Abba Kyari’s wife collapses in court, husband’s bail application deferred
March 14, 2022 Ramatu Yakubu Kyari, wife of the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on Monday, slumped shortly after a Federal High Court, Abuja, adjourned the bail application of her husband…
INEC yet to receive Court judgement on Umahi, deputy as Governor remains defiant
March 8, 2022 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it was yet to be served the certified True Copy of the Federal High Court judgement that sacked…
Court adjourns Nembe Communities suit against Aiteo indefinitely
A Federal High Court in Yenagoa on Thursday, adjourned indefinitely, a suit by Nembe Communities, hosts to Oil Mining Lease (OML 29) against Aiteo Exploration and Production Limited, indefinitely. Justice…
Court remands two brothers for allegedly defiling minor
An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered that two men who allegedly defiled a 14-year-old, be remanded in a correctional centre. The police charged Isaac,48, and Ojo Obasua, 47…
Journalist gets four years jail for reporting COVID-19 breakout from Wuhan
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced citizen journalist, Zhang Zhan, to four years in prison for her live stream reporting of COVID-19 breakout from Wuhan. Zhan, who was detained in…
Man admits in court to killing 14 women, girls in 1980s
Lee Chun-jae, the suspect in one of the nation’s most notorious serial killings, admitted he murdered 14 women and girls three decades earlier, including a 13-year-old girl in 1988. Lee…
Appointment of judges: It’s your responsibility, not the senate: Court tells Buhari
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, told President Muhammadu Buhari that his responsibility in the appointment of 11 judges recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC) cannot be abdicated…
Court affirms powers of FRSC to impound vehicles, enforce traffic law on public roads
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has affirmed the powers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to enforce traffic laws on all public roads…
Court adjourns trial of alleged Taraba kidnap kingpin, Wadume until Oct. 13
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala (aka Wadume) until Oct. 13. Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the matter following the…
Court sentences man to 24 months imprisonment for sodomising 3 boys
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano State on Tuesday sentenced a 30-year-old man, Umar Abdulrahman, to 24 months imprisonment for sodomising three boys. Abdulrahman, who resides at Layin Yankifi Maidile…