Beyond the Headlines
A federal high court in Abuja has declared the 2019 arrest of Omoyele Sowore, an activist, as illegal. The court also declared that the clampdown on the #RevolutionNow protests in 2019 was unconstitutional. The Department of State Services (DSS) had arrested Sowore on August 2, 2019 and despite being granted bail by different courts, […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, sacked 20 members of the Cross River State House of Assembly that defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. According Vanguard, the court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that the lawmakers, having […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out applications by Governor Dave Umahi, his deputy Kelechi Igwe and the 16 lawmakers seeking a stay of execution of their sack. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Monday struck out the applications after the applicants withdrew the applications. “Upon being informed that records of appeal have been […]
Anambra State Police Command has arraigned Rev. Father Ejike Nwankwo and his lawyer, Chukwu Kingsley Idenyi, at an Umunze Chief Magistrate on twelve count Charges. Reverend Father Ejike Nwankwo and Chukwu Kingsley Idenyi were accused of the following: “That you Rev. Fr. Ejike Nwankwo, male, of Maryland Catholic Centre Okpuno Awka, Barr. Chukwu Kingsley […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation to immediately delete Section 84 (12) of the Amended New Electoral Act. Justice Evelyn Anyadike on Friday held that the section was unconstitutional, invalid, illegal, null, void and of no effect whatsoever and cannot stand, as it is […]
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a middle-aged man, Moses Haruna, to death by hanging for killing a man with a knife and an iron bar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala, in her judgement, found Haruna guilty of the two-count charge of conspiracy to murder and murder. […]
The Police Command in Benue, on Thursday arraigned one Mr Apolo Atserga, 47, in Makurdi Upper Area Court 2b, for alleged mischief by fire and attempt to commit culpable homicide. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Veronica Shaagee, told the court that the case was transferred from Logo Divisional Police Headquarters, Ugba, to the Criminal Investigation […]
The National Judicial Council (NJC) on Wednesday issued a letter of warning to two judges and placed one of them on the ‘watch list’. This was announced in a statement signed on Wednesday by Soji Oye, the Director, Information, NJC, in Abuja. The judges affected include Justice Muawiyah Baba Idris of the High Court […]
The Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced one Udeme Upong, who is standing trial alongside convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, to five years imprisonment Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo convicted and sentenced Upong after he changed his plea to guilty. The judge also held that the five-year jail […]
Governor David Umahi and his Deputy, Kelechi Igwe have secured an interim order from the Ebonyi State High Court, ordering them not to vacate their offices. This followed an ex-parte motion by counsel to the duo, Roy Umahi brought pursuant to rule 3(3) of the High Court rules of Ebonyi state in suit no […]
