Judiciary (Page 36)

By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, summoned the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to appear before it over plans to seize the property of the immediate-past Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara. Justice Nkeonye Maha, who gave theContinue Reading

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday reiterated his administration’s commitment to the ‘Rule of Law and Justice.’ The President said this while declaring open the 59th edition of the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference (NBA-AGC) in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the opening of the 2019Continue Reading

An Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, Osun, on Wednesday ordered that an applicant, Adesina Saheed, who allegedly sent threatening test messages to a man, be remanded in correction custody. Magistrate Habibat Basiru, who refused to admit the defendant to bail, ordered that he be remanded in Ile-Ife correction custody. Basiru adjournedContinue Reading

A security guard, Nasiru Abubakar, on Thursday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing 8,000 dollars ( about 2.8 million) and a cell phone, belonging to an expatriate. The Abubakar, who resides in Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way in Ikeja, is charged with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. PatrickContinue Reading

By Sani Abdulrahman A mild drama ensued in court as a former district head of Narayi, Kaduna, Ibrahim Hamza, who allegedly accused a teacher, Muhammad Khalid, of threatening his life, stood as surety for him in a Sharia Court. NAN reports that Hamza, 65, who lives at Hayin Malam Bello,Continue Reading

The Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, refused to grant a request stopping  President Muhammadu Buhari from inaugurating the 43 ministerial nominees over the exclusion of an FCT indigene from his cabinet list. The applicant, Mr Musa Baba-panya, who was also the counsel in the case, had, on Thursday, approachedContinue Reading

A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Wednesday remanded 15 men and one woman over alleged membership of an unlawful society, attempted robbery and unlawful gathering. The defendants are are: Raimi Olanrewaju, 60; Taofeeq Olanrewaju, 26; Abiodun Olanrewaju, 28; Ope Lawal, 19; Eyolade Yusuf, 18; Joseph Uzoma, 20; IdowuContinue Reading