The mother of a late student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Ikeja, continued her evidence on Thursday with denial of knowledge of any chats in which her late daughter said she fainted few days to her death. Mrs Blessing Adeniran was cross-examined by defence counsel at the resumed trial...
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), in Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice James Omotosho also ordered one of the lawyers of Ndifon, Mr Sunny Anyanwu, to be remanded in the...
The five suspected persons who allegedly burnt the Rivers House of Assembly on Oct. 29, 2023, were, on Thursday, arraigned at a Federal High Court, Abuja on seven-count charge bordering on terrorism. The five suspects were arraigned before Justice Bolaji Olajuwon by the police in charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/25/2024....
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) from withdrawing the security details attached to the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers House of Assembly. Justice Donatus Okorowo made the order in...
Justice Lewis Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by rights activist Chief Femi Falana (SAN) challenging a purported sale of Polaris Bank Justice Allagoa dismissed the suit following an application by the learned silk, seeking to discontinue same before the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Counsel, Mohammed Hussain, on Wednesday in an FCT High Court insisted that a former director of legal services at the petroleum ministry, Grace Tiaga’ s death certificate be produced before the court. Taiga is standing trial before Justice Olukayode Adeniyi on...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Edozie Njoku, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to prevail on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to obey orders of courts, affirming him as national chairman. Chief Njoku also urged the Attorney-General of...
A 42-year old man, Victor Adenegan was on Wednesday docked in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, for allegedly sodomising two men. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendant, Adenegan who resides in Moniya area in Ibadan charged with sodomy and attempted sodomy. The...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Wednesday in Abuja, arraigned the immediate-past governor of Anambra, Willie Obiano, on a nine-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4 billion. Obiano, however, pleaded not guilty to all counts when the charge was read to him. Following,...
A Deputy Director with Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Mr Yisa Usman, has filed a N150 million suit against the board over alleged unlawful dismissal. Usman, in the suit marked: NICN/ABJ/266/2023 and filed by his lawyer, Oseini Bamigbaye from the Chambers of Mohammed Shuaibu, at the National...
A Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ogun during the 2023 general elections, Segun Sowunmi has dragged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to court for failing to convene a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. Sowumi filed the suit marked (FHC/ABJ/CS/T024) at the Federal High...
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 evidences of the respective prosecution witnesses were...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the Rivers’ N800 billion budget passed by five members of the house led by the Edison Ehie-led faction. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the presentation of the appropriation bill by Gov. Siminalayi Fubara on Dec. 13, 2023...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 20 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “for unilaterally and arbitrarily increasing the allocation for lawmakers from N197bn to N344bn,...
A businesswoman, Mrs Halima Damina, on Friday dragged her husband Jacob before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, FCT, accusing him of throwing her out of their matrimonial home. She said this in a divorce petition she filed against him in the court. ”Some time ago, I visited my...
An Ikeja high court on Friday denied bail to a cleric, Elijah Emenandy, charged with sexual assault of his church member. Emenandy had applied for bail, citing health challenges. According to his counsel, Ms C. E. Ezemba, Emenandy is suffering from high blood pressure, which required medical attention....
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, ordered Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, to be remanded in a correctional facility over alleged N16.6 billion fraud. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after Duru was arraigned by the office...
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, adjourned until March 5, for re-arraignment of three persons charged with N26.4 million fraud. The defendants are Ayoola Kelani, Chizoba Emesiana and Sodiq Hassan. They are charged on seven counts bordering on obtaining money by false pretences, forgery, money laundering...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dr Kayode Ajulo, has filed a suit seeking to stop Gov. Similalaye Fubara of Rivers from re-presenting the 2024 budget to the state House of Assembly. The SAN asked the court to stop such a move pending the hearing and determination of...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to pay a woman, Mrs Mary Kajo, the sum of N100 million over the arrest, unlawful detention, torture and alleged death of her husband, Mark Kajo. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also ordered the police...