A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Sept. 19 to hear a suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking the disqualification of Asue Ighodalo, the PDP candidate for the Sept. 21 governorship election in Edo. Justice Peter Lifu fixed the hearing of all pending applications...
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The Kwara Government and the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWSIEC) have prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit seeking to stop the Sept. 21 local government elections. The duo, in a separate preliminary objection and counter affidavit, told Justice Peter...
A Sokoto Chief Magistrate Court on Friday remanded Shafi’u Umar in a corrections centre for allegedly circulating falsehood against Gov. Ahmad Aliyu and his wife on social media platform. Umar, 37, who was the Special Assistant to former Gov. Aminu Tambuwal is charged with circulating injurious falsehood and engraving...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday dismissed an appeal seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo. A three-member panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Hamma Barka, dismissed the appeal marked CA/ABJ/CV/863/2024. The appeal was filed by...
U.S. President Joe Biden’s son Hunter, pleaded guilty to all nine counts in his criminal tax case in a Los Angeles federal court. Hunter 54, was indicted in California in December on nine counts related to a Justice Department investigation into his taxes. Federal prosecutors charged him with evading...
A woman who was raped by dozens of men after her husband allegedly drugged her gave evidence in court in the southern French city of Avignon, detailing the “barbaric” acts. “The image is unbearable, I’m lying lifeless in my bed, asleep, and they’re about to rape me,” the 71-year-old...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, reserved judgment in the suit filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the conduct of the local government election in Rivers. Justice Peter Lifu said that a date for the judgment would be...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan, rejected the medical intervention by the State House Clinic. Counsel for the EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, told Justice Emeka Nwite while opposing Gambaryan’s second bail...
Justice Sylvanus Oriji of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Abuja, on Wednesday referred the case filed against Omoyele Sowore and 11 others’ to the FCT Chief Judge for reassignment. The judge had earlier given an order restricting the hunger protest to MKO Abiola stadium in Abuja....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, issued a warrant of arrest against a British citizen, Andrew Wynne, and other Nigerians over allegations bordering on treason and terrorism. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order in an ex-parte motion filed by the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police but moved by Audu...
The Federal Government on Monday charged 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters with counts c bordering on treason before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. The Federal Government, through the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, arraigned the defendants in a charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/454/2024 filed on Aug. 30. 10 of the...
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Monday remanded a driver, Lasisi Sodiq, in a correctional facility, for allegedly causing the death of an Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) student. Sodiq, 28, was charged with driving against traffic law, reckless driving, driving without licence, manslaughter and driving without certificate of...
A State High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo capital, has ordered the Imo government to stop the demolition of structures at the Central Market Layout, Owerri. The Judge, I. C. Ibeawuchi, gave the order of interim injunction against Uzodimma and five others, on Thursday. The order of interim...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has approved the request of the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain an Assistant Superintendent of Police and 19 others for 30 days over their alleged involvement in banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. Justice Peter Lifu granted the request of the defence agency...
The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a 38-year old man, Lucky Ugwauka, in Badagry for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter. Ugwauka, whose address was not provided, is charged with defilement, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Ayodele...
A 45-year-old man, Aramide Tito was on Monday docked in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly starving and assaulting his 11-year-old stepson. The defendant whose address was not given, is charged with indecent deal, assault and attempted murder. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor,...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies’ linked to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance Protest organised across the country pending investigation and prosecution of the case. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the Inspector-General...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted applications filed by the police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, granted the...
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of a 65-year old man, Idris Danladi, for allegedly defiling a one-year-old girl. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Patrick Adekomaiya, ordered that Danladi should be remanded in the Awarjigoh Correctional Centre, Badagry, after he pleaded not guilty...
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has made a case for a specialized court to try culprits of oil theft in the country. Mr Michael Uzokwe, the Chief of Staff to the Chairman of the commission, Mr Ola Olukoyede said this during the investigative hearing of crude...