Police have arraigned 17 hoodlums, whom they said had been terrorizing Lagos residents before an Igbosere chief magistrate court. The accused persons were arrested on May 3, 2020, at Layeni, allegedly for conspiring to commit felony by going about in public, armed and threatening violence. The police prosecutor, Superintendent of Police Innocent Jimoh, told the court that virtually all the Read More
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has again tasked President Muhammadu Buhari on the need to adhere and respect the rule of law and constitutionalism of the country, by enforcing court judgments. The Rights group listed some of the judgments it accused Buhari of not enforcing. They included the judgment by Justice M. Idris ordering his government to publish Read More
The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN) on Friday denied engaging the service of recovery agents or debt collectors as being portrayed by some media. Making clarification in a statement, the Special Assistant to the minister on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu stated that Malami in his personal capacity, does not have Read More
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) has said that virtual proceedings introduced to prevent a total shutdown of the country’s judiciary system as a result of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is constitutional and legal. He spoke against the backdrop of fears expressed by some lawyers that the Supreme Court of Nigeria may quash virtual proceedings for being inconsistent with the constitution. Read More
The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned a journalist, Rotimi Jolayemi, also known as Oba Akewi, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Jolayemi was arrested on May 6 over a poem, which was considered critical of Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Before the journalist surrendered himself to the police, the minister ordered the arrest of his Read More
A former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte is dead. He was aged 88. The late jurist was an epitome of knowledge and a Professor of Law who hails from Abonnema, Rivers State. Justice Karibi-Whyte was born in 1976, appointed as a Judge of the Federal Revenue Court where he began his illustrious judicial career. Read More
In this piece, respected member of the inner bar, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), argues that virtual court hearings is a matter of procedure which implementation does not require an amendment of the 1999 Constitution since the organic law of the land cannot deal with matters of procedure. In view of the recent agitations of some legal pundits that there must be Read More
After undergoing necessary scrutiny,the 2018 Amended Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularization Scheme (VOARS) was Thursday signed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, made the disclosure while speaking to newsmen. The Executive Order 008 as amended mandated the Attorney-General of Read More
After almost five years of her widely reported ordeal in the hand of her alleged abductor, Yunusa Dahiru 55, justice has finally come the way of Miss Ese Oruru when a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Thursday convicted and sentenced her abductor. Blueprint reports that Oruru, the Bayelsa girl was allegedly abducted into forced marriage in Kano where Read More
The Federal High Court (FHC) of Nigeria on Monday gave approval to the use of virtual proceedings for adjudication in courtrooms. The adoption of the new practice directions came into effect on Monday May 18, 2020. Under the new rules, FHC judges cannot hear more than nine cases in a day, while proceedings can only be held virtually with the Read More
The Kogi state Election Tribunal Monday, dismissed a petition filed by Mrs Natasha Akpoti, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party ,(SDP) in the November 16, 2019 governorship election held in the state. The three-man panel led by Kashim Kaigama gave the verdict five months after it was filed. Details loading…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Kano state government and the Inspector-General of Police to immediately vacate the premises of a rice processing factory, Tiamin Rice Limited in Kano state.The presiding judge, Justice Okon Abang, gave the order on May 4, 2020, in a court proceeding predicated on Form 48 Order IX Rule 13 bordering on notice Read More
The police in Edo state has arraigned one Blessing Chuks, 27, before an Ogbeson Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing a pastor Itel W5504 Phone valued at N58,000. The defendant who was charged for stealing, however pleaded not guilty, adding that she picked the phone on the floor.Police Prosecutor, Insp. Charity Asemota told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Feb 15, at Read More
Magistrate, (Mrs) Florence Aghedo of Egor Magistrate court in Edo state has convicted a couple, Monday Johnson and Patience Johnson for assaulting one Mrs. Hope Ughabugo and her daughter. The husband and wife were convicted after the presiding Magistrate found them guilty of one, out of the two-count charges filed against them by the police prosecutor, Sgt. Daniel Ifidon, and Read More
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has dragged Kabiru Ibrahim and his dissolved National Working Committee (NWC) before an Abuja court over alleged refusal to hand over association’s assets and property. In the suit which was filed before Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court by counsel to AFAN, Modibbo Bakari, the national president, and his dissolved Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared its preparedness to resume re-trial of former Governor of Abia state Orji Uzor Kalu and his co-defendants immediately.
Former Abia state Governor Orji Uzor Kalu has spoken after his release from prison, following Supreme Court verdict which ordered the re-trial of his case. Below is Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s Press Statement STATEMENT BY SENATOR (DR.) ORJI UZOR KALUAbuja, May 8, 2020 Today, the Supreme Court of Nigeria gave a judgment in my favor, quashing the conviction which the Read More
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has just nullified the conviction of former Abia state Governor Orji Uzor Kalu. Details loading…
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent measures towards the speedy trial of cases and decongestion of custodial centres in the country in view of COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the president drew His Lordship’s attention to the recent call by the United Nations on all countries “to consciously reduce Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for urgent measures towards the speedy trial of cases and decongestion of custodial centres in the country in view of COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the Chief Justice of Nigeria Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, the president drew His Lordship’s attention to the recent call by the United Nations on all countries “to consciously reduce the Read More
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Gombe Zonal Office, has secured the conviction of one Prince Musa, who impersonated Senator Bulus Amos, representing Gombe South Senatorial District and used his name to defraud several prominent persons by soliciting for various sums of money. The acting EFCC spokesperson, Mr Tony Orilade, in a press statement, Tuesday in Abuja, said the Read More
Popular actress Funke Akindele and her husband Abdulrasheed Bello also known as JJC skills have been sentenced to 14 days community service by the Magistrate Court in Ogba, Lagos state. The court also directed Lagos state government to isolate them for compulsory 14 days. They were also fined N100, 000 each. Details loading…
At the ongoing proceeding at a magistrate court in Ogba, Lagos state, both Funke Akindele and husband have pleaded guilty to the one count filed against them by the Attorney General of Lagos state, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN). They are in court after organising public birthday bash inside their residence in Lagos last Saturday. The court proceeding is still on. Details Read More
Popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello popularly known as JJC Skillz, has been arraigned in court by the Lagos state Police. They were brought before the court for organising birthday and invited celebrities, an action which flouted the lockdown order in Lagos state. Details loading…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court on Monday granted bail at the sum of N1 million each to the two clerics and their followers who allegedly violated curfew by conducting congregational prayers last Friday.The 10 defendants, led by Malam Aminu Umar Usman from Malali and Malam Umar Shangel from Ungwan Kanawa, were accused of criminal conspiracy and disobedience to public orders, charges to which they Read More
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