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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 …

Social critic, Martins Vincent Otse, a.k.a. VeryDarkMan, arrived court in traditional Edo attire, for hearing of the defamation suit filed against him by rapper Falz and his father Femi Falana, SAN,at the Lagos High court this morning, November 14.   The Falanas dragged him to court after failing to apologise and delete the video where he made some ‘’uncomplimentary remarks” …

Conor McGregor has said the woman accusing him of r@pe is ‘full of lies’, and has insisted that none of the bruises covering her body was caused by him. The Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) champion told the High Court he had s3x with Nikita Hand twice in the penthouse of the four-star Beacon Hotel in Dublin in December 2018, and …

The sweeping changes to the royal warrant system, which dates back to the 1800s, are being widely seen as an attempt to modernise the monarchy under King Frederik X and Queen Mary. ADVERTISEMENT In a statement, Denmark’s royal court said that the labeling system that grants companies the right to use the image of the Danish crown on their letterhead, …

The Kaduna State High Court on Tuesday ordered that two brothers be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged culpable homicide and armed robbery.    The police charged Hamza Jibrin, 27, and Yusuf Jibrin, 24, with conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide.   The judge, Aisha Shagari, ordered the remand of the defendants, after they pleaded not guilty to the …

A Kano State High Court, on Monday, ordered that one Mannir Ibrahim-Abdullahi, 43, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly r3ping a 9-year-old girl to d3ath.    The Kano State Government charged Ibrahim-Abdullahi, who lives in Jaba Quarters, Kano, with culpable homicide and r@pe.   Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who gave the order, adjourned the matter until December 9, 2024, …

A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Enugu East Magisterial District has remanded one Mr. Anthony Onyeukwu, over the d3ath of his 11-year old houseboy, Goodluck John.     This, the Enugu State Government said, was in line with its sustained war against all forms of child abuse.     According to the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, …

Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned for judgment, a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Saka, against his wife, Sadia, whom he accused of irresponsibility, drunkenness and domestic violence.   Saka stated that his marriage to Sadia truncated his joy and left him living a frustrated life.   According to the plaintiff, he gave …