By NAN An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of Mr Hanson Pepple for the alleged murder of his girlfriend and dismembering her body. The defendant, 36, who appeared in court on a charge of murder, is […]
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By Agency Reporter A Kano High Court on Monday sentenced one Ibrahim Khalil,19, to death by hanging for kidnapping his five-year-old nephew, Ahmad Ado and causing his death. Khalil, whose address was not provided was convicted on a two-count charge of […]
By Sanni Onogu And Tony Akowe An injunction given on Monday by a Federal High Court in Abuja restraining the National Assembly from re-amending Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act failed yesterday to stop legislative actions on the contentious clause. The […]
By Murtala Adewale Journalists have been restricted access to cover the proceedings of Hanifa’s murder case presently sitting at Kano high court, Audu Bako, Secretary. As early as 9:00 am, reporters from mainstream media had arrived at the court premise Wednesday […]
By Adamu Abuh and Ameh Ochojila • ‘Ex-VP, Tinubu should give way for energetic aspirants’ A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, dismissed a suit challenging former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s claim to Nigerian citizenship. Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo struck out […]
By Kolade Adeyemi A Federal High Court sitting in Jos Division, Plateau State capital has sentenced a former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe, ex-Chairman of People Democratic Party (PDP) Hon. Raymond Dabo and Evangelist Leo Sunday Jitong to three-month imprisonment […]
By Eric Ikhilae The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has assured that the court’s management would work out ways to end the disruption in court activities witnessed any day the trial of the self-acclaimed leader of […]
By NAN National Assembly legislative aides have threatened to petition anti-graft agencies over the non-payment of their 2019 salary arrears, minimum wage and other allowances. They have threatened to drag the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Mr Amos Ojo, before […]
By Guardian Nigeria The National Industrial Court (NIC), Enugu Division, presided over by Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe, has restrained members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State chapter, from proceeding on strike. Arowosegbe gave the order on Friday in Enugu […]
By Ekaete Bassey The United States District Court for the Central District of California has postponed the sentencing of Ramon Abbas popularly called Hushpuppi till July 11, 2022. The postponement order was granted by Judge Otis. D. Wright in Los Angeles […]