Tag: court
Man in trouble for allegedly assaulting police officer
A 57-year-old man, Mark Ijesha, who allegedly assaulted a police officer on lawful duty, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja…
Court slams N600m fine on EFCC for declaring two Rivers officials wanted
A High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has slammed N600 million in exemplary damages on the Economic and Financial…
Court rejects false testimony charge against Modric
A Croatian court has rejected a charge against Croatia international and Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric of giving false testimony…
Man caught stealing brand new motorcycle at Bells University
A 23-year-old man, Jimoh Musibau, who allegedly stole an unregistered motorcycle at the Bells University, Ota in Ogun, is being…
Ogun PDP Guber: Court nullifies Adebutu’s candidacy
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Tuesday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the…
Woman jailed for terminating pregnancy
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Tuesday sentenced one Holy Flobert to six months imprisonment for terminating…
Court restrains Kogi Govt. from installing Ujah as new Eje Olamaboro
A Lokoja High Court on Tuesday restrained the Kogi State Government from installing Simeon Ujah, as the new Eje of…
Osun Guber: Senator Adeleke vows to contest results in court
Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded Osun gubernatorial election has vowed to use…
Missing cash: Liberia court orders arrest of over 30 ex-Central Bank officials
A Liberian court has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 former Central Bank officials in connection with 104 million…
Russian federation challenges IAAF suspension in court
Russia’s athletics federation said on Wednesday it had filed an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against…
N9.7bn fraud: Nigerian Govt re-arraigns Suswam, others Nov. 20
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Nov. 20 for the re-arraignment of former Benue governor, Gabriel Suswam, on a…
Court adjourns Nigerian Govt’s $69m oil revenue suit against Chevron
A Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday adjourned until Dec. 4, a 69 million dollars suit filed by the Federal…
Court to resume trial of ex-NIMASA chief, Sept. 27
A Federal High Court on Wednesday in Lagos adjourned the trial of a former acting Director-General of NIMASA, Callistus Obi,…
Court nullifies impeachment of Imo Deputy Governor
An Owerri High Court presided over by Justice Benjamin Iheaka on Tuesday nullified the impeachment of Imo Deputy Governor, Eze…
2 men remanded over alleged kidnapping, robbery
A Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday remanded two men: Usman Abubakar, 29, and Suleiman Suleiman, 30, in…
EU lawmakers can keep spending details private – court
Members of the European Parliament are not obliged to disclose how they spend their allowances, the General Court of the…
Criminal charges: Court declines to bar politicians from contesting polls
The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday declined to bar politicians facing criminal cases from contesting elections, saying it did…
Osun election: PDP heads to court over inconclusive poll
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is approaching the court to contend the declaration of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun as…
National Organising Secretary: Court orders APC to conduct fresh election
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday ordered All Progressives Congress (APC) to conduct fresh elections for the office of…
Benue Assembly defies court, suspends 3 APC council chairmen
Benue House of Assembly on Wednesday, approved a three-month suspension of three Local Government Chairmen in the state on account…
Divorce-seeking wife threatens to jump into river
A 28-year-old housewife and mother of one, Mautin Idowu, on Wednesday asked a Badagry Customary Court in Lagos State to…
28 persons in trouble for allegedly setting Iwo police station ablaze
The Police in Osun on Thursday arraigned 28 persons before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court in Osun for their alleged…
Rape: South Sudan ordered to pay damages to foreign aid workers
A South Sudanese military court on Thursday ordered the government to pay damages to foreign aid workers raped in a…
Court in rowdy session over paternity of 10 months old twins
An Iseyin Grade “C” Customary Court on Wednesday had a rowdy session over the rightful owner of 10 months old…
DR Congo opposition leader Bemba excluded from presidential election
The Democratic Republic of Congo Supreme Court has ordered that opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba be excluded from December’s presidential election…
5 men remanded over alleged forgery, importation of prohibited fire arms
An FCT High Court, Apo on Monday on Monday ordered that five men be remanded in Prison for allegedly forgery…
Teenage girl allegedly shoots man in the head
A teenage girl was on Friday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged murder.
Farmer remanded in prison over motorcycle theft
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday ordered that a 20-year-old farmer, Ibrahim Bello, be remanded in prison for alleged…
Man, 21, in trouble for kicking friend’s private part
For allegedly kicking his friend in the private part during an argument, a 21-year-old man, Johnson Ekuma, was on Friday…
25-year-old man remanded for phone-snatching
A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Friday ordered the remand in prison custody of a 25-year-old, Bello Mohammed, for alleged…