Judgment By Adenike Ayodele A Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has reserved judgment until Feb. 27 in the case of a 50-year-old man, Benjamin Ogudoro, who allegedly burnt his wife and brother-in-law to death. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the judgment, whichContinue Reading
By Sandra Umeh Counsel in the case of alleged fraud preferred against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, on Thursday, filed several preliminary objections to the suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The preliminary objections are from Otudeko and others charged along with him. The applications includedContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) has launched an initiative aimed at reducing prison congestion and promoting access to justice for indigent inmates in Nigeria. The initiative, named, “Reforming Pre-trial Detention in Nigeria Project,” was introduced by the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer, Lucy Abagi. She madeContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo A retiree, Sani Yakubu, on Thursday dragged his wife’s grandmother, Hajiya Fatima, to a Shari’a Court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna, for refusing to allow his wife to return to his house. The complainant told the court that his wife, Sumayya Sani, had left their matrimonial home inContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A 79-year-old woman, Colleen Yesufu, has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to order the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to withdraw police officers attached to private citizens. Yesufu, who told the court in a suit filed by her lawyer, Maxwell Opara, alsoContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Mr Akindele Akintoye, Founder and Chairman of Platform Capital Investment Partners Limited, to a N500 million bail with two sureties in like sum. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling held that though he was not unmindful ofContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger Commissioner for Land and Survey, Mr Maurice Magaji, on Wednesday appeared in Minna High Court 2 to defend the state government in a land case. He disclosed this in an interview with newsmen shortly after his appearance in the court. The NewsContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing. Justice Emeka Nwite, who granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde,Continue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies (CSLS) on Wednesday tasked stakeholders in the justice sector to conduct pre-trial reviews in criminal cases, for speedy dispensation of justice. The group made the call in Ikeja, at a two-day workshop for training of stakeholders on the essence ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Professor of Law, Yemi Akinseye-George, SAN, on Friday, said any judge who embarrassed the judiciary should be sacked. Akinseye-George stated this in an interview with newsmen during the closing ceremony of the 6th Annual Criminal Law Review Conference organised by the Rule of LawContinue Reading
