkemnacho and Mr Kenneth Nkemnacho, who lives...
The Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Salisu Abdullahi has advised journalists covering the judiciary to always approach court registrars for court records whenever they are in doubt about any proceeding. Justice Abdullahi who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja at the close of a two-day...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by an aspirant, Madam Patience Key against Mr Kola Abiola, the presidential candidate, People’s Redemption Party (PRP). Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a short ruling after counsel for the parties adopted their processes for and against the suit,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate has nothing to offer Nigerians going by his just released policy document. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) said this in a statement on...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused the bail application of the Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for Ankpa II Constituency, Ismaila Atumeyi, and two others. The trio was arraigned before the court on Monday by the Economic &...