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Justice Zainab Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has granted a bail of N500,000 to journalist Agba Jalingo, with one surety in like sum. Justice Abubakar had last Monday remanded Jalingo in prison after he was arraigned by the Nigerian Police Force for allegedly publishing a story that was …

WASHINGTON — In a Supreme Court argument on Wednesday arising from a murder for hire in the Philippines involving a two-man “kill team,” the justices struggled with how to handle a federal agent’s testimony about a confession from one of the defendants implicating the second defendant. The justices have long …

A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Bode George has reacted to the suspension of national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, and a court order which barred him from parading himself as the opposition party chairman.   On Monday, March 27, a High Court in Makurdi, Benue State, issued …

A high court in Benue state has granted an interim order restraining Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The order was given on Monday, March 27, by Justice W.I. Kpochi.    Kpochi gave the ruling on a motion ex parte …

An anti-terrorism court in northwest Pakistan has convicted and sentenced a Muslim man to death after he was accused of posting blasphemous content in a WhatsApp group.   Syed Muhammad Zeeshan was convicted under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act and Anti-Terrorist Act by the court in Peshawar on Friday, …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has rejected a court order to compensate the Uber driver who was tortured during the EndSARS memorial.   A Federal High Court in Lagos had on March 14, 2023, ordered the Lagos State Government to pay the sum of N5 Million as compensation to Adedotun Clement, an …

Former Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has disclosed that there is ground for him and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to approach the Supreme Court over the judgement of the Appeal Court.   Reacting to the Appeal Court judgement which upturned the decision of the Tribunal that initially …

One of the suspects, Sunday Obasuyi.   An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court, on Thursday, March 23, 2023, ordered the remand of three suspects in the correctional centre over alleged kidnapping and murder of an 82-year-old man, Michael Obasuyi.   The defendants, Sunday Obasuyi, 42; Akinniyi Ojo, 51, and Bobade Sunday, …

Ademola Adeleke has been reinstated as Governor of Osun state by a Court of Appeal.    A three-member panel of justices presided by Justice Mohammed Lawal Shuaibu on Friday  March 24, held that the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and former governor, Gboyega Oyetola failed to prove allegations of over-voting …

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has reacted to the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party referring him to the disciplinary committee of the party for alleged anti-party activities.   LIB reported yesterday, March 23, that the NWC of the PDP approved the suspension of  Pius Anyim and …