Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said that his administration would soon begin to sign the death sentence verdicts in the state. The governor stated this while signing the Violence Against Persons and a bill for the establishment of the Bauchi state penal code, 2022, into law in Bauchi...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has dragged a Superintendent of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Solomon Ogodo, to the dock over allegations bordering on forgery, employment racketeering and fraud. This is contained in a statement signed...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday discharged and acquitted two friends, Michael Isaac and Oluwaseyi Samuel, charged with defiling and trafficking an 11-year- old girl. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had failed to establish the ingredients of each of the three-count charge, bordering...
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered that six men be remanded in a correction centre for alleged kidnapping of Former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), University of Ibadan, Prof Adigun Agbaje. The police charged Ibrahim Mohammadu, 25; Jubril Adamu, 25; Mohammadu Abdullahi, 25; Ahmed Mohammadu,...
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State presided over by Justice Turaki Mohammed has dismissed a suit brought against the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In its suit, the PDP had prayed the court to nullify the candidacy of all the...
A US judge dismissed Tuesday a lawsuit against Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his alleged role in the 2018 murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Washington federal judge John Bates accepted a US government’s stance that Prince Mohammed, who was designated prime minister of Saudi Arabia...
The Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Justice Salisu Abdullahi has advised journalists covering the judiciary to always approach court registrars for court records whenever they are in doubt about any proceeding. Justice Abdullahi who gave the advice on Tuesday in Abuja at the close of a two-day...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Bernard Nzenwa, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court for alleged issuance of false document. EFCC arraigned Nzenwa alongside his company, Omega Maritine and Energy Ltd. on a count charge of issuance of false document. The defendant, who also...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has described as a “travesty of justice”, the judgment of an Abuja High Court that nullified the outcome of its governorship primary election in Abia. The National Chairman of the party, Chief Ike Oye, made the remark in Umuahia on Friday, when he...
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...
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...