By Deborah Akpede A 26-year-old man, Owolabi Olabisi, has been arrested by detectives of the Family Support Unit, Surulere Police Division, for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old girl. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect committed the offence on Jan. 18 at Ojuelegba, Surulere areaContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday restrained the Office of Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and Kosofe Local Government from forcefully taking over the Alaba Section of Mile 12 Market. Justice Latifat Oluyemi gave the interim injunction pending determination of an application before the court. OtherContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A “photojournalist,” Okon Sunday, has been convicted and sentenced to a one-year imprisonment without option of fine for possession of 1.2kg of cannabis sativa by a Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Inyang Ekwo held that he handed down the jail term after the plea for mercy byContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami SAN, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s renowned anti-corruption posture and policies, unsurprisingly, brought to the front burner issues of judicial reforms and independence. Malami made the disclosure in Abuja, during the 17th Edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’sContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit filed by Mr Kenneth Udeze, the sacked national chairman of Action Alliance (AA), against Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and others. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that Udeze,Continue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo Failure of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to file a counter affidavit in the N100 billion suit filed by Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume against the Federal Government again stalled the suit at the Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday. Ararume had slammed the suit on the FGContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed a suit challenging the nomination of Mr Muhammed Kumalia as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate for the 2023 Borno Central Senatorial District election. Justice Emeka Nwite dismissed the suit brought by Mr Jubrin Tatabe for being incompetent andContinue Reading
Sen. Ita Enang, on Tuesday, prayed a Federal High Court, (FHC), Abuja to commit Mr Akanimo Udofia to prison over allegations bordering on perjury. Enang, who contested in the May 26 All Progressives Congress (APC)’s governorship primary in Akwa Ibom, made the application while presenting his argument before Justice EmekaContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Tuesday, awarded a N1 million fine against Mr Kenneth Udeze for parading himself as national chairman of the Action Alliance (AA). Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, ordered that Udeze and his lawyer, S.C. Uchendu, should jointly pay the fineContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has called for collaboration between States and the Federal Government in terms of prosecution and other means of combatting insecurity. Malami made the call in his opening remarks at the conference of Attorneys-General in Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja. “TheContinue Reading
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