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Four suspected terrorists docked in Ogun State

Four suspected terrorists docked in Ogun State

Four suspected terrorists have been docked by the Department of State Services, DSS, at a a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun State, for terrorism and kidnapping. The defendants were arraigned on terrorism and…

Disquiet over 25% Abuja votes for presidential candidates

Disquiet over 25% Abuja votes for presidential candidates

Does Section 134 of the Constitution imposes an additional duty on a presidential candidate to obtain at least 25 per cent of total votes cast in the FCT before he or she can be declared…

Negligence: Medical doctor asks A’Court to overturn conviction, sentencing

Negligence: Medical doctor asks A’Court to overturn conviction, sentencing

The Medical Director of Excel Medical Centre, Dr. Ferdinand Ejike Orji, has lodged an appeal against his conviction and sentencing by a Lagos High Court over negligence. It would be recalled that Justice Adedayo Akintoye…

Ghanaian businessman remanded in prison over alleged N18.5m fraud

Ghanaian businessman remanded in prison over alleged N18.5m fraud

A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Nicholas Oweibo has ordered the remand of a Ghanabased businessman, Kofi Ketocha, at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre over alleged fraud. The judge made the order…

Man Tells Court: My wife is diabolical, engages in domestic violence

Man Tells Court: My wife is diabolical, engages in domestic violence

A Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan has been told by an estranged husband, Ismail Adegoke, that he abandoned his matrimonial home because of his wife’s inclination for charms. Testifying before the court, Adegoke…

Dust over E-transmission of presidential election results

Dust over E-transmission of presidential election results

AKEEM NAFIU writes that lawyers have condemned INEC’s failure to upload the results of the recently held presidential election on its portal in real time, saying the action is in breach of Sections 60 and…

Candidate can become president without 25% of votes in FCT –Osipitan

Candidate can become president without 25% of votes in FCT –Osipitan

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor Taiwo Osipitan, has declared that a candidate can be declared winner of a presidential election in Nigeria without necessarily scoring up to 25 percent of votes cast in…

Former Vice Chancellor bags 5 years in prison for fraud

Former Vice Chancellor bags 5 years in prison for fraud

Justice Aderemi Adegoroye of an Akure High Court has sentenced a former Vice Chancellor of Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State, Prof. Adekunle Oloyede, to five years in prison for…

EFCC arraigns bizman for N950m fraud

EFCC arraigns bizman for N950m fraud

Francis Iwuchukwu For allegedly being involved in fraud to the tune of N950 million, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Alhaji Usman Abubakar, before Justice Mojisola Dada of a Special…

Fani-Kayode’s trial over alleged forgery continues May 24

Fani-Kayode’s trial over alleged forgery continues May 24

Justice O. O. Abike-Fadipe of a Lagos Special Offences Court in Ikeja will on May 24, 2023, continue further hearing in the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over alleged forgery. The…