Those Seeking Inibehe Effiong’s Release Ignorant — Former Akwa Ibom Attorney-General
The former Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, in Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko, SAN, has said those demanding the release of Lagos State based Lawyer, Inibehe Effiong from prison are acting in absolute ignorance. Nwoko who made the remark weekend during an interview in Uyo, stressed that people should know that it is only the Court of appeal that could...
Court Fixes Date To Hear Certificate Forgery Suit Against Tinubu
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed September 7, for the hearing of a legal suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), from contesting the 2023 elections for allegedly pre...
Fresh Trouble For Tinubu, APC As Lawyer Approaches Court Over Muslim-Muslim Ticket
An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr. Osigwe Momoh, has instituted an action against the All Progressives Congress, APC, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, insisting that its decision to field its Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates from ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Edo Comedian Arrested By DSS Regains Freedom
A High Court of justice, sitting in Benin, the Edo State capital has granted bail to the comedian and vlogger, Chukwu Emeka, arrested by the Department of State Services. The mother of the comedian, Mrs. Magaret Chukwu, confirmed the release to our c...
