LONDON — The International Criminal Court accused the Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, of war crimes and issued a warrant for his arrest on Friday, a highly symbolic step that deepened his isolation and punctured the aura of impunity that has surrounded him since he ordered troops into Ukraine a …
Read More »International Criminal court issues war crimes arrest warrant for Russian president, Vladimir Putin
The International Criminal Court on Friday, March 17 issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes over his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. In an unprecedented move, the court said in a statement that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of …
Read More »In Wisconsin, Liberals Barrage Conservative Court Candidate With Attack Ads
The biggest pro-Kelly spender, Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s business lobby, has spent $3.4 million on his behalf so far. Nick Novak, a spokesman for the group, declined to comment on the group’s future plans. A Fair Courts America spokesman did not respond to messages on Tuesday. The flood …
Read More »Murder: Court restrains Police from arresting Ebonyi APGA Guber candidate
A High Court 1 in Abakaliki, has restrained the Nigerian Police Force from arresting Prof Bernard Odoh, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over the murder of Umuezeka Oha Traditional Ruler, Igboke Ewa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the deceased, from Omege Village, Umuezeoka …
Read More »APC tells Atiku to go to court instead of ‘dancing on the streets’ after defeat
Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), gave the advice in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The statement was the APC PCC’s reaction to an Atiku-led protest organised by PDP members against the outcome of the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly election. Onanuga also …
Read More »New Naira: You Do Not Have Power To Disobey Supreme Court – APC Chieftain Warns Buhari
An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain in Zamfara State, Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to obey the Supreme Court judgment on the Naira redesign policy. Naija News recalls that the Supreme Court had on Friday lifted the ban on the old 500 and 1000 naira notes while also …
Read More »Mixed reactions trail Supreme Court judgement on old naira notes
NAN reports that the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain legal tender and would be in circulation till Dec. 31. Mr Emmanuel Iheanacho, Chairman, Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd., said the Supreme Court judgement came too soon after the just concluded Presidential and …
Read More »Tinubu: APC Sets Up Legal Team To ‘Battle’ Peter Obi, Atiku In Court
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said on Friday that it was ready to defend the mandate of its candidate, Bola Tinubu, at the court following a suit by the losers of the 2023 presidential election. Recall that the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi …
Read More »Supreme court nullifies naira swap policy, says old Naira notes are valid till Dec. 31
The Supreme Court has ruled that the old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain valid and should be in circulation till December 31, 2023. In a ruling delivered today March 3, the apex court also nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy, declaring it as an affront to the …
Read More »Court jails father for raping his 14-year-old daughter in Akwa Ibom
An Akwa Ibom State high court sitting in Uyo has jailed a 45-year-old civil servant, Uduakabasi Oku Edet, for raping his 14-year-old daughter. Edet, an indigene of Ikot Ekpene village in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday, March …
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