Soludo To Buhari: Release Nnamdi Kanu To Me As His Surety
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The governor, on Saturday, also offered to act as a…
Moroccan Imam Iquioussen Deported from Belgium After French Legal Battle
A Moroccan imam accused of “inciting hatred and discrimination” has been deported by Belgium where he had taken refuge after being expelled by France last summer. Imam Hassan Iquioussen, a preacher from northern France was flown back to Casablanca on…
Supreme Court Dethrones Niger Delta Monarch, Obong Of Calabar
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has dethroned Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V, the Obong of Calabar, Cross River State. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba ordered the kingmakers and Traditional Rulers’ Council to immediately usher in a fresh selection process to…
Imo West: Supreme Court Sacks PDP Flag Bearer, Bars Party from Feilding Candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not field candidate for Imo West Senatorial District as the Supreme Court of Nigeria has nullified the primary election of the party which produced Jones Onyerere as its candidate for the National Assembly election….
Alleged N1bn Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Ex- ABU VC, Bursar
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the immediate past Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Professor Ibrahim Garba before Kaduna State High Court over alleged laundering of N1bn. The former VC was dragged to the…
N9.4m ATM Card Fraud: Two Access Bank Staff Jailed
Two bankers and staff of Access Bank Plc, Agbo John Agama and Edoh Steve were today, Wednesday, January 11, 2023, convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by Justice Mojisola Olajuwon of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, for…
Court: More Troubles For Lauretta Onochie As Itsekiri Leaders Want NDDC Board Sacked
The motion for interlocutory injunction filed on December 12, 2022, by Itsekiri leaders is scheduled for hearing on Thursday, January 11, 2023, in Abuja. A Federal High Court on December 15, 2022, had ordered parties in suit NO FHC/ABJ/CS/2294/2022: Chief Edward Ekpoko & 2 ORS v….
Appeal Court Reinstates Zamfara PDP Governorship Candidate
The Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division has affirmed Dauda Lawal-Dare as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections. It thereby set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the state capital,…
Court Dissolves 3-month-old Marriage, Orders Return of Dowry
A Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna on Tuesday dissolved the union between Muhammad Abdulganiyu and Ma’arufat Ibrahim. Delivering a ruling, the Judge, Malam Rilwan Kyaudai, said the marriage was dissolved after all efforts to reconcile the couple by the…
Enugu Labour Party Governorship: Appeal Court Strikes Out Chijioke Edeoga’s Application
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, late Friday, dismissed an application by Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, a 2023 governorship aspirant in Enugu State on the platform of the Labour Party seeking to be joined as an interested party in the appeal…
Omobolanle Raheem: ASP Vandi Appears In Court, Remanded For 30 Days As Falana Tasks Lawyers
A Magistrate Court in Lagos State, on Friday, remanded ASP Drambi Vandi at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over the alleged murder of a lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day at Ajah Roundabout in the state. Raheem was shot dead…
