The Federal High Court, Abuja, has nullified the Abia All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship primary election held on May 29. Delivering judgment in the matter on Thursday, Justice Binta Nyako also ordered that a fresh primary election be conducted within 14 days. The judgment was sequel to a...
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An Iyaganku Family Court sitting in Ibadan, on Tuesday ordered that a 42-year-old man, Alabi Zakariyau be remanded for for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Patricia Adetuyibi, who did not take the plea of Zakariyau ordered that he should be remanded at Abolongo Correctional...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The police in Bauchi State said its operatives have arrested a 29-year old man for allegedly stabbing a 30-year old man to death for refusing to buy him beer. The Police Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated this in a press...
An unemployed man, Samuel Dung has appeared before the Upper Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly swindling a village chief and 99 others. Dung, 36, who lives in Phase 1 Extension, Jikwoyi, Karu is facing one count charge of cheating. He is accused of swindling the Chief of...
Two men were on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan for alleged abuse of a corpse. The police charged Isa Abdulkadir, 39 and Daniel Emmanuel, 38 with conspiracy and misconduct with regard to a corpse. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Foluke Adedosu, told the court that the defendants...
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday secured the conviction of one Daniel James, a Black American female on Snapchat over internet related fraud. James was charged along side one Atadoga Samuel for same offence. In his judgment, Justice Mohammed Sani, sentenced...
The EFCC on Thursday arraigned an Indian, Chandra Singh, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for alleged N816 million fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Singh is facing a 19-count-charge bordering on bribery and retention of stolen property. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge....
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it will explore all legal options on the disbursement of the $418 million Paris Club refund and promissory notes to ensure resources meant for state governments are not illegally paid to consultants. The forum disclosed this in a statement issued by its Chairman,...
A man in Adamawa State has been arraigned for dressing as a woman to trick men out of their money. The man, Muhammed Abubakar, said he routinely dressed in women’s clothes and go out with female friends to obtain money from men needing romance. Muhammed who holds a Diploma...
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 35-year-old man, Eugene Izuchukwu, for allegedly swindling COVID-19 loan applicants of N28.8million in Benue. The police charged Izuchukwu with advance fee fraud and criminal intimation. The Magistrate, Mrs Erdoo Ter, however, did not take the plea of Izuchukwu for want...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, invalidated the primary election that produced Rep Sani Galadima as the PDP candidate for the 2023 Kaura Namoda/Birnin Magaji Federal Constituency of Zamfara election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement, ordered the conduct of a fresh election within 14 days of the...
The Taraba State Governorship governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, says the crisis bedeviling the party in the state will soon be over. Sen. Bwacha, who stated this at a media briefing in Jalingo, said all litigations challenging his emergence as the state governorship...
A 47- year-old man, Olanrewaju Alonge, was on Monday docked in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court in Ibadan for allegedly stealing an ATM card and withdrawing N36 million. The police charged Alonge, whose address was not given with theft. The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution...
A businessman Mr Victor Ora on Monday dragged his wife, Comfort before a Customary Court in jikwoyi Abuja, for alleged secret marriage. Victor, the petitioner in his divorce petition, said:” my wife moved out of our house without informing me. When I found her she confessed that she got...
A 16-year-old girl with mental health difficulties has given birth after a judge in London gave doctors the go-ahead to perform a caesarean section without her consent, lawyers said. Justice Cobb said it would be lawful for specialists to operate on the teenager, who is in council care, if...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos Directorate of Public Prosecution, (DPP) says, it is set to arraign the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Femi Olaleye, for alleged defilement of a 16 year-old girl (name withheld). This is contain in a letter of notification titled, “State...
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, says he has no doubt in his mind that he will reclaim his mandate at the ongoing election petition tribunal. Oyetola said this on Saturday during the 31st Iragbiji day in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area of the state. The governor said he is...
A group of lawyers under the auspices of Lawyers Network for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (LANBAT) have urged Nigerians to allow court to determine allegations against the APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. The lawyers, who made the call at a news conference in Abuja, said the growing trend of blackmail...
Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged murder suspect of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Thursday told a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square that the statement she wrote at the police was torn. Ojukwu said this while giving evidence at the trial within trial to...
The Police Force in Yobe State on Thursday confirmed the arrested of a man, Ibrahim Yunusa, for allegedly restraining and starving his wife, Sadiya for one year. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Damaturu. He...