A Lagos High Court on Friday sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death by hanging on both counts. The Dane was […]
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There was breakdown of law and order at the Court of Appeal in Benin City late Friday as suspected thugs allegedly supported by persons in security outfit uniforms, invaded the courtroom, chased away court workers and carted away several court documents. It was gathered that some lawyers had approached the Appellate court to file an […]
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The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the court headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had […]
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Rivers State floored Imo State at the Supreme Court on Friday over the disputed 17 oil wells. The court in its judgement also ended the political arrangement on the sharing of revenue from the oil wells. The apex court ruled that the oil wells located in Ndoni and Egbema communities belong to Rivers in its […]
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The Court of Appeal Enugu Division, on Friday, affirmed the judgement of Ebonyi High Court, Abakaliki, which quashed a suit challenging the defection of Governor David Umahi and his deputy, Dr Kelechi Igwe, to the All Progressives Congress. Governor Umahi and his Deputy had on November 2020 left the PDP, a platform on which they […]
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Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced four people to death by hanging for killing Mr Esther Edomobi at her residence in Cocaine Estate, Obio-Akpor Local Government Area. The convicts, Zakariah Dauda, Inah-inah Edet, Sunday Pius, and Isaac Marcus, have been standing trial since 2008 for conspiracy, armed robbery and murder. Zakariah, […]
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Star actor, Femi Adebayo, has instituted a legal action against Murfy Ben International Limited, a YouTube channel, at the Federal High Court in Ibadan over the alleged copyright of his two movies. He demanded damages and that immediate action be taken against Murfy Ben International Limited over his two movies, titled: ‘Survival of Jelili’ and […]
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The Supreme Court yesterday in Abuja upheld the de-registration of 22 political parties by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The parties were among the 74 scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their dismal performances in the previous elections. Delivering judgment in an appeal instituted by INEC against the judgment of the Court of Appeal, […]
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-register 22 political parties. In a judgment on Friday, the apex court upturned an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which voided the de-registration on the grounds that INEC failed to accord the parties fair hearing and […]
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday directed businessman Jimoh Ibrahim and three of his firms to publish a notice of committal proceedings against three principal officers of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) for allegedly flouting the court’s earlier orders. Those affected are: the Managing Director/CEO, Ahmed Lawal Kuru; and two Executive […]
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