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Court ends 3-year-old marriage over religious difference
A Grade ‘A’ Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has terminated a three year-old marriage between one Oluwatobi Onasanya and his estranged wife, Folakemi on grounds of religion…
Court Pleads with Nnamdi Kanu to Open Defence, Warns of Consequences for Further…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday once again urged Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to open his defence in the ongoing trial…
Court Orders Permanent Forfeiture of $49,700 Seized from Former INEC REC, Dr. Nura…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the…
Court Adjourns Police Suit Against Sowore, #FreeNnamdiKanuNow Protesters to November…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the hearing of the suit filed by the Nigeria Police Force against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest to November…
Court Orders Abba Kyari, Brothers to Open Defence in NDLEA Asset Disclosure Case
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a no-case submission filed by suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his two brothers, ordering them to open their defence in…
Court remands man over alleged abduction and sexual assault
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, remanded a 25- year-old man, Gabriel Richard, in a Kirikiri Correctional Center for allegedly abducting a teenager for three days and sexual…
Kano Court Sentences Two to Death for Killing University Lecturer During Robbery
A Kano High Court on Monday sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for the murder of Buhari Imam, a lecturer with the Northwest University,…
Court Adjourns Assault Case Against Rapper Odumodublvck to November 26
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting at Life Camp, Abuja, has adjourned the trial of Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, in a case of alleged…
Court Adjourns Hearing in Student’s Suit Against UI Over Portal Access Denial
The Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan has adjourned until October 14 the adoption of written addresses in a suit filed by Kayode Bello, a postgraduate student of the University of Ibadan…
Falana seeks radical judicial reform to serve ordinary Nigerians
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, has called for radical judicial reform to make justice accessible to ordinary Nigerians.
Falana made the call on Wednesday while addressing…