Category: Legal
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Buhari Writes To Senate, Seeks Confirmation Of New CJN
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). His request was contained in a letter read out by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday. The request for confirmation, he said, is in accordance with Section 231(1) of the…
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Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Lawyer Files Suit Against APC
Abuja-based lawyer, Osigwe Momoh, has taken the All Progressive Congress to a Federal High Court in Abuja over allegedly choosing presidential and vice president candidates of the party from the same religion for the 2023 election. The lawyer in the suit asked the court for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Independent Electoral Commission…
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Court Orders Review Of Judges Salaries
National Industrial Court, Abuja on Friday ordered the Federal Government to put machinery in place for the immediate review of the salaries and allowances of the judicial officers in Nigeria. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae who issued the order held that the current salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country are not only abysmally low…
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EFCC To Arraign Okorocha, Anyim Nyerere, Others Tuesday Over Alleged N2.9m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will on Tuesday, arraign a former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged complicity in a N2.9billion fraud. He will be docked alongside a chieftain of the All Progressive, APC, Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, and five companies- Naphtali International Limited,…
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Two Former Policemen To Die For Armed Robbery, FCT Court Rules
A Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has sentenced two ex-policemen, James Ejeh and Simeon Abraham, to death for armed robbery. They were arraigned on October 20, 2017, by the police on two counts bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Peter Kekemeke, held that the prosecutor proved his case…
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KANO CJ APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF 34 SHARIA COURT JUDGES
The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir, has approved the appointment of 34 additional Sharia Court Judges in the state. The Kano State Judiciary Spokesman, Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, on Thursday. According to the statement, the approval was sequel to the success in the aptitude…
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BABA IJESHA PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO RAPE ALLEGATION IN COURT
Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, has pleaded not guilty to the offence of sexually assaulting a minor. Baba Ijesha, who wore a white hooded jacket and a mask and was chained to another criminal suspect as he arrived before a Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court sitting in the Ikeja area of Lagos…
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Three Arrested For Producing Fake Dollars In Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested three men for alleged conspiracy and currency counterfeiting. The anti-graft agency disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 that Sylvannus Ireka Ifechukwu, Patrick Chima Ibiam, and Ajimijere Mathias Adegbenro were arrested by the Police in April. The trio allegedly…
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Osun Shuts 600 Illegal Private Schools
The Osun State Government has said it closed about 600 private schools, especially primary schools that do not meet the state’s minimum standard requirements. Speaking during the Inter-ministerial Press briefing held at State Secretariat, Abere, the Education Commissioner, Folorunsho Bamisayemi, said the closure was part of the government’s effort to ensure sanity in the education…
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Baba Ijesha Denied Bail, Case Transferred To High Court
The Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, declined granting the bail application brought before it by embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, popularly known as Baba Ijesha. The embattled actor was taken to court in a black maria vehicle of the Rapid Response Squad. Baba Ijesha has been in police custody since April 22,…