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Federal High Court to hear N5bn suit against Sinach for alleged copyright infringement The Federal High Court will hear a N5 billion infringement suit filed against international gospel artist Osinachi Joseph Egbu, popularly known as Sinach, by music producer Michael Oluwole, also known as Maye. In the proceeding set to start on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, the plaintiff, in suit …

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a 35-year-old upholstery maker, Taiwo Opasina, charged with alleged s3xual assault of his four-year-old daughter, (name withheld).   The judge in his judgment held that the prosecution failed to discharge the burden of proof against Opasina.   Oshodi said the prosecution failed to …

The UK Supreme Court has begun hearing arguments in a high-stakes legal battle between the Scottish government and the campaign group For Women Scotland, over the legal definition of “woman.” The outcome could significantly impact the UK’s gender recognition process, trans rights, and access to single-sex spaces.   The campaigners argue that the definitions of “woman” in the UK’s 2010 …

  British rapper, Slowthai arrived at court today supported by his popstar wife Anne-Marie as he is set to go on trial for r@pe. The Grammy-nominated artist, real name Tyron Kaymone Frampton, faces two charges of r@ping a woman after a gig in Oxford on September 8, 2021.     He ‘categorically’ denies the charges and claims he is ‘confident’ his name …

A Shari’a Court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, on Monday dissolved a 45-year-old marriage between Alhaji Ilani and Halima Ilani over alleged infidelity.   The judge, Anas Khalifa, confirmed the one pronouncement of divorce made by the defendant after efforts to settle out of court proved abortive.   Earlier, the complainant prayed court to dissolve her union with Mr …

Controversial South African pastor Paseka “Mboro” Motsoeneng has sparked widespread reactions after a video of him carrying a large cross on his back while walking through the streets went viral.    The spectacle, reminiscent of biblical imagery, left many Zimbabweans and others on social media in stitches.   Pastor Mboro, currently facing charges of kidnapping, possession of dangerous weapons, and …

Islamic morality police in Kano, northern Nigeria, are set to resume their crackdown on betting shops following a Supreme Court ruling on gambling.    The court overturned the 2005 law that established a national lottery commission and legalized sports betting and gambling, stating that regulation of gambling falls under the jurisdiction of state governments.   Kano State, one of 12 …

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, November 22, ordered the remand of 109 alleged foreign hackers accused of attempting to defraud Nigerians.    The defendants, identified as citizens of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, Malaysia, and Myanmar, are facing a six-count charge filed by the Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force.   Justice Ekerete Akpan …

The Family Court Division of the Delta State High Court in Ughelli has started hearing a case involving the alleged trafficking and s3xual exploitation of a 15-year-old schoolgirl by her biological mother, Eunice Asuelie.   The Delta State Police Command arrested the woman after the victim, Emmanuella Monday, had accused her of allegedly trying to force her into prostitution in …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the Federal High Court judgment seeking to stop the Rivers State Local Government election conducted on October 5, 2024.     The three-man panel of the appellate court, in its judgment, ruled that the Federal High Court presided over by Justice Peter Lifu lacked the subject-matter jurisdiction to entertain the suit …