Lawyers of the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, are back in court, as his trial for terrorism and treason resumes at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The trial is expected to take a new turn following the amended fifteen count charges filed by the Federal Government before Justice Binta Nyako. However;…
The Federal Government has filed an emended charges of terrorism against the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. From the initial seven counts, Nnamdi Kanu is now facing fifteen count charges before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation, M.B Abubakar, filed the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sworn in fourteen new judges, bringing the number of Judges in the State Judiciary to seventy. Governor Sanwo-Olu told the new Judges that all eyes would be on them to dispense justice speedily, fairly and impartially while also living and acting above board in all circumstances. Speaking during the swearing-in of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that it is unconstitutional for the Federal Government to conduct marriages, declaring as illegal and invalid all solemnisation of unions at the Ikoyi marriage registry. The court, presided over by Justice D. E. Osiagor, held that only the local government marriage registries were empowered to do such by…
The appeal filed by former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has been delayed at the Supreme Court for the second day. The case was moved from Monday to Tuesday, yet could not make progress due to the absence of Chief Dan Orbih, who was joined in the matter as one of the key…
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday dropped his constitutional immunity to testify before a High Court sitting in Port Harcourt. The case in which Governor Wike testified is a seven-billion-naira libel lawsuit he filed against THISDAY Newspaper. Governor Wike told the court that he wants to clear his name over an allegation that he was a deceitful…