Tag: Court
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Just In: Court sacks Kogi monarch, Ohinoyi of Ebiraland
A State High Court in Lokoja on Monday sacked the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed-Anaje. Justice Umar Salisu, gave the order in a judgment he delivered in Lokoja with a charge to Ahmed-Anaje not to parade himself as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.
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How I paid N80m to kidnappers to rescue my mother, sister – Witness reveals in court
A masked witness, identified as Prosecution Witness-D (PW-D) on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he paid N80 million ransom for the release of his mother and sister during the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train terrorists attack.
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Court strikes out defamation suit against Dele Farotimi
A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the criminal defamation suit against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Justice Babs Kuewunmi struck out the case following an application for the withdrawal of the charge by the prosecution.
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ECOWAS Court dismisses human rights violation claim against Nigeria
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has dismissed an alleged human rights violation suit filed by one Patrick Eholor, on behalf of Makia Media Limited, against the Federal Government. NAN reports that the applicant had in suit number ECW/CCJ/APP/43/21, alleged that Nigeria’s broadcasting
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Court summons Iyabo Obasanjo, ex-Senator over Abuja property dispute
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, ordered Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo, the eldest daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, to appear in court to show cause why she should not be stopped from trespassing into an Abuja landed property. The property is located at Plot 4254, Cadastral Zone A04, measuring approximately 1.67Ha in Asokoro…
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Man bags 10 years imprisonment for robbing NYSC member
An Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ayomide Olayemi, to 10 years imprisonment for robbing an artisan and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member of their belongings.
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Just in: Alleged butcher of Salome, Timileyin Ajayi pleads not guilty
Timileyin Ajayi, the suspected killer of Salome Adaidu, has been arraigned at the High Court of Justice, Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital. He was charged with one count of culpable homicide punishable by death, contrary to Section 221 of the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria He was arraigned on Monday before Justice Simon Aboki. Upon…
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How church member I accommodated defiled my daughter – Witness
A man (name withheld) on Thursday narrated before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man, Blessing Adetula, allegedly defiled his nine-year-old daughter.
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Court declares Lakurawa sect as terrorist organisation
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, made an order proscribing the Lakurawa sect and other similar groups in any part of Nigeria, especially in the North West and North Central regions of the country. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the ex-parte originating summons filed by
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Housewife begs for forgiveness after sleeping with another man
Gwagwalada Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, has remanded two lovers, Mohammed Nazifi and Bilkisu Ibrahim in the Suleja Correctional Centre, pending sentencing on Jan. 29, after they were convicted for adultery.