A traditional ruler in Oyo State, Oba Solomon Akinola, will on Thursday morning be arraigned on 12 counts of terrorism charges at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He will…
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Buhari to face court after lifting twitter ban
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has vowed to drag President Muhammadu Buhari to court after the Federal Government of Nigeria decided to lift the ban on Twitter. The…
Former Ondo Governor dragged to Court over Party leadership
The leadership battle in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has taken another dimension as the former governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko was dragged to court over his status as the…
Court set man free of rape charge, says act consensual
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has discharged and acquitted a 33-year-old man, Adekunle Samson, three years after he was charged with rape. The charge against the defendant who…
Court: Workers In Trouble For Resuming Late To Office
There is an uproar at the entrance of the Court of Appeal, Abuja as staff are locked out from accessing the court premises with their vehicles. It was learnt that the security…
Immigration to pay Peter Odili N2m over passport seizure – Court insists
A federal high court in Abuja has fined the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) N2 million over the refusal to comply with its order on the release of the travel documents belonging to…
Again, Trump goes to court
Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, seeking to stop investigation into his company for accounting fraud. He filed the lawsuit in federal court in…
APGA mocks Andy Uba as court disqualified his charge
The All Progressives Grand Alliance on Monday mocked Andy Uba of the All Progressives Congress as a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the ruling party’s governorship primary in Anambra State, ruling…
Anambra Guber Poll: Court Nullifies Andy Uba’s Participation, Orders Party To Refund N22.5m Paid By Him
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Monday, disqualified Senator Andy Uba as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 2021 Anambra State governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo…
Court Dismisses 9-year-old girl’s Suit Against Ekiti State Govt
The High Court in Ado Ekiti has dismissed the suit instituted by a 9-year-old student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School against the Ekiti Government, seeking N15 million in damages for breach of…