Court Orders DSS To Allow Nnamdi Kanu Change Clothes
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, deferred hearing of the application the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, filed to quash the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him, till January 18, 2022. The adjournment came on a day trial Justice Binta Nyako ordered the Department of State Services, DSS,...
Alleged Harassment: Don’t Mistake Our Silence For Stup*dity, Weakness, CJN Cautions
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad, has warned individuals and agencies of the government against any form of harassment and embarrassment of judicial officers in the country. He gave the caution on Wednesday in Abuja at a special session organised to herald the formal commencement of the 2021/2022 legal year of the Supreme Court. Justice Muhammad, who appraised the...
Justice Odili’s Home Invasion: Wike Carpets Buhari Over Silence, Says President Sick
Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari over his ‘silence’ on the invasion of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, saying that most of the problems Nigeria faces is because of lack of leadership. Governor Wike who on Saturday said that he was paying a special New Year visit to his Bauchi counterpart, Governor Bala Mohammed noted that...
Police Trust Fund: Stop Deducting From States, Court Orders FG, Directs Reimbursement To Rivers Govt
The Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Federal Government from deducting funds from the Federation Account to fund the Nigerian Police force and other agencies not listed in the constitution. Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court on Wednesday declared the deductions as unconstitutional and ordered that all money deducted from the Federation Account belonging to Rivers...
Man, 37 Who Raped 13-Year-Old Girl Sent On Errand Bags Life Imprisonment
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 37-year-old man, Samuel Adebamigbe, to life imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl. He was tried and found guilty on the charge of rape. The charge read, “That you, Samuel Adebamigbe, on November 3, 2020, at Ado Ekiti, within the jurisdiction of the court, did rape a 13-year-old girl, contrary to...
Ondo Widow Who Brutalised House Help With Razor Blade Over Meat Bags Jail Sentence
A widow and 36-year-old mother of four, Mrs Opeyemi Omoyemi, has been sentenced to four and half years in prison for brutalizing and inflicting body injuries on his 12-year-old house helped Joel Sunday for stealing a piece of meat. A Magistrate Court sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital sentenced Owoyemi following her arraignment on a five-count charge. She was sentenced...
EFCC To Arraign Okorocha, Anyim Nyerere, Others Tuesday Over Alleged N2.9bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Tuesday, arraign a former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged complicity in a N2...
Court Shifts Judgement Till April 6 On PDPs Suit Seeking Ayade’s Sack Over Defection To APC
The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed its judgement on the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to declare the seat of the Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, and his deputy, Ivara Esu, vacant. The main opposition party filed the suit following the defection of the duo to the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC). Justice...
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 ...
Why Nnamdi Kanu Can’t Be Granted Bail — Court
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has denied the bail application of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Ruling on the bail application, Justice Binta Nyako, said the issue of Kanu’s absen...
