Ekun Appears Before Senate, Vows Zero Tolerance To Corruption In Judiciary
The Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has vowed to ensure that petitions are dealt with speedily to foster integrity within the judiciary. Justice Kekere- Ekun, a 1974 Queens College Alumnus and a Life Bencher pledged to do her best and uphold the integrity of the judiciary, the rule of law and defend the Constitution of Nigeria. She made...
Court Slams Student 4 Months Imprisonment For Stealing Spaghetti, Indomie In Abuja
An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 19-year-old student, Hillary Yunana to four months imprisonment for stealing spaghetti and indomie from a shop. The convict, a resident of Bassa village, along airport road, Abuja, was charged with housebreaking and theft. In his ruling, the Judge, Sani Umar, sentenced Yunana after he pleaded guilty to the offence and...
Sunday Igboho Freed After 2 Years In Detention
Yoruba nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Sunday Igboho, has regained his freedom from the Beninese authorities. The embattled agitator said on Sunday he was now legally free to leave Cotonou, capital of the Benin Republic, to Nigeria and other countries. “I am now free to return to Nigeria and visit any country in the world. I have fulfilled all...
DSS Officials Invade Ogun Court, Arrest Defendants
The men of the Department of State Services have invaded an Ogun State High Court sitting in Ilaro and arrested two defendants despite the judge’s warning. The court was presided over by Justice AA Shobayo on Tuesday. The defendants, who were simply identified as Alhaji Isiaka Fatai and Samuel Oyero, were tried in a suit marked HCP/IC/2023 between the State vs...
Amidst Tight Security, DSS Brings Nnamdi Kanu To Court For Trial
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been brought to court by officials of the Department of State Security (DSS) for his trial. He was brought into the courtroom amid heavy security with journalists denied access to film or take pictures of him. Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, lead counsel to the Kanu confirmed to journalists that...
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 ...
Fresh Trouble As Jailed Ekweremadu Comes Under Investigation
Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking last year, is under investigation by the London Metropolitan Police in a new case linked to him. According to a documentary by Chude Jideonwo titled: “Daniel vs Ekweremadu,” the police are investigating a case involving Ekweremadu, although details are scarce due to the...
List Of Media Houses Approved To Cover Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial
The Federal high court, Abuja, has released an official list of media houses/platforms permitted to cover the trial of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Due to the sensitive nature of Kanu’s case and for security reasons, only a handful of media platforms are allowed to enter the court premises to report/monitor proceedings. Kanu will be arraigned at the high court today. In...
Phenomenal People Magazine Publisher, Evelyn Onyilo Mourns Barr. Hauwa Shekarau
The publisher Phenomenal People Magazine, Evelyn Onyilo has expressed sadness over the death of Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA FCT chapter, Barr. Hauwa Shekarau, describing it as a blow on gender rights movement in Nigeria. Onyilo, a former President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ and founder, Initiative for Women's Accelerated Development in Africa, INWOAD while describing the...
Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail Application, Request To Be Removed From DSS Custody
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed the request by the detained leader of the Biafra nation agitators, Nnamdi Kanu, for the restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), to a house arrest or prison custody. The Judge said that the same request had...
