The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has dismissed three judicial officers and taken disciplinary actions against several others for misconduct and violation of judicial procedures. The decision was made during the commission’s 178th meeting on January 7, as confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by Abbas Wangara, Director of Protocol and Publicity for the Jigawa State Judiciary. …
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AmaZulu Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela has filed a court application to stop her husband, King Misuzulu, from marrying another woman, arguing that such a marriage would be unlawful under South African law. The application, submitted to the high court on Friday, follows reports that King Misuzulu plans to wed his third wife, Queen Nomzamo Myeni, later this month. According to …
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted to sanction the International Criminal Court in protest at its arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister over Israel’s campaign in Gaza. The vote was 243 to 140 in favour of the “Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act,” which would sanction any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutes …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Department of State Service (DSS) the go-ahead to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who had planned to launch a Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun State, for 60 days pending conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by DSS lawyer, Y.I. Umar, held that the …
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In a significant legal development, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has ruled to set aside the earlier order that nullified the appointment of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II of Kano. The three-member panel of justices, in a judgment delivered by Justice Gabriel Kolawole, concluded that the Federal High Court in Kano did not have the jurisdiction to make the …
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The US Supreme Court has rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s last-minute bid to halt his sentencing in the criminal hush-money case.Trump had urged the top court to consider whether he was entitled to an automatic stay of his sentencing, but the justices rejected the application by 5-4.The court, in a rationale for its order on Thursday, said Trump could address his issues with …
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TikTok has officially announced plans to cease its operations in the United States by January 19, 2025. “Absent such relief, the Act will take effect on January 19, 2025,” TikTok said in a Dec. 9 legal filing. “That would shut down TikTok—one of the Nation’s most popular speech platforms for its more than 170 million domestic monthly users on …
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Reuters U.S. flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2025. TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech. The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year ordering the firm …
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The Kano State High Court, presided over by Justice Nasir Saminu, on Wednesday sentenced one Abdurrahman Yakubu to death by hanging for armed robbery. Yakubu of Bele Local Government Area in Nassarawa State was found guilty of multiple counts of armed robbery with dangerous weapons. His victims included a woman identified as Barrister Hajara Lawal Ahmad, …
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Jay-Z is seeking legal sanctions against attorney Tony Buzbee, accusing him of filing a false r@pe lawsuit that has damaged his reputation. In a motion filed by his lawyer Alex Spiro, Jay-Z claims Buzbee failed to conduct even basic due diligence before pursuing the case, which accuses Jay-Z and Diddy of drugging and r@ping a woman after the 2000 …
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