Military-run Niger has enacted a new penal code criminalising for the first time same-sex relations, with heavy sentences of up to 20 years in prison, a legal source said Thursday quoting the official gazette. Although a taboo subject, same-sex relations […]
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Counsel to Abuja-based lawyer Victor Giwa, Mr. Farooq Akanbi, on Wednesday formally withdrew from representing the defendant in his ongoing trial over alleged forgery and impersonation before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Apo, paving the way for […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned a suit filed against Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo and others over an Abuja property until July 9 for hearing. ABB Electrical Systems Limited and Amb. Yohana Margif, had dragged […]
A Federal High Court in Gusau has taken up a pre-election suit filed by APC Zamfara North Senatorial aspirant Dr. Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, who is seeking to nullify the district’s primary election over his alleged exclusion from the exercise. The […]
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has demanded N5 billion in damages and a public apology from actor-turned-politician Kenneth Okonkwo over alleged defamatory statements. Obi’s lawyers, led by Alex Ejesieme (SAN), said Okonkwo made false and malicious claims […]
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said to ensure certainty, stability and administrative efficiency, it has approached the Court of Appeal to challenge the recent conflicting Federal High Court judgments regarding its powers to set timelines for […]
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC on Tuesday confirmed that it has filed appeals against two Federal High Court judgments that questioned aspects of its Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2027 General Election, insisting […]
A self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola has been arraigned before Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti for an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 (One Billion, Ninety Eight Million, Nine Hundred and […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes on Monday sought to re-arraign the trio of Aishatu Bappa El-Nafaty, Mamud Alhaji Abubakar and Igba Ityoakura Joseph before Justice Muhammed Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Jikwoyi, Abuja for fraud. The first […]
By Onyeje Abutu-Joel A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi, on Monday ordered that a businesswoman, Ruth Tarhemba should be remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Service for allegedly trafficking two girls for prostitution. The police charged Tarhemba who lives in Makurdi […]