Tag Archives: court

Pat McAfee is being sued by Brett Favre. If you hadn’t heard, we’ll let McAfee tell you in his own words how this came to pass. It sounds like about a week ago

Malami said the apex court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the suit filed by the three northern states governments. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), has approached the Supreme Court seeking the dismissal of the suit filed by three northern state governments challenging the February 10, 2023, deadline …

The Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Chief Magistrate Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State, has sentenced a 35-year-old woman, Success James, to prison for offences of child labor, child exploitation, abduction of children and child stealing.     The convict was earlier apprehended at Onitsha and arraigned before the Chief …

Justice Eneojo Eneche of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), President Muhammadu Buhari and 27 commercial banks from suspending or interfering with the currency redesign end date of February 10, or issuing any directive contrary to the said date.   In …

Justice J. K Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the People?s Democratic Party (PDP) not to suspend or expel Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state from the party. The order was made on Monday, February 6 upon an ex parte motion filed by Wike against …

A Lagos State University of Technology formerly (LASPOTECH) lecturer has been remanded in custody of Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his 10-year-old daughter.   The lecturer (names withheld) who is accused of having carnal knowledge of the minor since 2018, was arraigned on a two- count charge last Friday …

The governments of Kaduna, Kogi, and Zamfara states have dragged the Federal government before the Supreme Court, seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the policy surrounding the newly redesigned Naira notes.   The Central Bank of Nigeria in October 2022 announced plans to redesign the 200, …

A journalist with the News Agency of Nigeria, Chioma Ugboma and the sister of the customary court judge, Nnaemeka Ugboma, who was shot dead in Imo State, is mourning him.    Ugboma was killed by gunmen while presiding over a court session last Thursday, February 2.    It was gathered …

An Akure Magistrate Court has remanded 23-year-old man, Dominic David in police custody for allegedly inserting his finger inside the private part of a five-year girl. David reportedly committed the act on January 24, 2023 at Basic Road, Odode Street, Idanre community. He was said to have lured the little …

Nnaemeka Ugboma, the chairman of Ejemekwuru Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State was on Thursday, February 2, killed by gunmen.    Ugboma was killed by gunmen who operated in motorcycles while presiding a court session. The incident brought the court sitting to an abrupt end …