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A Bill seeking to increase the number of High Court Judges in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, from 70 to 100 has passed a second reading in the House of Representatives.   The Bill seeks to address a fundamental aspect of the judiciary’s ability to deliver timely justice, which is an increase in the number of judges in the High …

Nasiru Buba, the man who accused Jigawa Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, of having an affair with his wife, has rejected the verdict of the Sharia Court which absolved the politician of wrongdoing.  Recall that a Kano Upper Shari’a Court had dismissed the adultery case against Sankara, saying it could not be proven.  The Presiding judge, Ibrahim Sarki …

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, November 18, 2024, convicted and sentenced Fatuyi Yemi Philips, Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria, NOGASA, to 21 years imprisonment for N43.5m fraud.       The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on April 5, 2022, arraigned …

The Upper Sharia Court in Kano, presided over by Ibrahim Sarki Yola, has cleared Jigawa States Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, of allegations of committing adultry with a married woman.Danladi was accused of adultry after a case was filed by Nasiru Buba, who accused Sankara of having an illicit affair with his wife, Tasleem Baba Nabegu.In his ruling, …

Bobrisky has alleged that despite filing a court document to protect his fundamental rights as a human, the EFCC has continued to harass him and infringe on his rights.  Bobrisky, through his lawyer, had filed a petition in the Federal High Court of Nigeria to restrain the EFCC and other security agencies from harassing, arresting, detaining, or declaring him wanted.  …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has declared Alhaji Tajudeen Ibikunle Baruwa as the legally recognised President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW).  The Court also okayed the judgement of the National Industrial Court delivered on March 11, 2024, in respect of Suit No. NICN/ABJ/263/2023, which declared Baruwa as NURTW president.  At a press briefing on Friday, …

  A British actor has appeared in court accused of sexual offences against children, including ‘forcing youngsters to read Shakespeare naked in acting classes’.      Alexander Westwood, who starred in 17 episodes of the hit Netflix show, Sex Education is on trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.      The 24-year-old actor, of Albrighton, Shropshire, has been charged with 26 sexual offences.     …

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the  compulsory retirement of the Chief Judge of Imo State, Justice T. E. Chukwuemeka Chikeka and the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Kadi Babagana Mahdi for falsification of their ages.   The NJC took the decision at its at its 107th meeting of held between  November 13 and 14. According to a statement …

  The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit filed by some state Attorneys General challenging the establishment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act.   The suit, which was initially instituted by the Attorneys General of 16 states, asked the apex court to scrap the anti-graft agency. While some states withdrew from the suit, some others asked to …

The defamation case filed against social critic, Vincent Otse, also known as Very Dark Man (VDM), by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Femi Falana and his son, Folarin, popularly known as Falz, at the Lagos state High Court sitting in Ikeja, could not proceed today November 14 because most of the applications filed by the parties are not yet in the …