An Ekiti State High Court in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a 71-year old man, Sule Adeola, to life imprisonment for raping a minor. The convict was arraigned before Justice Blessing Ajileye on June 22, 2023, on a charge of raping his friend’s grand-daughter. In her judgment, Ajileye said, it was...
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An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court , on Wednesday, ordered that a 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, should be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly raping his 22-year-old daughter. The police charged Israel with rape and assault. The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, did not take Israel’s plea for want in jurisdiction....
A Kano State High Court, on Wednesday, fixed Oct.10, for ruling in an interlocutory application seeking to restrain the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, from renovating the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The applicants are the Kano State Government, Attorney General of Kano and Kano Emirate Council, through their...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A Prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Bilikisu Bala on Monday, September 30, 2024, told a Joint Committee of the House of Representatives investigating allegations of corruption against some officers of the Commission, and the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) that charges...
An Abuja-based master baker, Miss Faith Iwu, has threatened to sue the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) if alleged restriction placed on her account is not lifted. Iwu’s lawyer, Mojisola George, gave the warning in a letter addressed to the GTB’s secretary dated Sept. 12 and received by the bank...
Abubakar Umar, the Sixth Prosecution Witness in the trial of former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam has narrated before the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja presided over by Justice Peter Lifu, how in 2014, he converted the sum of ₦3.1bn wired to him by Suswam as governor, and...
The Federal Government, on Friday, re-arraigned 10 persons arrested in connection with #EndBadGovernance protest organised between Aug. 1 and Aug 10 on alleged treasonable felony. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, re-arraigned them on eight-count amended charge following an application by the prosecution counsel, Simon Lough,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, admitted Isaac Bristol, popularly known on his X handle as “PIDOM Nigeria,” to a N5 million bail with one surety in the like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on his bail application moved by his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, held...
A High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday sentenced five men charged with the Offa bank robbery incident to death by hanging. The court convicted Ayoade Akinnibosun, Azeez Salahudeen, Niyi Ogundiran, Ibikunle Ogunleye and Adeola Abraham. Delivering judgment, Justice Haleema Saliman held that the five defendants were found guilty...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governors from dissolving the executive committees of the Rivers’ chapter. The court equally stopped them from constituting any interim committee to replace the officers of the party at the state,...
An Okada rider, Malam Isma’il Abubakar on Wednesday told a Shari’a court sitting at Magajin Gari Kaduna State that he provides four square meals for his wife every day. Abubakar, made this known while responding to his wife, Zainab Saleh’s allegations that he does not provide food for her....
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, adjourned the arraignment of former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi until Oct. 30. The adjournment by Justice Emeka Nwite came as ex-Gov. Bello moved to the Supreme Court to file an appeal seeking to set aside the arrest warrant issued by...
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging for the murder of Col. Anthony Okeyin, the Commandant, Nigeria Army Secondary School, Apata, Ibadan. The three convicts sentenced to death by hanging are Agada Solomon, Taiwo Adeniyi and Bibisoye Kehinde. Justice...
The embattled former governor of Kogi Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has been advised to to avail himself in court on Wednesday over alleged N80.2bn money laundering case. The former Kogi governor has been having a running-battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N80.2bn fraud. A source...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, stopped the EFCC from prosecuting Mr Leno Adesanya, the promoter of Sunrise Power and Transmission Co Ltd, on allegations bordering on the six billion dollars Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project fraud. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also gave an order of...
A legal practitioner, Mr Junaid Sanusi who is a customer of Access Bank Plc, has sued the bank for N100 million for allegedly deducting his money unlawfully. While arguing his originating summons before the Federal High Court at Ibadan on Monday, Sanusi informed the court that he operated a...
By IBRAHIM Obansa, Lokoja – A group, the Forum of Amalgamated Unions of Concerned Kogi Citizens, has called on president Ahmed Bola Tinubu to caution the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC ), Mr. Ola Olukoyode to ensure that professionalism is applied in the ongoing prosecution...
A Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Friday, adjourned hearing in the case filed against Sen. Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship candidate in the Saturday election in Edo, indefinitely. Magistrate Abubakar Mukhtar adjournment followed an order of Justice O.C. Agbaza of the FCT High Court granting leave...
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives have detained a notorious gunrunner and recovered 20 fabricated AK-47 rifles. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan on Friday in Kaduna. Hassan said: “On Sept. 19, at about 1600 hours, officers from...
A 30-year-old man, Joseph Efe who was arrested for stealing from a commercial sex worker, said he committed the crime to raise money for his sister who has sickle cell anemia. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) FCT Commandant, Dr Olusola Odumosu while briefing the press on...