Tag: Court
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Court remands ‘Auxiliary’ over alleged murder
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, has remanded the former Chairman, Park Management System (PMS) in Oyo State, Mukaila Lamidi, (a.k.a Auxiliary) at Agodi Correctional Centre over alleged murder. Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi ordered the remand of the 63-year-old defendant due to lack of jurisdiction.
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Mandatory Membership: POS operators drag CAC to court
Point of Sale operators operating under the umbrella of the National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN) says it is ready to approach the court to seek clarification of the the mandatory Corporate Affairs Commission for its members.
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Rivers assembly crisis: Court strikes out LP’s suit against INEC
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a suit filed by the Labour Party (LP) seeking an order compelling INEC to conduct fresh election in the Rivers House of Assembly to fill the seats of the defected lawmakers. Justice James Omotosho struck out the suit after counsel for the party, F. I.…
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Court sets free 200-level student standing trial for multiple rapes
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Court in Awka, has discharged and acquitted Michael Arinze, 20, accused of raping three young ladies in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state. Arinze, a 200 level student of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, was arraigned in July 2022,
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UPDATED: Even if arrest warrant was illegally obtained, Yahaya Bello should’ve appeared in court – Judge
A Federal High Court in Abuja has insisted that its order made on April 17, for the arrest and production of ex-governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello still subsists.
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Federal High Court fixes May 28 for hearing of Ganduje’s suspension case
The Judge of Federal High Court sitting in Kano, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman has set May 28 as the date for the hearing of a substantive application filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje.
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Court dismisses suit challenging FG on N23tn Ways and Means Loan
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to restrain the Federal Government (FG) from securitising the sum of N22.7 trillion Ways and Means Loan support it got from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the plaintiffs lacked locus standi (legal right) to institute…
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Alleged organ harvesting: Court adjourns trial of M.D, Alliance Hospital, 3 others
A High Court in Zuba, Abuja has adjourned until May 21 the trial of the Medical Director, Alliance Hospital, Dr Christopher Otabor, Emmanuel Olorunlaye, Chikaodili Ugochukwu and Dr Aremu Abayomi over alleged organ harvesting. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) charged the defendants
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Again, court adjourns ex-minister Olu Agunloye’s N1bn suit against EFCC
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday adjourned a N1 billion suit filed by Dr Olu Agunloye, former Minister of Power and Steel against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until June 24 for hearing. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after Agunloye’s lawyer, Jedidiah Akpata, sought an adjournment to enable parties in the…
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BREAKING! Court grants ex-Aviation minister, Sirika bail over alleged N8bn Nigeria Air fraud
Ex-Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, his daughter, and two others have been granted ₦100million bail each with two sureties by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sirika and others are being tried for an alleged fraud of ₦2.7 billion. According to the court, the sureties must have landed properties in Abuja, be responsible citizens, and…