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A High Court sitting in Ibusa, Delta State has sentenced three men to d3ath by hanging for the m3rder of Obi Edward Akaeze Ofulue III, the traditional ruler of Ubulu-Uku Kingdom.   Obi Ofulue was abducted by gunmen along the Ubulu-Uku-Obior Road in January 2016 and later k!lled by his captors.    His then 15-year-old son, Chukwuka Noah Akaeze I, …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State has filed a lawsuit against Rt. Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu, the member representing Ethiope Federal Constituency, at the Federal High Court in Warri.   The PDP is seeking a court declaration to have her seat declared vacant following her recent defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC).   In an originating summons filed …

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned all orders barring the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant General of the Federation from releasing funds to the Rivers State Government.   A three-member panel, presided over by Justice Hamman Barka, ruled that the Federal High Court lacked jurisdiction over the matter, which concerned state revenue.   The appellate …

The Labour Party (LP) has taken legal action following the defection of six members of the House of Representatives to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).   The latest defection involved Akangbe Illiya, representing Jos South/Jos East of Plateau State, who joined the APC on Thursday. This adds to the growing list of Labour Party lawmakers leaving the party.   …

A federal high court in Lagos has granted an interim order restraining the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) or its agents from demanding N60 billion from Facebook Nigeria over an alleged violation.   Yellim Bogoro, the presiding judge, issued the order in suit FHC/L/CS/2205/2024, following a November 29, 2024, motion ex-parte application filed by Facebook through its counsel, Mofesomo …

 Nigerian doctor, Femi Olaleye, has regained his freedom weeks after the Appeal court sitting in Lagos nullified his r@pe conviction.    Olaleye was arraigned in 2022 by the Lagos State Government at the Sexu@l Offences and Domestic Violence Court, in Ikeja, Lagos and was in October 2023, found guilty of defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece. The judge held that the …

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted bail to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello.    At the resumed trial of the former governor today, December 13, the presiding judge granted the former in the sum of N500 million, with two sureties in like sum.     He said the two sureties must …

Four men will appear in court next year in Paris over allegations they harassed French First Lady Brigitte Macron online, including likening her to a paedophile’. Recall that disinformation on Macron’s gender has circulated on social media for years, and she has also been attacked over the 24-year age difference with President Emmanual Macron.  In August, Brigitte Macron filed a complaint and …

An Ikeja special offences court in Lagos has fixed January 20, 2025, for the arraignment of Ahmed Kuru, former managing director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), over allegations of N76 billion and $31.5 million fraud.   Kuru is to be arraigned alongside Roy Ilegbodu, managing director of Arik Air; Kamilu Omokide, receiver manager of Arik Air; Union …

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja, has convicted and sentenced a man, Bamidele Folorunsho, to 10 years imprisonment for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor by rubbing her a.n*s and caressing her br3asts with his hands.   Justice Rahman Oshodi who handed down the verdict on Wednesday, December 11, convicted Folorunsho of two …