Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Friday, issued a production warrant against singer, Azeez Fashola (well known as Naira Marley). Naira Marley, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on 11-count charges bordering on conspiracy and credit card fraud, has been mandated to appear in court on 30th …

A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Prof. Mike Ozekhome to a 20-year-jail term each. Justice Binta Nyako held that the prosecution had been able to establish the counts preferred against Kelvin Ezeigbe and Frank Azuekor, who were first and second defendants, beyond reasonable doubt. Justice …

The Supreme Court has fixed 15th December to deliver judgement on the appeal seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. In its ruling on 13th October 2022, the Court of Appeal in Abuja ordered Kanu’s release. In a unanimous decision by a three-member panel, …

Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area, LGA, has sentenced two brothers to death for killing a 45-year-old farmer, Iboro Joe, over a parcel of land. The convicts are Uduak Udo Umoren (48), a pastor and motorcyclist, and his 34-year-old brother, Emmanuel Udo Umoren, a farmer and panel beater, who hail from Adiasim Ikot Ekon …

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago has ordered Chicago State University (CSU) to produce President Bola Tinubu‘s “only all relevant, non-privileged documents” academic records to Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In her ruling on President Tinubu’s emergency application in case No. 23 CV 05099, Judge Nancy L. Maldonado  directed CSU …

The Police on Monday arraigned a mother of two at the Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, for allegedly stealing phones during a church service. The 26-year-old defendant, Chisom Nwogbo, who claims to be a makeup artist, is facing a two-count charge of criminal conspiracy and theft, accusations she denies. Police prosecutor Oyeyemi Adeniyi told the court that the case …

The Rector of Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Dr. Justina Anjiode Kotso has dragged the Nasarawa State correspondent of Universal Reporters, Rabiu Omaku to court for allegedly authoring false publications against her and the institution. On 18th September, Omaku accused the Rector of embezzling funds meant for graduates of the polytechnic, who participated in the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme, …

A United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois has granted the request made by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, for the release of President Bola Tinubu’s academic records by Chicago State University. In a ruling delivered by US Magistrate, Judge Jeffrey Gilbert on Tuesday, the court ordered Chicago State Varsity to provide …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has lamented the rising number of litigations in the country. He said apart from several new crimes being committed which had contributed to the steady rise of court cases in the country, political cases were taking a monumental toll on courts’ dockets across the country. Ariwoola disclosed this at the swearing-in of …

An Abuja High Court has sentenced a public officer, Dr Abubakar Danraka, to life imprisonment for rape (sodomy) under section 1 of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, (VAPP ACT) of 2015. Trial judge, Justice A. Akanbi-Yusuf handed the sentence, having found the convict guilty. The convict, Abubakar, a former Chief Pharmacist of National Hospital, Abuja, and Senior Special Adviser …