A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, admitted the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, to a N20 million bail with one surety in the like. Justice Ekerete Akpan gave the order in a ruling on the singer’s bail application moved by his lawyer, Marshall...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, admitted former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Anamekwe Nnabuoku, to a N500 million bail with two sureties in the like sum over allegations bordering on N1.96 billion fraud. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Nnabuoku’s bail application moved by...
Suspended South Korean president, Yoon Suk Yeol was detained on Wednesday for briefly imposing martial law in December, the official Yonhap news agency reported. Police officers and staff from South Korea’s anti-corruption office escorted Yoon from his residence on Wednesday morning to take him to the public prosecutor’s office...
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Tuesday, alleged that pictures extracted from his phone, in the alleged sexual harassment offence, were edited. Ndifon told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja that the pictures alleged to have been...
An Ikeja High Court has reserved ruling in a case filed by Mr Edward Ayo-Odugbesan, former Deputy Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly. Ayo-Odugbesan, is seeking a court order to prevent Agege Local Government and two other parties from further demolishing his property located at No. 47, Old...
Some vulnerable FCT residents including scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the Minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal...
A widow, Aisha Zubairu, on Tuesday prayed a Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, to marry her off to her old lover, Aminu Saminu. The complainant had dragged her father, Zubairu Surajo, to court over his refusal to allow her to marry the man of her choice...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A High Court sitting in Sokoto, on Monday dismissed a case filed by former Governor Attahiru Bafarawa’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the conduct of the party’s ’s congresses in the state. In the suit, former Governor Bafarawa led-faction alleged denial...
The ousted National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, on Monday, resumed duty at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, in defiance of the court orders which had removed him from office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a High Court and Court of...
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 25-year old man, Olajide Fajana, to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, while delivering judgement on the case, convicted and sentenced the convict of the charge of rape. “The inevitable conclusion in the...
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Monday, opened his defence in the alleged sexual harassment case. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) charged the lecturer with four counts bordering on alleged sexual harassment and attempt to perverse...
A metering company, Ziklagsis Network Ltd, has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Federal Ministry of Power and others from revoking the N39.1 billion meant for metering contract. Ziklagsis Network Ltd, the plaintiff, filed the originating summons marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/576/2024, through its lawyer, Wole Olanipekun, SAN,...
A High Court sitting in Katsina, on Friday, struck out a case filed by 7,095 People’s Democratic Party (PDP) aspirants challenging the conduct of the party congresses in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Dr Mustapha Inuwa led-faction had filed a suit before the court...
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has appealed to an Ikeja Special Offences Court not to release Rukayya Dantata’s International Passport. Egbetokun told the court that his plea became necessary to prevent Dantata, who is facing trial for alleged N350 million theft, from fleeing the country to...
United States President-elect, Donald Trump is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday for his criminal conviction, stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. This case earlier overshadowed his bid to retake the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way on Thursday for the 9:30 a.m....
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Department of State Service (DSS) the go-ahead to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who had planned to launch a Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun, for 60 days pending conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion...
The police on Thursday arraigned a 42-year old man, Ogundare Anuoluwapo in Ado-Ekiti for sexually harassing his neighbour’s wife. Anuoluwapo, whose address was not provided, was charged with sexual harassment before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the change. The prosecutor, Sgt. Alice Ojo,...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday dismissed the application filed by the embattled ex-Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear his case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed a 26-count charge against Emefiele, for alleged misuse of office,...
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu who is currently being detained has opposed the request by the Federal Government for the resumption of his trial. Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, revealed in a post on X on Tuesday. According to him, his client Kanu had rejected...
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would abide by the Court of Appeal judgment affirming affirming Sunday Udeh-Okoye as its National Secretary. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the...