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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the revocation of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT)’s bail. Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order in a ruling, also issued a bench warrant for Maina’s arrest “anywhere he is sighted.” Maina (1st defendant) was arraigned before Justice Abang, on Oct. 25,
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A Grade I Area Court Judge asked a 65-year-old man, Samuel Maduakar, to forgive and pray for his “problem daughter” Ifeoma to change. The police charged Ifeoma, 27, with criminal intimidation, assault and mischief on Feb.19. The police alleged that she attacked her father and threatened to poison him. The judge, Muhammad Adamu, said:”you have to continue to
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Justice J.I. Essien of the National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday urged the University of Lagos (Unilag) Governing Council and the Senate to embrace peace. The judge gave the advice while striking out two suits challenging the removal of the university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. The suits also challenged Ogundipe’s replacement with
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The absence of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, stalled hearing in a suit challenging the National Judicial Council (NJC) from nominating 21 out of the 33 persons for appointment as judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Abang had, on July 17, fixed Tuesday
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A Federal High Court in Benin, will on Monday, rule whether Pastor Kenneth Asekomhe, factional vice chairman of the Edo State All Progressives Congress, APC, and Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, disqualified governorship aspirant of the party, have the locus to sustain legal action against the party, both having been expelled from the APC
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By Onozure Dania The police, on Tuesday, brought to court two men, who, on February 22, broke into a Lagos judge’s house in Ikoyi, stealing $1,000, N250,000, four wristwatches, a 50-inch television, two shirts and two pairs of shoes. The suspects — Friday Eze and Anuoluwa Adeware — alongside their alleged accomplices, Rasaq Bolaji and
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo has sworn in Justice Ijeoma Agugua, as the first female judge in the state. Speaking at the ceremony on Friday in Owerri, Uzodinma reiterating his resolve to make the state judiciary one of the best in the country as well as encourage its autonomy. “Judiciary is an important arm of government,
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Justice Sybil Nwaka of Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Thursday, decried the dearth of sign language interpreters in Lagos, in the prosecution of sexual offences involving deaf and dumb complainants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nwaka made the observation in court while addressing the state prosecutor, Mr Gbenga Alagbe,
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By Marie-Therese Nanlong Justice Daniel Longji, has said he would transfer the file in the case between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and a former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang and one other to the Chief Judge of the State for reassignment to another Judge. Longji retires from service today (Tuesday 31
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By Peter Okutu State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, yesterday sentenced a woman, Mrs Agnes Nwefuru, to death by hanging for killing her co-wife and seven children in Ebony State. The Plaintiff, Ebonyi State Government had in a suit no.HAW/13C/2017, brought against the defendant, Agnes Nwefuru, accused her of setting ablaze the House of her
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