The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court to challenge the acquittal of defilement charges, against Dr. Olufemi Olaleye. Dr. Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was accused of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece. He was initially sentenced to life imprisonment by the Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in October 2023. However, the …

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdullahi Fasasi, at the Agodi Correctional Centre. The remand order followed their arraignment in connection with last week’s tragic stampede …

A Brazil court has ordered that a song by British singer, Adele, be removed from radio and all streaming platforms globally over alleged copyright. The judge, Vitctor Torres gave the judgment after a Brazil local composer, Toninho Geraes accused Adele of copying works from his 1995 album. Toninho Geraes claimed that Adele’s 2015 song ‘Million Years Ago’, was copied from …

A magistrates’ court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, has granted N30 million bail to embattled lawyer and human rights activist Dele Farotimi. At the hearing of the bail application on Friday, Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun ruled in favour of Farotimi’s bail request. The magistrate stipulated that ‘The bail conditions included two responsible sureties and required Farotimi to surrender his …

The Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Justice Deinde Dipeolu, has ordered the final forfeiture of a warehouse built on a 1.925-hectare property along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Magboro, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Justice Dipeolu also ordered the permanent forfeiture of 54 general-purpose steel containers. The court issued the order for the final forfeiture …

Supreme Court dismisses suit seeking Tinubu’s removal over drug, CIA allegations The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking the removal of President Bola Tinubu from office. The suit, filed by the presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party in the 2019 general election, Mr. Ambrose Aworu, sought the President’s removal based on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and drug allegations. …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in the sum of ₦500 million, with two sureties. Justice Emeka Nwite, the trial judge, stated that bail is granted at the court’s discretion while delivering the ruling. He said, “I have listened to the application from both counsels. First …

The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has set 7 January 2025, to decide on the objection raised by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, regarding the $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Emefiele, along with his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, is facing 26 counts …

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has barred human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, from further publishing, selling, circulating, advertising or distributing the hard or soft copies of his controversial book, ‘Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System’. Justice Peter Kekemeke granted the order after listening to the ex-parte application filed by the claimant, the managing …

The Ikeja Special Offences Court, on Tuesday, admitted further evidence in the ongoing trial of Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. Mompha is facing trial over alleged N6 billion money laundering before Justice Mojisola Dada. He is being tried, alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on eight counts bordering on conspiracy, retention of proceeds of crime, failure to disclose …