The Federal Government, on Thursday prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the Managing Director (MD) of Dana Air, Mr Hathiramani Ranesh. The federal government alleged that Ranesh has refused to appear for his arraignment in the alleged N1.3 billion...
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Hearing of the plea bargain agreement entered into by convicted kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), on Thursday, suffered a setback due to his absence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that prosecution counsel and Evans’s co- defendant, Joseph Emeka, were also absent. When the case was called, counsel ...
A Kano State High Court on Thursday, again restrained the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero from renovating the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The applicants in the matter are the Kano State Government, the Attorney-General of Kano and the Kano Emirate Council. The applicants, through their counsel Rilwanu Umar...
An Abakiliki Magistrate’s Court has ordered that former Ebonyi PDP Chairman, Mr Augustine Nwazunku, and three other persons be remanded in the correctional centre over the purported suspension of a chieftain of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other three persons included Obinna Nwachukwu,...
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The convicts are Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29), Eric Tile (30). The fourth defendant Promise Shie (27) was discharged and acquitted for lack of evidence. The three were...
A former governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike has asked his successor Siminalayi Fubara to follow the rule of law for peace to reign in the state. Wike spoke on Tuesday when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “There is peace when you obey...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue the Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP), access code to its portal for the forthcoming Ondo governorship election. Delivering judgment, Justice Emeka Nwite, also directed that henceforth, INEC should accord...
The Lagos State Government says the Federal High Court judgment in Abuja barring the Directorate of Vehicle Inspection Office ( VIO) from stopping and impounding vehicles does not affect VIO Lagos directorate operations. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this known in a statement on...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, sentenced a headteacher, Benjamin Ogba to two life sentences for defiling two underaged girls, both seven years. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond doubt to...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, declared Julius Abure as the substantive National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi Convention that produced the national leadership of the LP. Justice Nwite ordered the...
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal on Monday granted the PDP and its candidate, Dr Asue Ighodalo request to inspect all election materials used for the Sept. 21 governorship election in the state. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice W.I. Kpochi granted the order in an exparte motion filed by...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), high court, Maitama, on Monday discharged Sen. Dino Melaye of allegations of escape from custody, damage to police property. Melaye was arraigned before the court on March 5, 2019 on six-count charge bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, shifted the alleged money laundering charge filed by the EFCC against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, to Nov. 13 for continuation of trial. The matter, which is before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The...
A suit filed by the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to challenge the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets, was on Monday stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja. The matter, which was before Justice Inyang Ekwo, was fixed for further mention...
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of all the registered political parties in the country says there is no going back on the October 5, Local Government Elections in Rivers. Addressing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday, the National Chairman of IPAC, Mr Yusuf Mamman, said that parties...
A High Court sitting in Doma Local Government Area, Nasarawa State has extended its order restraining the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from conducting its congresses in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the court on Sept. 27, gave the restraining order following a motion filed...
Justice Evelyn Maha of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services, also called the Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. In a judgement on Thursday,...
Justice Maryanne Anenih of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a public summons against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count pending allegations against him. By the summons, the former Governor is to attend...
The father of Bashir Hadejia, who was allegedly unlawfully detained on the directive of Defence Minister of State Bello Matawalle, has expressed grave concerns for the safety of his family. In a press statement obtained by PRNigeria, Alhaji Umar Hadejia revealed that the Inspector General of Police had unlawfully...