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A sharia court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna, has dissolved the three-month-old marriage union between one Muhammad Abdulganiyu and Ma’arufat Ibrahim, Guardian reports.   Delivering judgment in the case on Wednesday, January 3, the judge, Malam Rilwan Kyaudai said the marriage was dissolved after all efforts to reconcile the couple by …

“I’ll warn you: There’s money involved,” he emailed one ally. “Societies like this begin from one starting point: Donor. It’s not as expensive as you think, though.” In return, Mr. Pride, the longtime executive director of the society, did favors for Mr. Schenck and other donors, getting them coveted seats …

ASP Drambi Vandi accused of shooting pregnant lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, appeared before the Yaba Magistrate court in Lagos state this morning, December 30.   The state Attorney-General, Moyosore Onigbanjo, SAN, filed a one-count charge against Vandi for the murder of Mrs Bolanle Raheem.  The charge sheet reads; “That you ASP Drambi …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has on Wednesday asked a Federal High Court, Abuja, to dismiss a suit seeking his nullification from the 2023 general election. The former Lagos Governor, through his counsel Lateef, told Justice Binta Nyako that the plaintiff; the Incorporated …

Sadik Wali has been sacked as the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Thursday, December 22.    An aspirant in the primary election, Mohammed Abacha had asked that the court declare him the winner of the primary lawfully conducted by the PDP and certified by …

A farmer, Adnan Sani, on Thursday, December 22, dragged Saudat Bagobiri, a friend to his wife before a Sharia court sitting in Kaduna for allegedly stealing four goats belonging to him.   The complainant told the court that the defendant had once returned two of his missing goats and asked him …

CNN  —  Nepal’s top court on Wednesday ordered the release from jail of Charles Sobhraj, the infamous French serial killer who inspired the award-nominated TV series “The Serpent.” The court made the decree on the grounds of his age and health, according to the court’s spokesperson Bimal Paudel. Sobhraj, aged …

Embattled former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has again been denied bail by the Central Criminal Court, London, also known as Old Bailey.   In the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, the court gave its verdict denying the bail on the grounds that he was a flight risk. The court in its …

On Monday, El Paso took steps to receive what is expected to be a surge of migrants when the health restrictions are lifted. El Paso joined other Texas border cities last week in declaring a state of emergency after migrants overloaded area shelters, leading to an alarming increase in people …

Justice J.T Tsoho of a federal high court sitting in Abuja has declined an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and detain Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), TheCable reports.   According to the publication, in declining the motion ex parte filed by an applicant in …