Sending Me To Prison Could Be ‘Breaking Point’ For My Supporters, Trump Warns
Donald Trump has warned that it could prove to be a “breaking point” for his supporters if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility that he could be handed jail time or a period...
Edo PDP Primaries: Court Dismisses Shuaibu’s Suit Against Ighodalo
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the impeached deputy governor of Edo State, Phillip Shuaibu, seeking the nullification of the February 22 governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Asue Ighodalo won the party’s primary. In a judgment delivered yesterday, Justice James Omotosho held that Shuaibu lacked the locus standi to have challenged...
Benue Prohibits Public Events Beyond 10pm
It’s now an offence for families who lost their loved ones to organise wakes beyond 10 pm in Benue State. The state has also prohibited farming on empty unfenced plots of land in front of any premises, on the street, or by the roadside within urban areas; farming on undeveloped areas of government offices or quarters or reserved areas as...
Only The Court Can Decide Nnamdi Kanu’s Fate — AGF
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), on Friday, disclosed that the charges preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, can only be determined by the court. Fagbemi said this while answering questions after the presentation of his one-year in-office scorecard at the sectorial ministerial press briefing in...
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...
EFCC Hands Over $22k Seized From Convicted Fraudster To FBI
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has handed over $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster Hakeem Olanrewaju to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). In a Saturday statement, the EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the money was handed over to the FBI on Friday in Lagos State. “We are delighted to be handing over this proceeds of...
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...
FG Considers Reviewing Law Imposing Jail Sentence On Suicide Attempt
The Federal Government has pledged to review the law imposing sentencing for suicide attempts. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, said FG would liaise with the 36 States to reappraise the extant laws prohibiting suicide. The AGF, in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday, said he gave the assurance when he...
Yahaya Bello: Kogi Court Summons EFCC Chairman Over Alleged Court Contempt
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, to appear in court on May 13, 2024, to show cause why an order of committal should not be made against him for allegedly disobeying court order. The EFCC boss is facing a contempt charge for carrying out...
Court Sets Aside Warrant Of Arrest Against Rivers Chief Of Staff
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite today, has set aside the warrant of arrest it earlier issued on the 31st of January, 2024 against the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor Edison Ehie and five others. The court agreed with the submissions of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana & Oluwole...
