Judiciary (Page 35)

An FCT High Court, Jabi on Monday dissolved a five-year-old union between Lynda Dike and her husband Jude Ajaero, on grounds that he was legally married to another woman in Germany. Dike in her petition sought for the dissolution of the purported marriage through Sections 3 (1) (a) (d) andContinue Reading

The FCT High Court on Monday resumed regular Court activities marking the end of the annual vacation. The vacation which began on July 8 and ended on Friday, Sept. 6, was announced via a circular and signed by the Chief Judge of FCT High Court, Justice Ishaq Bello. News AgencyContinue Reading

Security was beefed up on Wednesday within the vicinity of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, as the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal delivers judgment in the petition filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar challenging president Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the Feb. 23 general election. News AgencyContinue Reading

A couple, Tayo Olaobaju, 31 and Arike Olaobaju, 23, who allegedly murdered a 60-year-old man, Mr Moses Eze, were on Monday sent to correctional custodies by an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court. The Magistrate, Mr Olukunle Owolawi, who did not take pleas of the defendants, ordered the prosecutor to duplicate the caseContinue Reading

By Sani Abdulrahman A Sharia Court ll, sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Wednesday dismissed a of defamation filed against an engineer, Sulaiman Kabala, who allegedly called his neighbour a witch, The Judge, Murtala Nasir, dismissed the case, after the complainant, Salamatu Sani,70, wrote to the court on Aug.Continue Reading

By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of State Security (DSS). Justice Nkeonye Maya, who declined all applications by Counsel to Sowore,, Mr Femi FalanaContinue Reading

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed Sept. 11 to hear a  a motion filed by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), asking the court to vacate the exparte order it gave on July 26 proscribing its activities in the country. Justice Nkeonye Maha of Court adjourned the caseContinue Reading