The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has affirmed the electoral victory of Senator Suleiman Adokwe which was earlier nullified by the National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The election tribunal had, on October 12, […]
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Justice Olabisi Akinlade of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere on Monday sentenced a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO), Mr. Segun Fabunmi , to 10 years in prison for manslaughter following the death of one Ademola Aderintola Daramola […]
PLEA BARGAINING IN NIGERIA: ANY LEGAL FOUNDATION? By Kehinde Adegbite, Esq The Nigerian criminal justice system is set in motion the moment a crime is committed. Once this happens, arrest is made, investigation commenced and prosecution of whoever is responsible […]
Chairperson of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), in Ekiti State, Barrister Rita Ilevbare, has described the ruling of the Taraba governorship tribunal as a morale booster. Speaking in Ado-Ekiti, she said the success recorded so far by APC […]
In a bid to recover a debt of N924,788,754.56, a Federal high court sitting in Lagos, western Nigeria, has ordered that all accounts belonging to former captain of the Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu and his company, The Hardley Apartments anywhere […]
The Harrow Crown Court in northwest London, has convicted a British couple who were found guilty of keeping a Nigerian immigrant enslaved for more than two decades. Damaris Lakin, the Crown Prosecution Service, said on Wednesday in London that Emanuel […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging the election of Senator Godswill Akpabio as Senator representing Akwa Ibom North-West senatorial district. In the unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Moshood Oredola on Friday, the Appellate Court dismissed the appeal for […]
Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of an Ikeja High Court yesterday ordered that the contractors who supervised the collapsed guest house within the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) should be served the court processes through substituted means. Particularly, Justice Lawal-Akapo ordered […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, yesterday voided the elections that produced two Senators From Rivers State – Osinakachukwu Idoezu (Rivers South-West Senatorial District) and John Olaka-Nwogo (Rivers South-East). The court, in a judgment, held among others, that the Independent […]
BY KEHINDE ADEGBITE, ESQ., LL.M., BL INTRODUCTION Rape is one of the oldest crimes in human history. Rape is a crime in all countries of the world but definition and punishment differ from place to place. It has also […]