Police Sergeant Who Killed Driver Over N100 To Die By Hanging
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a dismissed police sergeant, James Imhalu, to death by hanging for the murder of a commercial driver in 2015 over his refusal to pay a bribe of N100. Justice Elsie Thompson, while delivering ...
Three Persons To Die By Stoning For Raping Two Brothers In Bauchi, Sharia Court Rules
An Islamic court in Bauchi state has sentenced three men to death by stoning for raping two boys, an official said Friday. Bauchi is among a dozen states in the north where Sharia law is in operation alongside common criminal justice. The court in th...
We’ve Sacked Judge Who Impregnated Complainant’s Wife After Dissolving Marriage — Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Government says it has fired a customary court judge, Mr Ishola Razaki Adeyemi, who allegedly dissolved a marriage and snatched the wife of a complainant, Mr. Olayemi Ayeni. In a viral video, Ayeni was seen narrating how Adeyemi, who ...
Court Throws Out Oyo Deputy Governor’s Suit Seeking To Stop His Impeachment
Justice Ladiran Akintola of an Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan has dismissed the suit filed by the Deputy Governor of the state, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, to stop the state House of Assembly from removing him. The lawmakers had last month initi...
Kuje Prison Attack: We Hid Like Rats When Terrorists Struck, Abba Kyari Tells Court As He Begs For Bail
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is facing drug trafficking charge, on Wednesday, gave an insight into what transpired on the night insurgents attacked the Kuje Correctional Facility in Abuja. The attack, which occure...
EFCC’s Bid To Transfer Sen. Uzor Kalu’s Alleged N7.1bn Fraud Case To Lagos Fails As Judge Says Retrial A Violation Of Constitution
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, failed to persuade the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to transfer the money laundering case it initiated against the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu, to Lagos for retri...
Certificate Forgery: My Victory Triumph of Rule of Law — Obaseki
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has expressed gratitude to the judiciary over his victory at the Federal High Court in Abuja exonerating of...
Court Sacks Kogi APC Lawmaker
A Federal High Court in Abuja has voided the election of the member of Kogi Assembly, Atule Egbunu, representing Ibaji constituency on the platform...
Ibadan Man To Wash Public Toilet For 30 Days For Being Rude To Court
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday, ordered a man, Jimoh Falola, to wash public toilets for 30 days for being rude to...
Judicial Workers Begin Strike Tuesday, To Shut Courts Nationwide
Workers in the judiciary sector will from Tuesday shut down courts across the country, as the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) commences a...
