Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has assured that by the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first tenure in 2027, no judge of the FCT High Court will live in rented accommodation. Wike gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja during the flag-off of the design and construction of official residences for […]
Jos – A pastor, Anu Ojo-Olakunori, standing trial over alleged N28. 9 million fraud on Wednesday apologised to a Jos High Court judge after accusing her of bias in the matter pending before her. Ojo-Olakunori and a couple, Kunle Farinuola and the wife, Josephine are standing trial before Justice Christine Dabup of High Court IV, […]
Abuja – Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, challenged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to put in more efforts to arrest the “big guys” involved in drug peddling in Nigeria. “It is high time the agency arrests the big guys in the business. “The NDLEA must also […]
A High Court in Kaduna State, on Tuesday, ordered the Nigeria Police to release a Judge of the Sharia Court, Magajin Gari, Kaduna and five others. Justice M.L Muhammad gave the order after hearing a 20-paragraph affidavit filed by the applicant’s counsel, Mr Maxwell Kyom. Kyom alleged that the Sharia court judge was arrested for […]
Ikeja – Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court, Lagos, has rejected the claim by two co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, that a confessional statement was extracted from them was done under duress by the police. Justice Oshodi on Friday ruled that the defence counsel of Chilaka Ifeanyi (fourth defendant) […]
Justice Sybil Nwaka of an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday described as an animal, Adegboyega Adenekan, a Supervisor of Chrisland School, Lagos, found guilty of defiling a toddler. The judge who sentenced Adenekan, aged 47, to 60 years’ imprisonment, also said that he was wicked. Adenekan was arraigned on Jan. 29, […]
* Says he was misled in delivering consent verdict The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday vacated its own order made on December 13 , 2017 directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to issue certificate of return to Obiora Okonkwo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), thus clearing the coast for today rerun […]
An operative from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdullahi Lawal, on Friday painted a graphic details of how a Federal High Court Judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia tried to cover her tracks with 11 mobile phones while she was being investigated. It was at the resumed trial of Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia alongside a Senior Advocate of […]
Justice Ibrahim Buba of Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday withdrew from a suit on the leadership tussle in the Ogun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The judge, who announced his withdrawal from the suit no. FHC/L/CS/1556/17 in the open court, said his decision was based on a petition written against him […]
Andrew Orolua, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday failed to convince the Federal High Court in Abuja to hear its exparte motion seeking an order to freeze Plot No 1785 Cadastral Zone Ado Central Business District, Abuja, belonging to former first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal […]
One of the three-man panel at the appellate court, Lagos division, sitting over a suit brought by wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, seeking to stop the forfeiture of her $5.7million and N2billion to the federal government on Wednesday said was recusing himself from hearing the appeal. The appellate court justice said he was […]
The absence of Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, on Monday, stalled the planned continuation of the trial involving a former acting Director General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro, alongside others, facing a N304.1 million fraud charge. Although no reason was given for her absence, the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos yesterday fixed […]
A Lagos High Court on Wednesday granted an order of interlocutory injunction barring the African Independent Communication (AIT), from further airing a documentary on the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The judge, Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe, in his judgment granted the order while […]
Three UK judges have been removed and a fourth has resigned following an investigation into an allegation that they viewed pornographic material on office computers. The disciplinary inquiry was revealed by the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office, which found that there had been “inexcusable misuse” of their IT accounts. “Three judges: district judge Timothy Bowles, immigration […]