Category: Legal
Adamawa Records 774 SGBV Cases, Convicts 297
Adamawa recorded 774 cases of sexual and gender violence between 2020 and the first half of 2021. Two-hundred-and-ninety-seven of the perpetrators have so far been ... Read More
Informants to die by hanging as Governor Sani Bello assents to some laws
Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central States Governor's Forum (NCSGF) Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has assented to some laws in accordance with Section 100(3) ... Read More
Court threatens to issue arrest warrant on ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, if she failed to appear ... Read More
Court fixes Sept. 20 for judgment in Kalu’s suit seeking to stop retrial
Federal High Court Abuja, has fixed Sept. 20 for judgment in the suit by former Abia governor, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu challenging his retrial by ... Read More
Court Jails Woman Two Years For Stealing
Justice H.I.O. Oshomah of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced Blessing Adunun to two years imprisonment for ... Read More
EFCC Arraigns Three FIRS Directors, Six Other Officers for N4.5bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, March 11, 2021 arraigned Peter Hena, Former Coordinating Director of Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS and ... Read More
Retired army officer demands 3.4m Naira from police.
A retired army officer and a petitioner Mohammed Labaran wants the Independent Investigative Panel on SARS to compel the police to refund him the sum ... Read More
N3.1bn Money Laundering: Court Adjourn Suswam’s Trial till March 24
Justice A.R Mohammed of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering trial of a former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel ... Read More
National Assembly Has No Power To Summon President Buhari Says Malami
President Muhamamdu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has recorded tremendous success in containing the hitherto incessant bombing, colossal killings, wanton destruction of lives ... Read More
Bank Manager Bags Five Years for N27m Theft
Justice Adie A. Onyebueke of the Cross River State High Court, Akamkpa, has sentenced one Augustine Effiong Bassey to five years imprisonment for stealing N27 ... Read More
Boundary Commission Set to Resolve Benue-Taraba Crisis
The National Boundary Commission, says it was set to resolve crisis in grey areas of boundary demarcation between Benue and Taraba in early 2021, and ... Read More
Widow Seeks Justice for Daughter Hit by Police Stray Bullet
A widow, Patience Ajibo, on Thursday, appealed before the National Human Rights Commission ‘s Panel on the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), demanding justice for ... Read More
Court sentences man to 18 months imprisonment for peddling hemp
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday, sentenced a 28-year-old man, Akeem Sanusi, to 18 months imprisonment for peddling 1.1kg of hemp. The National ... Read More
Malami Welcomes CPJ Report, says Nigeria Vows to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN said that the Federal Government of Nigeria vowed to end impunity for crimes against ... Read More
Mobile Court Prosecutes 19 Sanitation Offenders in Nasarawa
A mobile court, handling environmental-related cases, on Saturday prosecuted 19 persons suspected to have violated environmental sanitation laws in Lafia, Nasarawa State. The Prosecutor, Mr ... Read More
Kogi judiciary set to automate filing of court processes
Acting Chief Judge of Kogi, Justice Henry Olusiyi said on Friday that the state Judiciary was working towards automating the filing of court processes to ... Read More
Magistrate orders driver to sweep court premises for stealing
A Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered a 35-year-old driver, Ahmed Danladi, to sweep the court premises for two days for ... Read More
Court remands 2 over armed robbery, attempted murder
Obafemi Owode (Ogun), Aug. 26, 2020 (NAN) An Obafemi Owode Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday remanded two men– Feranmi Ajimosun, 33, and ... Read More
Edo Assembly saga: Court stops Police, others from arresting former speaker
An Edo High Court in Benin has restrained the Police, the Department of State Security (DSS) and other security agencies from arresting former Speaker Edo ... Read More
Supreme Court reserves judgement in the appeal against Kogi governor
The Supreme Court has adjourned judgment to 31st August in the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP challenging the election of Governor Yahaya ... Read More