Tag: Court
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Court bars NBC from imposing fines on broadcasters
A Federal High Court in Abuja declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorizing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged breaches of the Code as it ruled that administrative and regulatory bodies could not exercise judicial powers.
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Festac demolition: FHA denies breaching court order
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) on Wednesday denied breaching any court order restraining it from demolishing 600 houses at 6th Avenue, Festac Town in Lagos State. The agency made the denial during proceedings in a case o
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Drama in court as housewife makes U-turn on divorce
There was a mild drama on Wednesday in a Dei-Dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja when a housewife, Sa’adatu Ayuba, prayed the court to disregard her earlier plea for divorce. The petitioner, who sought for divorce on grounds of impotence,
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Alleged N1bn bribe: Court reserves ruling in trial-within-trial of Ex-BPE DG, Dikki
Justice Yusuf Halilu of a Federal Capital Territory high court on Tuesday reserved a ruling in a trial-within-trial filed by a former Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki. Dikki is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
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Court remands ex-lawmaker in Kuje prison over alleged N30m fraud
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered Mr Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending ruling in his bail plea.
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Palaver in the church: Banker unlawfully detained in SIU despite court order to free him
*Court documents attached A senior bank manager in one of the new generation banks has been detained over church dispute by the police Special Investigation Unit, SIU despite getting reprieve from a court to be granted bail. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports based on court documents sighted granting the accused Dr Chenenye Duru bail as the police…
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Court jails dismissed policeman 30 years for killing a 17-year-old boy
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Zuba, on Friday sentenced a dismissed Inspector, Haruna Ocheni to 30 years imprisonment for killing a 17-year-old boy.
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Supreme Court judgement: Jubilation in Kano as Gov Yusuf retains power
Supreme Court declared the incumbent governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, the winner of the March 8 governorship election, Kano residents filled with celebration and jubilation. Shouts of “Sai Abba, Sai Abba,” meaning “Abba is the one we want,” echoed through the air, with many people riding motorcycles and shouting “Sai Abba, Sai Abba” on their bikes.…
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Apostle in court for alleged attempt to defile minor
The Police in Lagos, on Thursday, arraigned 57-year-old David Onyendi, an apostle, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly attempting to sexually abuse a minor.
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Lagos bishop accused of rape knows fate January 26
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Thursday reserved judgment until Jan. 26, in a case involving a Lagos bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, charged with raping his assistant pastor and one other (names withheld).