Court Dismisses Bail Application By Terrorist Negotiator, Mamu
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a bail application filed by the alleged terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, who was detained and held in custody by the State Security Services. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by trial Justice Inyang Ekwo, said it was persuaded by a counter-affidavit the Department of State Services filed to oppose Mamu’s...
Court Admits Two Statements Made By Chidimma Ojukwu As Evidence In Murder Trial
A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has admitted in evidence, two handwritten statements made by Chidinma Ojukwu – the key suspect in the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV – Usifo Ataga. While ruling on a trial within trial to determine the voluntariness of the statements, Justice Yetunde Adesanya, held that the prosecution...
Appeal Court President To Unveil Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Panel May 8
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), which would decide on all petitions filed against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of the contested 2023 Presidential election, will now be officially introduced by Justice Monica Bolnaan Dongban-Mensem, President of the Appeal Court. On Monday, May 8, 2023, the panel members will be publicly...
Supreme Court To Deliver Judgment In Osun Guber Election Dispute May 9
The contested governorship election in Osun State was held on July 16, and the Supreme Court on Monday set a decision-making date of Tuesday, May 9. After hearing arguments from the parties engaged in the case, the supreme court set a 24-hour deadline for the judgment's delivery. The incumbent governor Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, who ran for governor on the Peoples Democratic...
Presidential Election Petition: No Room For Technicality, Tribunal Warns
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, on Monday, held its inaugural session, a legal ritual that precedes the actual hearing of petitions seeking to nullify the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. At the session, a five-member panel of Justices of the Court of Appeal that will hear and determine all the five petitions challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu...
Osun Guber: Heavy Police Presence In Osogbo As Supreme Court Delivers Judgment
On Tuesday morning, there was a considerable police presence at major intersections and roundabouts in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State. Olaiya intersection, Oke-Fia and LAMECO roundabouts, Old Garage/Freedom Park, Ayetoro roundabout, and Osun State High Court grounds are among the areas with a police presence. The presence of heavily armed police officers could be related to the Supreme Court's decision,...
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Adjourns Until May 17
The hearing on the petitions submitted by the Labour Party, LP has been postponed by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Following the second court session on Wednesday, one of the spokespersons for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, disclosed the information. The court adjourned after a brief petition hearing, according to Okonkwo, who also appeared...
Supreme Court Replies Mike Ozekhome After He Said Nnamdi Kanu May Die In DSS Custody
Nnamdi Kanu’s Senior Counsel, Mike Ozekhome has told the Supreme Court that he is scared that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ozekhome, during the hearing on Thursday, told the apex court that Kanu’s health issues have deteriorated and he needs a surgical operation. The lawyer...
P-Square’s Mr P Accuses Lagos Police Of Complicity In Violence Against Igbos
Mr. P, the award-winning artist, has accused the Lagos State Police Command of remaining mute on the violence against the Igbo during the state's recent elections. On Sunday, Mr. P rushed to Twitter to beg forgiveness for Grammy-nominated afrobeat singer Seun Kuti, who was proclaimed sought for attacking a police officer in uniform in a viral video. He claimed Kuti...
Chrisland Schools: Whitney Did Not Die Of Electrocution, Witness Tells Court
A cotton candy vendor, Ademoye Adewale, who sold snacks to pupils of Chrisland Schools Opebi, at Agege Stadium, Lagos during the school’s recent sports activities on Monday told the coroner set up to unravel the cause of death of Whitney Adeniran that the autopsy conducted by the Lagos State Government was erroneous. He said Whitney did not die as a...
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