A 29-year-old man, Sagiru Abdullahi was on Thursday sentenced to death by hanging by a Kano State High Court for stabbing his 55-year-old stepmother, Zainab Dan’Azumi to death. The man was found guilty of one-count of culpable homicide and was…
A Kano High Court on Thursday sentenced one Sagiru Abdullahi, 29, to death by hanging for stabbing his stepmother Zainab Dan’azumi, 55, to death. The court had earlier convicted Abdullahi of Kurmawa Quarters, Kano, on a one-count charge of culpable…
Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo had sentenced a 36-year-old commercial motorcycle operator locally known as “okada” to 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl. The convict, Anietie Bassey Etim, a native of Ikot Itie Udung in…
An Abuja High court sitting in Maitama has granted Anita and her estranged husband, Paul Okoye divorce. Anita claimed that cheating, separation, being an absent father, fraud, and difficult experiences were her major reasons for seeking a divorce. She also…
The High Court of Oyo State will begin Christmas recess on Dec. 23 and end it on Jan. 4, 2023. The state Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola, gave the dates in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. Abimbola said: “By…
On the 8th day of November 2022, Hon. Justice O. Atinuke Ipaye of the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Division delivered a Judgement with respect to the suit between the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority Vs. Shade International…
The Federal High Court of Nigeria has constituted a special task force of Judges to swiftly hear and determine all pre-election cases before it. A circular issued by the Chief Judge of the Court, the Hon. Justice John Terhemba Tsoho,…
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, the state capital, on Friday sentenced one Menim Udoaya to death by hanging or by lethal injection for killing his kinsman, Ben Clement Ben, in Use Ikot Amama, Ibiono Ibom Local Government…
A 38-year-old agent, Mohammad Haruna, was on Wednesday docked in a Kaduna High Court, for alleged N7 million job scam. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Haruna with conspiracy and fraud. The EFCC Counsel, Mr. E.K. Garba, told…
…Extends olive branch to Petitioner, Kayode Ojo …Urges supporters to be magnanimous in victory Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, has hailed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Ado-Ekiti affirming him as the validly elected candidate of the…
