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A Kano magistrates’ court sitting at No 47 in Norman’s land, Fagge Local Government Area of Kano State, has sentenced two TikTokers for posting vulgar videos which violate religious and moral sensitivities of the state.    Ahmad Isa and Maryam Musa of Ladainai area in Hotoro Quarters were arrested by the state Censorship Board, and were later arraigned before the …

The governor of Rivers state, Sim Fubara, says he is not scared of anything, noting that the worst that could happen is having to leave the office.  He stated this today, March 3, days after the Supreme Court reinstated 27 Rivers State Assembly members loyal to former Governor Nyesom Wike. Fubara, who noted how the news of the judgment of the Supreme …

The former manager and elder brother of Nigerian artists, Peter and Paul Okoye, Jude Okoye, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Lagos ahead of his trial for alleged fraud. Justice Alexander Owoeye had on Friday, February 28, 2025 fixed March 3, 2025, for the ruling of the bail application after hearing arguments from Okoye’s lawyer, Inibehe …

  The Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Minister, Nyesom Wike’s Special Adviser on Public Communication, Lere Olayinka, has stated that Governor Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers State can’t decide who runs the affairs of local governments in the state. Olayinka said the Nigerian Constitution and the Supreme Court judgment on local government autonomy states that only democratically elected Chairmen and …

The Delta State High Court 2, sitting in Warri, has delivered a judgment declaring the 16-year minimum admission age for universities, set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), unconstitutional.   Presiding over the case, Hon. Justice Anthony O. Akpovi ruled in Suit No: W/311/FHR/2024 on Thursday, 27 February 2025, in favour of the claimant, John Aikpokpo-Martins, except for …

An Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Ojo Balogun, to 18 years in prison for r3ping and assaulting a 23-year-old lady (name withheld) after she rejected his advances.     Balogun was arraigned in 2021 on a two-count charge of unlawful and indecent assault and r3pe. He was remanded at Olokuta Correctional Centre before his …

Joyce Wigwe, elder sister of the late Herbert Wigwe, has spoken about what led to the court case regarding access to her late brother’s children and handling his estate.   In an interview with TV360 Exclusive, Joyce revealed that the family has a feud with Aigboje AIG Imoukhuede, Wigwe’s close friend and business associate, not with Herbert’s children.  “I don’t know …

A dramatic scene unfolded at the Pretoria Magistrates Court when a Free State woman confronted and apprehended a man she accused of defrauding her of R800,000 from her pension money.    As 60-year-old Thabo Chele stepped off the dock after appearing for a separate fraud case, the woman grabbed him by the arm and demanded her money, declaring, “I have …

Joseph Johnson, commissioner for information and communication in Rivers, says Siminalayi Fubara, governor of the state, will act in the people’s best interest after studying the supreme court judgment.    In a statement issued on Friday, February 28, reacting to the verdict, the commissioner said the state government is yet to have the full details of the apex court’s ruling. …

The Supreme Court’s ruling on the crisis in the Rivers State House of Assembly has put an end to impunity in the oil-rich state, according to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike.    In a landmark decision on Friday, February 28, the apex court barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Accountant General of the Federation, and other …