The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail to the detained former governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, to the tune of N500million with one surety in like sum. Trial Justice Inyang Ekwo okayed Okorocha’s released on bail, after he dismissed a counter-affidavit the Economic and Financial …
Read More »BREAKING: Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s bail plea
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to admit the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to bail. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, held that since Kanu was earlier granted bail in 2017 and jumped the bail, the court must first determine the real …
Read More »Court admits man to N20,000 bail over alleged N1,500 theft
A Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, on Monday admitted a 25-year old driver, Inuwa Mohammed to bail in the sum of N20,000 for allegedly injuring his friend and stealing N1,200. The Judge, Maiwada Inuwa, also ordered held that the surety must be a reliable personality. He adjourned the …
Read More »Driver jailed 1 month for stealing 14 cartons of ‘Indomie’ noodles
An Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Monday sentenced a 21-year-old driver, Kenneth Divine, to one-month imprisonment for stealing 14 cartons of ”Indomie” noodles worth N48,300. The police charged Divine, alongside Joel Olawale,34, with two counts of conspiracy and theft. Delivering ruling, Magistrate A .O. Adeyemi, sentenced the convict to …
Read More »2023: Court fixes date for judgment in suit against Atiku’s eligibility to run for president
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fixed February 21, 2022, for judgment in a suit seeking to challenge former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the President. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after taking arguments from counsel to the parties in the suit. …
Read More »Nigerian court proclaim bandits as terrorists
Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared the activities of bandits in Nigeria as acts of terrorism. In a landmark judgment on Thursday, the court said “Yan Bindiga group”, “Yan Ta’adda group” and others alike are active terrorists. M. B. Abubakar, Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), …
Read More »25-year old man in court for stabbing on stomach
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Friday remanded a 25-year-old man, Seun Akindumade, who allegedly stabbed a man on the stomach. The Chief Magistrate, Mr T.A. Elias, who did not take the plea of Akindumade, ordered that he be kept in a correctional centre pending the advice …
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