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An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Friday ordered the remand of Olalekan Ogunyemi,  ex-police inspector charged with murdering 36-year-old Kolade Johnson. The magistrate, Mrs A.O. Salawu, ordered that Ogunyemi, be remanded at Ikoyi Prisons, pending advice from State Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). Judicial symbol Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. Kehinde Olatunde, had told the court that the defendant committed ... Read More »

  Nearly all the laudable policies of the Federal Government since 1999 to present day, emanated either from the bills sponsored by the extra-ordinary lawmaker (Hon. Ned Nwoko) or are motions moved by the Prince of Idumuje-Ugboko, Aniocha North LGA of Delta State during his tenure in the National Assembly. It is on record that Hon. Ned Munir Nwoko who ... Read More »

  It has come to our notice that the outgoing administration of His Excellency Senator Ibikunle Amosun, is busy with last minute awards of contracts, selling and auctioning of government properties, and secrete recruitments into the civil service, in a way to tie the hands of the incoming Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun. While we find these reported last-minutes awards of ... Read More »

  Walter Onnoghen has resigned as the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect, TheCable can report. According to TheCable report, the embattled CJN turned in his resignation letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening, a day after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended that he be compulsorily retired for misconduct. By virtue of section 306 of the ... Read More »

  The governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state whose election was confirmed by the election tribunal,Senator Ademola Adeleke  has appealed against the ruling of a Bwari High Court questioning his qualification to run for the office The appeal is suit no FCT/HC/BW/80/122/2018 between SENATOR  ADELEKE, the APPELLANT AND 1. MR. WAHAB ADEKUNLE RAHEEM 2. MR. ADAM OMOSALEWA HABEEB,RESPONDENTS; ... Read More »

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama on Thursday dismissed a no case submission made by Maryam Sanda, accused of killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello and ordered her to enter her defence. Ruling on the submission on Thursday, the trial judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu held that from the preponderance of evidence of all the prosecution witnesses, a thick cloud ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the sale of telecommunication firm, Etisalat International Nigeria Limited (9mobile) to Teleology Nigeria Limited. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, voided all steps taken in relation to the exchange of ownership of Etisalat despite pending orders for maintenance of status quo, restraining parties to a suit, involving investors and other stakeholders ... Read More »

Governor Nyesome Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has polled a total of 886,264 votes to lead other candidates in the Rivers governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had, on March 10, suspended the collation of the results of the election in the state citing electoral violence. The electoral umpire also announced a schedule of activities for the ... Read More »

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Wednesday, rested his case in his ongoing trial on charges of false and non-declaration of assets. The development came as a surprise as the defendant, whose lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), had indicated on Monday that the defence would be calling “two or three witnesses,” only one of ... Read More »

Walter Onnoghen, the suspended chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has denied all allegations levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before the National Judicial Council (NJC). EFCC accused him of “financial impropriety, infidelity to the constitution and other economic and financial crimes related laws” and asked that he be punished accordingly. This case is different from the one before ... Read More »