An High Court sitting in Lagos has rejected the application by the Allied Energy Plc and Camac International (Nig) Ltd seeking a Mandatory Injunction against the Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE) to stop the execution of an order stopping the seizure of oil assets under the court process initiated by NAE at the Federal High Court Lagos and Port Harcourt. Read More
A 38-year-old man, Odesola Odedokun, has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court, Osogbo, Osun State for attempting to kill her daughter, Mary, for money ritual. The accused was arraigned alongside his friends, Isaac Ajao (40) and Kazeem Ibrahim (42), for conspiracy, unlawful possession of criminal charms, attempt ritual and murder. The police prosecutor, Mustapha Tajudeen, told the court that the Read More
Osogbo An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, remanded eight men in Ilesa Prisons for allegedly robbing people of their motorcycles, phones and other valuables at gun point. The accused: Ogunosun Timieyin, 18; Adeleke Shina, 21; Olawopo Daramola, 20; Abidoye Semiu, 20; and Nkemko Steven, 23. Others are Olayiwola Gbolahan, 29; Azeez Lawal, 30; and Owonifari Samson, 24. The Magistrate, Mrs Read More
An Osun state Magistrate court, sitting in Osogbo, the state capital, on Monday, remanded three persons in Ilesa prison custody for alleged armed robbery. The accused persons, Bayo Ajisafe (27), Wale Makinde (29), and Olatoke Taiwo (32), are facing a seven-count charge bothering on conspiracy, theft, unlawful possession of fire arms, armed robbery and attempted killing. The Prosecutor, Mr. Joshua Read More
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday fixed January 24, for ruling in an application seeking the setting aside of an interim order withholding Osun state Local Governments’ allocations from the Federation Account. The suit was filed by three plaintiffs/applicants, namely, Chief Kolawole Osunkemitan, Chief Douglas Adeyinka Oyinlola and Prince Aderemi Adeniran Adelowo, The Read More
By Vivian Okejeme Abuja Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen has warned against unguarded comments on matters before courts with regards to issues concerning the Anambra Central senatorial district dispute. The CJN reiterated that discussing matters before the court is contempt of court which could attract punishment. In a statement released by his Special Assistant (Media), Awassam Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for Anambra Central Senatorial District of Anambra state, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, is to commence contempt proceedings against Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged disobedience of the order of the Federal High Court directing him to issue Certificate of Return to him as winner of the senatorial seat. The plaintiff, Read More
An indigenous sand dredging firm in Bayelsa State has dragged the Bayelsa State Government to Court over alleged claim that it owed the state N30 million due to non-remittance of taxes. According to the Azikel group, the allegation was false and had no substance of truth in it and described the decision of the officials of the State Board of Read More
By Muhammad Tanko Shittu Jos Jos Bureau Chief of New Nigerian newspapers, Buhari Bukar Bello, was yesterday attacked by a former speaker of Plateau state House of Assembly, Hon. Istifanus Mwansat, and his colleagues at the Jos High Court premises. The journalist was at the state high court 5, with his colleagues over a suit by the Independent Corrupt Practices Read More
Two persons were on Thursday remanded in Ilesa prison custody over alleged armed robbery. The accused persons, Hammed Sunday aged “19” and Seun Ogbeye aged “20” were arraigned before Magistrate Adijat Oloyade on a three count charge of conspiracy, armed robbery and possession of dangerous weapons. The Police Prosecutor, Mr. Duro Adekunle, told the court that the duo of accused, Read More
By Clement Oduwole I became a family friend of the Galadimas way back in the late 80s when I was the editor of the SUNDAY STANDARD newspaper of Jos. This is what led to the friendship. Mrs. Mary Galadima was the commissioner for Information and her ministry oversaw the Plateau Publishing Company (PPC). My paper had run into a problem Read More
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared the suspension of Ali Ndume by the Senate as illegal and ordered that he be paid all his outstanding salaries and allowances. Justice Babatunde Quadri in his judgment on Friday, set aside the suspension and ordered that Mr. Ndume be allowed to resume his duties in the senate as a senator. “The Read More
Barely two years after the bank robbery that led to the death of two policemen and seven other people in Ikirun, Ifelodun Local Government Area of Osun state, the prosecution have set to properly arraign the suspects before the state High Court. The suspects, Nuhu Jimoh, Ndubisi David, Aderibigbe Oluwaseun and Ogundunmade Kayode, were charged for conspiracy, armed robbery and Read More
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday confirmed that he had signed a subpoena compelling former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear in court on Wednesday to testify in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. This confirms The PUNCH’s exclusive story published on Tuesday that the judge signed the subpoena to be served on Read More
Foremost Maritime lawyer and former President, Nigerian Bar Association, Olisa Agbakoba on Monday dragged the President Muhammadu Buhari before an Abuja Federal High Court in Abuja for allocating the position of the Minister of Petroleum to himself. Agbakoba, in his suit, wants the court to determine the constitutional qualification of the President to hold executive office as Petroleum Minister. In Read More
A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state capital, on Wednesday, remanded a 52-year-old hotel manager, George Morakinyo, for alleged abduction and rape. The accused person who is the manager of Morack Hotel in Osogbo, was said to have abducted one Rotimi Elizabeth and attempted to rape her. The Prosecutor, Mr. Rasaki Lamidi told the court that the accused committed the Read More
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