Tag: Court
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Court remands man, girl friend for alleged adultery in Kano
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of Aliyu Yakubu, 24 and Aisha Sani,19, at the Correctional Center for alleged adultery.
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BREAKING: Controversy as another court stops police from arresting Fubara’s Chief of Staff, Ehie
Controversy as Port Harcourt Division of the Rivers State High Court granted an ex-parte order restraining the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies from arresting, detaining, and or harassing Edison Ehie.
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Lagosian bags double life imprisonment for defiling neighbour’s children
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Tuesday, sentenced a 45-year-old man, Paul Ndedigwe, to double life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s two children, aged six and seven.
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Court dismisses suit seeking to stop Fubara from re-presenting Rivers’ 2024 budget
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the suit seeking to stop Gov. Siminalayi Fubara from re-presenting the N800 billion 2024 budget of Rivers. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in a ruling, also set aside the earlier interim order made
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Court orders Senator to repay N136m bank debt to AMCON
A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Sen. Victor Umeh to pay about N136 million to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over his unpaid bank loan. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/AMC/12/2022,
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Alleged $26,000 fraud: Police apprehend, arraign Lanre Smith after 5 years
A businessman, Mr Lanre Smith, was on Tuesday, arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over an alleged 26,000 dollar fraud against a U.S. citizen. Smith is being prosecuted by the Force Criminal Investigation Department of the Nigerian Police
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Court to hear suit asking PDP NWC to convene NEC meeting, Feb. 8
The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Feb. 8 to hear a suit challenging the Peoples Democratic Party , (PDP) for failure to convene a National Executive Counsel, (NEC) meeting within the constitutionally stipulated period.
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Labourer bags 17 months jail for stealing meat, tomatoes
A Lugbe Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old labourer, Samson Ibrahim to 17 months imprisonment for stealing meat and tomatoes.
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Supreme Court reserves judgment on Binani’s suit against Fintiri
Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Aisha Dahiru, popularly called Binani, against the governor of Adamawa state, Ahmadu Fintiri.
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Heavy ‘kasala’ for ex-BPE DG, Okoh, jailed, to cough out N10m for contempt of court by Supreme Court
Supreme Court has upheld the judgement of the lower courts, which imprisoned the immediate-past Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, BPE, Alexander Okoh, for contempt of court. The apex court further slammed a fine of N10m on Okoh, who was sacked by President Bola Tinubu on January 8, 2024. The BPE and Okoh…