Tag: court
Man sentenced for lying about bomb on-board a flight
A Lewes Crown Court on Thursday sentenced a French man to 10 months in prison for lying that there was…
Alleged contempt: Court suspends hearing against INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday suspended hearing in the contempt suit against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Libya uprising: 45 sentenced to death for killing protesters
A Libyan court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad for killing protesters during the 2011 uprising against…
Teacher allegedly defrauds students of N151,000 WASSCE fees
A teacher, Olakunle Oladeji, 33, who allegedly defrauded four students of their West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) fees totaling…
Man drags father in-law to court over alleged abduction of wife
A 35-year-old man, Haruna Ali on Tuesday, sued his father in-law, Adamu Mai-Takaima at a sharia court ll sitting at…
Certificate forgery: Court restraints Kwara Assembly from investigation
A Kwara High Court in llorin on Tuesday restrained the state House of Assembly from investigating the allegations of certificate…
Murder: Court frees Lagos PDP Chairman, Salvador, 10 others
A Lagos High Court vacation Judge, Justice Obafemi Adamson, Tuesday discharge and acquitted the Lagos State Chairman of Peoples Democratic…
Court insists IGP must arrest INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday insisted that the Inspector-General of Police, must arrest and produce the Chairman, Independent…
Court restrains Benue Speaker from carrying out legislative sitting
A Makurdi High Court has granted an exparte order, restraining the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, Mr…
Court rules appointment of Zuma’s chief prosecutor ‘invalid’
South Africa’s Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the appointment of chief prosecutor Shaun Abrahams was “constitutionally invalid”.
5 men sentenced to death for Bangladesh 1971 war crimes
A special tribunal in Bangladesh capital Dhaka sentenced five men to death on Monday for crimes against humanity during the…
Abuja court remands four over alleged extortion
A Karu Upper Area Court on Friday remanded four persons in Keffi Prison over alleged extortion and for constituting public…
Court orders IGP to produce INEC chairman in court August 14
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the Inspector General of Police to produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral…
Osun Guber: Court to rule on Adeleke certificate suit Wednesday
An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo has adjourned till Wednesday ruling in the certificate suit involving Sen. Ademola Adeleke,…
Drama as Court halts swearing-in of new deputy governor in Imo
The Imo State High Court on Tuesday halted the swearing-in ceremony for the new Deputy Governor-designate, Callistus Ekenze.
Court restrains Imo lawmakers from impeaching Dep. Gov
The Imo State High Court on Monday restrained the panel set up by the Chief Judge of the state, Paschal…
Man sentenced for aiding brother to evade police arrest
A Minna Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, sentenced a 20-year-old man, Adamu Wariya, to three months imprisonment for aiding his brother…
Man prosecuted for having carnal knowledge of 3 teenage girls
A 29-year-old, Yau Ibrahim, was on Friday brought before an FCT High Court, Apo, for unlawfully having carnal knowledge of…
Court dethrones Adamawa traditional ruler
A Yola High Court presided by Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman on Friday voided the appointment of the District Head of Jalingo-Maiha,…
Court validates law allowing Museveni to seek re-election
Uganda’s constitutional court has approved the removal of the presidential age limit of 75 years, a ruling that would potentially…
3 motorcyclists remanded for alleged armed robbery
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of three motorcyclists, for alleged armed robbery.
Attempted suicide: Court grants Sen. Melaye N5m bail
Sen. Dino Melaye was on Wednesday arraigned in an FCT High Court, Apo, on a six-count charge, bordering on attempted…
2 drivers remanded over passenger’s death
Two commercial bus drivers, who allegedly caused the death of a male passenger, have been remanded in Kirikiri Prisons by…
Court dissolves marriage between Prophetess and Islamic cleric
A 41-year-old mother of seven, Rachael Olayiwola, on Tuesday in Lagos had her 21-year-old marriage dissolved on religious grounds.
3 men sentenced for stealing church property
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced three men to nine months imprisonment for stealing church properties.
Court dismisses businessman’s suit to stop EFCC’s investigation
A Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria has dismissed a fundamental right enforcement suit filed by a Lagos businessman,…
South African police officers to face trial for allegedly killing Nigerian
The Nigerian Mission in South Africa announced on Friday that police officers implicated in the alleged murder of a Nigerian,…
Applicant allegedly stabs teenager over N50
A 24-year-old applicant, Pius Destiny, appeared in an Epe Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old girl over unpaid…
My wife is adulterous, husband tells court
A man, Olalekan Babalola on Thursday, sought a dissolution of his 13 year old marriage at an Agege Customary Court,…
Divorce: Court orders wife to refund N20,000 dowry
A Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, on Thursday ordered a divorce seeking housewife, Binta Sani, to pay N20, 000…