Lagos, Oyo By-Election Cases To Be Heard In Lagos As Appeal Court Constitutes Tribunal
The Court of Appeal has constituted the election petition tribunal that will hear petitions arising from the by-elections that were held in Lagos and Oyo states at the weekend. In a statement by the secretary to the tribunal, Ibrahim Mahmud, the tribunal will sit at the Roseline Omotosho Court House, Ikeja, Lagos for its hearings. By-elections were held for Surulere 1...
Court Refuses Bail To Gov. Fubara’s Supporters Over Alleged Terrorism
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday denied bail to five persons accused of invading, vandalising and burning down the Rivers Abuja Assembly Complex. They are: Chime Eguma Ezebalike, Prince Lukman Oladele, Kenneth Goodluck Kpasa, Osiga Donald and Ochueja Thankgod.They are answering a seven-count terrorism charge preferred against them by the Inspector General of Police. Police alleged the defendants, in the wake...
NBA, FIDA Storm Court For Suspended UNICAL Professor’s Trial Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
Representatives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), on Wednesday, stormed the Federal High Court, Abuja for the trial of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL). While Linda Bala led the delegation of the NBA into the courtroom presided over by Justice James Omotosho, Amina Agbaje,...
Supreme Court Upholds Fintiri’s Election As Adamawa Governor, Binani Loses Again
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri as Governor of Adamawa State. Justice John Okoro who prepared and read the lead judgement on Wednesday dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani. While dismissing her appeal for lacking in merit, the five-member panel led by Justice...
NBA Sues Ogungbe, Musawa, Seeks Withdrawal Of Their NYSC Certificates
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law, is asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy Hannatu Musawa from office for allegedly violating the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Act. The organisation also asked the court to compel the NYSC to nullify the certificates given to...
US Court Slams $50,000 On Nigerian Blogger For Defaming MFM General Overseer
A Baltimore County Circuit Court in the United States of America presided over by Theresa Adams, has slammed a record $50,000 damages on a US-based Nigerian blogger, Funke Ashekun, for defaming the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya. A statement on Thursday by Olukoya’s media aide, Collins Edomaruse, said the jury found that the postings...
Supreme Court Affirms Five-year Jail Sentence Of Farouk Lawan
The Supreme Court has upheld the five years sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola. His appeal sought to set aside the February 24, 2022 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which sentenced him to a five-year jail term and discharged him on two out of...
EFCC Set To Arraign Obiano Over Alleged ₦4bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will arraign the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on Wednesday, January 24, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350. Our correspondent gathered on Tuesday that the ex-governor will be arraigned on nine count charges. The development comes over a week after...
Supreme Court Releases CTC Copy On Nnamdi Kanu’s Judgement
The Supreme Court has released the Certified True Copy of the judgment on the suit between the Federal Government and the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The apex court had, on December 15, 2024, set aside a judgment by the lower court that dismissed the terrorism charges against Kanu. The appeal court had exonerated Kanu following...
Man Who Sexually Assaulted 3 Children Gets Life Imprisonment
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his three children. The children were aged five, seven and nine. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held that the evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses were believable and truthful. Soladoye, however, said that their evidence established the offence of sexual...
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