High Court

A High Court sitting, in Abuja, has restrained Chief Victor Oye from parading himself as the National Chairman of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) or holding any meetings or gatherings, be it NWC, NEC etc, Congresses or Convention in…

The Uyo Division of Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced the village head of Efen Ibom in Ika Local Government Area, Chief Essien Matthew Odiong, to death by hanging. The 82-year-old traditional ruler, who is married to 12 wives with…

The N23.3 billion fraud case involving a former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), on Monday, started afresh, coming nearly seven years after he was first arraigned. Recall that Col. Dasuki was first arraigned on…

Wole Adedeji, Ilorin There appears to be hope in horizon for the much expected judicial autonomy in Kwara State as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq said his administration is working on the much-awaited 'Judicial Autonomy Bill'. He…

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Tuesday, swore in three newly-appointed judges of the state’s High Court. During the ceremony, Governor Bello called on the nation’s Judiciary to purge itself of conflicting pronouncements.…

Members of staff of the state house have been warned against divulging classified information after taking an Oath of Secrecy. Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijani Umar, sounded the warning, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The oath was…

Priscilla Ofunre, Ado-Ekiti A 30-year-old man, Mr. Ayotomiwa Elegbeleye, has appeared before the Ekiti State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into allegations of police brutality where he narrated his ordeals in the hands of operatives of the…

A High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday, dismissed an application by a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, seeking to stop the Nigeria Police Force from investigating him.…

An Osun State High Court, sitting in Ikirun, on Thursday, sentenced two persons to death by hanging for the murder of a 400-level student of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Rofiat Adebisi. One of the convicts, Elijah Oyebade, 25, is a…

A High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced two persons, Abel Okoro and Vincent Wilson, for kidnapping the wife of Sen. George Thompson-Sekibo and two of her female friends. Abel Okoro and Vincent Wilson were…