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A South Korean court on Tuesday, December 31, approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, the embattled leader who plunged the country into political chaos with his shock decision to declare martial law nearly a month ago. It is the first time a sitting South Korean president has faced an arrest warrant and the dramatic new showdown comes …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing.    Justice Emeka Nwite, who granted the application after the EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect, gave the commission the go-ahead to freeze the …

The Lagos State Government has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court seeking to overturn the judgment of the Court of Appeal that discharged and acquitted 58-year-old medical director Dr Olufemi Olaleye of the alleged offence of d#filing his wife’s niece.   Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court had on October 24, 2023, …

Former President Donald Trump has filed a request with the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the implementation of a new law set to ban TikTok unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. The law is scheduled to take effect on January 19, 2025, one day before Trump is set to be inaugurated for his second term as president. …

The Osun State High Court has dismissed viral reports of sentencing a young man to de@th for stealing a fowl.    In a statement titled “Setting the Record Straight” dated December 20 and signed by its Chief Registrar, Omisade F.I., the court said the claims were baseless and intended to malign the judiciary and its officials.    The parents of …

Lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, says that the police have refused to grant singer, Darlington Okoye popularly known as Speed Darlington, bail despite the bail order given by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, December 23.   The singer has been in police detention since November 27, when he was re-arrested by the Nigerian police in Owerri, Imo State for …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to release Bello Bodejo, the detained president of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore. The ruling was made by Mohammed Zubairu, the presiding judge, following an ex parte motion filed by Bodejo’s counsel, Reuben Atabo.   Bodejo, who was arrested on December 9, was detained …

A Chief Magistrate Court in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has ordered the remand of three individuals in connection with the stampede at Bashorun Islamic High School.  The individuals include Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the principal of the school where the funfair was schedules to hold; Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM that helped publicise the event; and Naomi Silekunola, the estranged …

A Muslim software engineer has led a call for Sharia Law to be rejected in the South West.  This comes after a flier announcing the inauguration of a Sharia Court in Oyo State sparked controversy. Abiodun took to X to urge everyone, irrespective of their religious beliefs, to oppose Sharia Law in Yoruba land.   He tweeted: “I’m a Muslim & …

A resident of Jiwa community in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ahmad Ismaila, has filed a civil case at the FCT Area Court sitting in Gwagwa town, against his former wife over the allegation of occupying his home despite being divorced two years ago.   The complainant told the court that the respondent, Saratu Sa’idu, mother of his seven children, …