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...
Appeal Court Affirms Conviction Of Former Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche Over N25.7bn Fraud
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has upheld the conviction of a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche, for a N25.7bn fraud. The court also upheld the conviction of Atuche’s accomplice and co-convict, Ugo Anyanwu, w...
Biden Commutes 38 Death Sentences, Fearing They May Be Executed Under Trump
US President Joe Biden on Monday commuted the death sentences of 37 of the 40 federal inmates on death row, ahead of the return of Donald Trump who oversaw a sweeping number of executions during his first term. Three men, convicted of terrorism or hate crimes, will remain on federal death row: one of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombers, a...
Minister Of Justice Faults Suspension Of LG Chairmen In Edo
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has declared the suspension of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen of the 18 Local Government Areas, LGAS, in Edo State as illegal and unconstitutional. The AGF, who spoke to journalists in Abuja yesterday, stressed that removing from office or suspending any elected LG official in the country is...
Farotimi Reunites With Family After Meeting Bail Conditions
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions. The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore. He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD. Farotimi, who was remanded in a correctional centre in Ado Ekiti,...
Sales, Disposals Of Recovered Assets Not Within Your Power, Court Tells AGF Malami
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019, created by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, SAN, for being an invalid statutory instrument. The court also ...
Fashola Denies Drafting Final Judgement For President Election Petition Court
The immediate past Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola SAN, has denied what he called baseless and defamatory allegation that he was involved in drafting the judgement for the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) Judges. Fashola, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media, Hakeem Bello, expressed his disappointment with the spread of this false information on...
PDP Loses As Supreme Court Affirms Gov. Alia’s Election
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the election of Governor Hycinth Alia of Benue State. The apex court also affirmed the election of the priest-turned-politician. The apex court decision followed the withdrawal of an appeal by counsel for Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sebastian Hon. Uba had challenged the victory of Alia of the All Progressives Congress...
Italian Man Who Killed Nigeria’s Ogorchukwu To Spend 24 Years In Prison
Filippo Ferlazzo, the Italian who killed an Italy-based Nigerian man, Alika Ogorchukwu, in July 2022 has bagged a 24-year jail term. The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Dabiri-Erewa, in a statement signed by NiDCOM spokesperson, Gabriel Odu, commended the Nigerian Mission in Rome, for following through with the case and other...
Alleged Contract Scam: Court Rejects EFCC’s Evidence Against Babachir Lawal Again
For the second time, a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, yesterday, rejected computer-generated exhibits sought to be tendered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Dr. Babachir Lawal, in his trial over alleged N544million contract scam. The court held that the exbibits extracted from iphone...
