An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five herbalists for allegedly fleecing a man of N4.7 million under the pretext of solving his spiritual problems.The accused are: Idowu Olofin,32; Korede Akomolafe,30; Temitope Oluyemi,43; Wale Onifade,36 and Seun Fabusola,28, who were […]
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Olisa Metuh arrives court in handcuffs The Federal High Court Abuja, has ordered that the ongoing trial of former National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Olisa Metuh will be conducted in his absence because of his misconduct.The trial judge, Justice Okon […]
+ Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen is complaining about politicians’interference in judges’appointment. The practice, he said, undermines the power of the National Judicial Council (NJC). ROBERT EGBE examines some of the cases that led to his complaint.Justice Onnoghen and Justice Elelu-Habeeb […]
By Joseph Onyekwere (Lagos) and Bridget Chiedu Onochie (Abuja) Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh, stretchedout of the Federal High Court • Rejects defense counsel’s application to withdraw from caseFormer National Publicity Secretary of the […]
PinterestLinkedInWhatsApp Former spokesman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh collapsed Monday morning at the resumed hearing in his trial before the Federal High Court, Abuja.Metuh, who is being tried for alleged money laundering offences, with his company, Destra […]
By: Tayo OgunbiyiRecently, a colleague lost a dear brother in an obviously avoidable situation. The deceased, Adebayo Akinwumi, a promising engineer with a top global telecommunication brand, was shot at close range by heatless armed robbers who invaded his home […]
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State defeated in his state Mr Hillary Ekeh has been re-elected as Imo APC party Chairman in the just concluded APC state congress in Imo.The party delegates who described the congress election as peaceful and […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Nigerian Police, the EFCC and the Department of State Security Service, (DSS) from searching houses belonging to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers. Wike had in 2017, approached the court seeking an […]
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) on Tuesday discharged a Supreme Court Judge, Sylvester Ngwuta of charges of false declaration of assets preferred against him by the Federal Government.Mr Danjuma Umar, Chairman of […]
+ An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded a 22-year-old ex-convict, Sodiq Kolade, in prison for allegedly robbing a man of valuables worth N44, 000 at gunpoint.The Chief Magistrate, Mrs F. Williams, who gave the ruling, said the […]