August 2015 - Legal Nigeria

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Sisters sentenced to be raped: International outrage at court ruling in India

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Two sisters in India have fled their home after being sentenced to rape by a village council. Amnesty International is calling for justice for two sisters sentenced to rape. Twitter/Amnesty International Source: Other Meenakshi Kumari, 23 and her 15-year-old sister […]

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Court dissolves 22-year-old union

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In Agege, a Customary Court in Lagos has dissolved the 18-year-old union between Mr and Mrs Nurudeen Lawal. The Court’s President, Pa Adekunle Williams, ruled that the parties ceased to be husband and wife and free to go their separate […]

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Troops not involved in torture in North-East, says DHQ

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The Defence Headquarters yesterday dismissed as untrue claims by Amnesty International (AI) about the involvement of soldiers in torture or any violation of human rights in the North-East. It also said it has reorganised the Special Task Force operating in […]

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DSS uncovers Boko Haram spy ring at Abuja airport

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The Department of State Services said it has uncovered a spy cell run by the Boko Haram sect at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. The spy cell, according to the DSS, is apparently aimed at selecting targets for attack. […]

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Tribunal decides Gbajabiamila’s fate next month

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The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, will on September 29, 2015 give judgment in a petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in Surulere Federal Constituency I of Lagos State, Mr. Tony Ashikodi, challenging the declaration […]

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Drug saga: NDLEA arrests Arik staff accomplice

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has apprehended an Arik Air staff, Ikechukwu Chibuzor Oliver, over his alleged role in the trafficking of cocaine seized by United Kingdom Border Force at Heathrow Airport, London, on Monday. Oliver, 35, who works […]

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Court re-orders police to produce Lekki robbery suspect

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A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has re-ordered the state’s Commissioner of Police and SP Abba Kyari of the State Anti-Robbery Squad to produce in court on August 20, 2015, a 20-year-old man, Ebi Tosan, arrested over alleged involvement in the […]

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Judge’s absence stalls trial of murder suspect

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Absence of trial judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye, of a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has stalled the trial of Seun Oladapo, a suspected killer of a Lagos-based human rights crusader, Kunle Fadipe. Justice Ipaye, who has been sitting since […]

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Appeal Court upholds Ambode’s election

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The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Wednesday held that Akinwumni Ambode was validly elected as the governor of Lagos State on April 11. It dismissed the appeal filed by his challenger, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), […]

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Crimewave rises in FESTAC

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BY Sam Otti Residents of FESTAC Town, Lagos, were shocked beyond words when seven sophisticated rifles belonging to an unidentified criminal gang were recovered recently in their neigbourhood. The shock recovery was made at 7th Avenue, a popular residential and […]