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The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the conviction of Mutiu Ogundare, the dethroned Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, for orchestrating a fake abduction.    The ruling, delivered on September 27, 2022, by Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, initially sentenced Ogundare to 15 …

An appeal court in Switzerland on Monday, July 8, 2024, confirmed the acquittal of six police officers charged with negligent homicide and abuse of office in the case of a Nigerian man, Mike Ben Peter Amadasun, who died during an arrest.    The Vaud Cantonal Court rejected an appeal against …

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has upheld the decision of the Lagos State High Court, which sentenced Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James, known as Baba Ijesha, to five years in prison for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor.   In its lead judgment, the Court of Appeal in Lagos, presided by …

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the government can take guns away from people subject to restraining orders for domestic violence, limiting the sweep of a blockbuster decision in 2022 that had vastly expanded Second Amendment rights. Indeed, Friday’s decision amounted to a retreat from what had been an …

Banky W has pointed out that apart from God, the examples of fatherhood in the scriptures all had great faults.   He stated this on Monday, June 17, one day after Father’s day.   He added that dysfunctional fathers in turn create dysfunctional sons who continue the cycle.   He …

The court held that the suit was lacking in merit. The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by Aishatu Ahmed, also known as Binani, challenging the election of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa.

Shamed former Spanish football president, Luis Rubiales has lost his appeal against the three-year ban on all football-related activities he was dealt with by FIFA.      A statement from FIFA read: ‘Amongst other considerations, the appeal committee was comfortably satisfied that Mr Rubiales behaved in a manner contrary to the …

The Supreme Court has upheld the five-year sentence of former House of Representatives member, Farouk Lawan, for receiving a bribe of $500,000 from businessman Femi Otedola.   The former lawmaker had approached the apex court to set aside the judgement delivered by the Court of Appeal in Abuja on February …

A federal appeals court panel has preserved most of a gag order on former US President Donald Trump in his federal election interference case in Washington, D.C.   The three-judge panel concluded that some of Trump’s remarks “pose a significant and imminent threat to the orderly adjudication” of justice but …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the victory of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah in the March 18 governorship election.    The court dismissed the appeal filed by the Labour Party governorship candidate, Chijioke Edeoga, as lacking in merit and upheld the judgment of the Enugu Governorship …