A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a ruling which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. The court held that the Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal acted outside its jurisdiction by nullifying Diri’s election. In a unanimous judgment, the five-man panel of the court said the Advanced […]
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By Shefiu Adeyemo Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Olanrewaju Akeredolu, has freed four inmates from prison custody as part of activities to mark the forthcoming 2020 legal year. The freed former inmates include two men and two women. They are Okeowo Samuel, aged 61; Nnabike John, 40; Eze Uchena, 45; and Deborah Onu, 19. She […]
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By Shefiu Adeyemo An Akure Chief Magistrate Court has sentenced a 22 year old maid who stole her master’s N1.5 million to six months’ imprisonment. Interestingly, she was freed the same day as her sentence was being read, having been on remand at the Olokuta Correctional Service Centre, Akure for the past six months since […]
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Twelve kingmakers have asked the Osun State High Court to restrain the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi from replacing them. The kingmakers had petitioned Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on September 9, 2020, urging him to dethrone the royal father over alleged misconduct. A copy of the suit by the kingmakers filed by their counsel, […]
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By Shefiu Adeyemo A young man, Wale Hazzan, is cooling his feet in the Akure Prison for killing a Ghanaian. He was remanded on Thursday by an Akure Magistrate Court sitting at Oke Eda Magisterial District in the Ondo State capital. Magistrate N. T. Aladejana, before whom the accused was arraigned, ordered Hazzan’s remand specifically […]
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The suspected political thugs being taken to Olokuta Prisons By Shefiu Adeyemo An Akure Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded for one month, seven suspected political thugs who allegedly attacked the campaign train of All Progressives Congress, APC candidate in the October 10 governorship election and Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, on September 19 at Ifon […]
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orders bye-election within 90 days The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, nullified the election of Governor Duoye Diri. The Justice Ibrahim Sirajo-led panel voided the outcome of the governorship election that held in the state on November 16, 2019, over the exclusion of one of the registered political parties, […]
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Those who allegedly killed a petrol attendant few weeks ago in Akure, Ondo State capital, have been arraigned at an Akure Chief Magistrate Court. The accused persons, Emmanuel James 20, Wisdom Richard, 26 and others at large allegedly conspired to rob Farbas Filling Station, Alagbaka and in the process shot an attendant on the leg […]
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A 20-year-old woman, Obanla Sade, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Sade, whose address was not given is facing a charge of assault. The prosecutor, Sgt. Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on August 11 about 7:00 a.m at Odo Aremu […]
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A landlord has been arraigned before an Ado Ekiti Magistrates Court for changing the key and padlocking the shop of his tenant in the other’s absence. The 35-year-old man, Maroof Buhari, is standing trial on a two-count charge of breach of peace and stealing. The prosecutor, Sgt. Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant […]
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