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Unlawful Arrest: Court dismisses Kanu lawyer’s appeal against police, DSS
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by one of the lawyers of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Felix Okonkwo, over his unlawful arrest and detention by the police and the Department of State Services.
Ambode’s chef sent to prison accused of stealing valuables worth millions of naira
Victor Abayomi, chef of former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, for allegedly stealing valuables worth millions of naira at his Ikoyi residence.
Court fixes date to hear suit seeking DNA test for Mohbad’s son
The Ikorodu magistrate court is set to hear a suit filed by Joseph Aloba, the father to Mohbad, seeking a DNA test for Liam, the son of the late singer.
Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG, DSS
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, again adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 18 for hearing.
Court strikes out treason case against Sowore
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges against the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare.
Court orders Federal Government to prosecute Dele Giwa’s killers
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, ordered the federal government to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of the murder of the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, and other journalists in the country.
How Buhari’s signature was forged to secure $6.2bn approval – Boss Mustapha
The former Secretary of the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, the Second Prosecution Witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that neither former President Muhammadu Buhari nor himself raised a memo directing the apex bank to pay the sum of $6,230,000 in cash for international election observers in the last 2023 general election.
Court orders Federal Government to fix prices of goods within 7 days
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the Federal Government to fix the price of goods and petroleum products within seven days from today.
Supreme Court affirms former House of Reps Lawan’s five-year jail term for bribery
The Supreme Court has upheld the five years sentence handed to former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, by the Court of Appeal for bribery.
Court finds Lagos bishop guilty of raping assistant pastor
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Friday convicted a Lagos bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniels, of raping his 23-year-old assistant (name withheld).