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A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from taking any steps to prevent him from participating in the APC presidential primaries later …

A no-case submission by one Victor Aduba, who is a co-defendant in a case involving alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike popularly known as Evans, has been dismissed by a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area.   Aduba, a dismissed soldier of the Nigerian Army and Evans, were arraigned …

Actress, Amber Heard has testified that ex-husband, Johnny Depp ‘hated’ actor James Franco and accused her of having an affair with him.  A tearful looking Heard, 36, took to the stand Thursday, May 5 for her second day of testimony where she described a fight she and Depp had on …

A “non-scaleable” fencing was erected around the United States’ Supreme Court late on Wednesday night, May 4, after another night of protests over the leaked draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade.   Regular bike-rack-style barricades first went up outside the Washington, DC legal institution on Monday May 2, after dueling protesters descended within minutes of the …

Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu is reportedly heading to the Court of Appeal to challenge the amended seven charges on terrorism approved by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja.   In the copy of court processes obtained by newsmen on Monday May 2, it was revealed that …

A ‘Doctor Strange’ star and her husband have arrived at court this morning to face 14 child sex charges.   Hollywood actress Zara Phythian, 36, who starred in the Marvel blockbuster with Benedict Cumberbatch, was pictured with her spouse Victor Marke, 59, for the third day of their trial arriving at Nottingham Crown …

Justice Elias Abua of the Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has convicted and sentenced two former bankers: Titus Chima Nwankwo and Utibe-Abasi Ifiok George  for stealing the sum of N2,900,000 (Two Million, Nine Hundred Thousand Naira only)  from the account of a deceased customer …

A 39 year old teacher in Scotland, Carol Ann White, is facing trial in court for allegedly performing sexual activity with two children  Carol Ann White, is accused of engaging in sexual activity with a boy, who has special educational needs (and cannot be named for legal reasons,) between April …

The trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected killer of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga will resume on Tuesday, April 26, after it was stalled on Monday owing to a contest over the integrity of some bank records of the deceased.   When the matter was called at the Lagos High Court sitting …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Yakubu Dogara, from the House of Representatives and declared his seat vacant.    Dogara, who represents Bogoro/Dass Federal constituency of Bauchi State, was the Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019.   Dogara had defected from the Peoples Democratic …