Mixed reactions have continued to trail the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja barring the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines on erring broadcast stations. While some lawyers and stakeholders hailed the decision of the court others have argued that the judgment “is ill conceived, dead on...
Judiciary
A Magistrate Court in Zuba, a suburb of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, yesterday adjourned the trial of Uche Aigbe, Pastor of the House on the Rock Refuge Church, Wuye, over alleged unlawful possession of firearms. This follows the changing of the legal representative of Pastor Aigbe, PRNigeria gathered....
Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, SAN, says his duty as the Chief Law Officer of the Federation stood out as the most challenging period of his professional career. Malami said this at the launch and public presentation of his Autobiography titled `Traversing The Thorny Terrain of Nigeria’s Justice Sector: My...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old electrician, Sunday George, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 12-year-old daughter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of defilement against the convict. Soladoye...
The National Industrial Court on Thursday fixed May 30 to deliver judgment in the suit filed by the Federal Government against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In the suit, the federal government dragged ASUU before the court to determine the substantive suit filed during the 2022 ASUU’s...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, suspended the managing director, directors and secretary of the Board of Seplat Energy Plc, pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice filed by three aggrieved shareholders. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, also gave an order compelling the Securities and...
A Sharia Court in Kaduna on Thursday, ordered a woman, Fatima Muhammad to return the N80,000 received as dowry in exchange for divorce. The Judge, Malam Muhammad Adamu-Shehu, gave the ruling after the complainant told the court that she wanted to redeem herself from the marriage and was ready...
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in the suit filed by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu until Sept. 14. The self-determination agitator had on Nov. 3, 2022, filed an appeal at the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s verdict stopping his release from the...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from delegating powers to control the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, dismissed the suit for lacking in merit. Justice...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Muhammed Usman for allegedly defrauding a man of N34.3 million on the pretext of supplying him the dollar equivalent. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Usman was arraigned alongside his company, Masha Allah International Resources Ltd....
Some members of the Labour Party (LP) in Bayelsa, under the umbrella of Concerned Labour Party Critical Stakeholders of Bayelsa, have dragged the Bayelsa Government and its agents to court over their failure to conduct Local Government elections in Bayelsa. The applicants, including the Chairman of the state chapter...
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, Chairman of Election Petition Tribunal in Calabar, has given assurance that the tribunal was prepared to discharge its duties without any fear of favour. Adeniyi said this on Wednesday during the inaugural sitting of the tribunal in Calabar. He said that the tribunal would ensure that...
The Action Peoples Party, (APP) has withdrawn its election petition against the President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu. At the resumed hearing of the matter at the Presidential Election Petition Court on Wednesday in Abuja, counsel to APP, Mr Obed Agu, told the court that his client wished to withdraw the...
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from imposing fines, henceforth, on broadcast stations in the country. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, also set aside the N500,000 fines imposed, on March 1, 2019, on each of...
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday remanded a 34-year-old man, John Agbo, for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs E.Kubeinje, who did not take Agbo’s plea, ordered that he should be remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre. Kubeinje, however, directed the police to send the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a man, Opeoluwa Sennaike, before an Ikeja Special Offences Court, for alleged five million dollars and N800 million cyber security fraud. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sennaike was arraigned alongside his firm, Sennaike Consulting Ltd. on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked reports alleging that it refused to obey judgement of the Supreme Court on the national chairmanship of All Progressives Ground Alliance (APGA). The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye in Abuja,...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday struck out a suit filed by Sen. Grace Bent against Precious Chikwendu, wife of former Aviation Minister, Cheif Femi Fani-Kayode. Justice Obiora Egwuatu threw out the suit for want of diligent prosecution. It would be recalled that Mrs Brent, through the Nigerian Police, instituted the...
The Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC), has adjourned pre-hearing in the petitions filed by Peoples Democratic party (PDP)’ and the Action Peoples Movement (APM) until Thursday The five-member panel, led by Justice Haruna Tsammani adjourned after listening to the adoption of answers by all the counsel in the petitions....
The supreme court on Tuesday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke as the governor of Osun. Delivering judgment, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the court of appeal correctly reinstated Adeleke as governor of Osun. The panel of Justices led by Justice John Okoro while delivering...