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Lawyer sues EFCC chairman, I-G, AGF, seeks N500m in damages
An Abuja-based lawyer, Alexander Oketa, has dragged the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, before an Abuja court over land ownership tussle. The ownership issue is between Jona Brothers Construction Limited and one Chief Michael Adeojo (Chairman of Elizade Motors). Acting on behalf of his clients, Jona Brothers, the suit has the Inspector-General of…
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Ex-JAMB director’s dismissal followed due process, witness tells court
Dr Abdulwahab Oyedokun, the Director of Legal Services, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), told the National Industrial Court on Monday that the dismissal of Mr. Yisa Usman, a deputy director in the board, followed due process. Oyedokun told Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae while being cross examined by Usman’s lawyer, Mallam Mohammed Shuaibu, in a suit instituted against JAMB over his…
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Court orders Akpabio, others to file defence in Natasha’s suit
 The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered Senate President Godswill Akpabio and others to file their defense in a suit filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order after it was confirmed from the court records that all processes in the suit had been duly served on the defendants. The…
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Supreme Court reserves judgment in Anyanwu’s suit challenging sack as PDP Scribe
The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in an appeal filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu seeking to nullify his removal as the National Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The apex court reserved the judgment after taking arguments from Anyanwu’s lawyer, Kingsley Njemanze, SAN, and Paul Erokoro, SAN, who stood for Aniagu Emmanuel. Justice Uwani Aba-Aji, who led the…
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Court remands sexagenarian over alleged over N8.9m visa fraud
 An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court, on Monday, remanded 60-year-old man, Rufus Adebisi, standing trial over alleged N8.9 million visa fraud, at the Federal Custodial Centre in Ile Ife. Adebisi is facing trial on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, stealing, converting money to personal use, and obtaining by false pretenses. The Magistrate, Abosede Sarumi, who did not grant the defendant bail,…
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Court dissolves 3-year-old marriage over lack of love
Grade 1 Area Court in Lugbe, Abuja, has dissolved the three-year-old marriage between Amina Abubakar and her husband, Jamila Sani, over lack of love and maltreatment. The judge, Aliyu Kagarko, held in his judgment, held that the marriage had broken down irretrievably. He therefore dissolved the union on the grounds that both parties had lost interest in the marriage and had mutually consented to its dissolution.…
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Legal practitioner seeks BCDA overhaul to curb insecurity
A legal practitioner, Dr Okey Ezugwu, has recommended a complete overhaul of the Border Communities Development Agency (BCDA) to curb insecurity. Ezugwu, a retired Assistant Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) made this recommendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday. He stated that terrorist groups were infiltrating the country through…
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3 men face unlawful society membership, gun possession charge
The police on Friday charged three men before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly belonging to an unlawful society and possession of a locally made gun. The defendants, Okunade Habeeb, 25, Raji Wasiu, 30, and Junaid Afeez, 25, are facing a four-count charge of conspiracy, belonging to unlawful society, breach of peace, and unlawful possession of a firearm. The…
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NGO seeks effective implementation of criminal justice law in Katsina
A non-governmental organization (NGO), CLEAN Foundation, has called for the implementation of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) of 2015 in Katsina. Mr. Peter Maduama, the acting executive director of the foundation, made the call during a town hall held on Thursday in Katsina. Maduama said the town hall was organized to appraise the implementation of the administration of…
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Employee faces N21m wheat flour theft charge
 A 38-year-old man, Ibrahim Opeyemi, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing 300 bags of superfine wheat flour worth N21 million. Opeyemi, who worked with Fafem Haulage Nig. Ltd., situated at Abule Egba, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The prosecutor, SP Josephine Ikayere, told the court that the defendant and others at large…
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Fueling station attendant docked over alleged N859,600 theft
A 20-year-old fueling station attendant, Sunday Olasunkanmi, was on Wednesday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, over alleged theft of N859,600. Olasunkanmi, a fuel attendant at OBX Fueling Station, TollGate, Ibadan, was charged with theft, to which he pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Insp. Olagoke Adegbenro, told the court that Olasunkanmi committed the offense on Feb. 16,…
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Trader to receive 10 strokes of cane for beating friend
A magistrates’ court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, ordered that a trader, Jibrin Yusuf, 34, should be given 10 strokes of cane for beating his friend over a N3,000 debt. The magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, imposed the penalty after Yusuf pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy and assault. Emmanuel held that the court would be lenient with the convict because he…
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Lagos lawmakers task Gov. Sanwo-Olu on completion of abandoned roads
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution calling on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to urgently complete all abandoned roads in the state. The House passed the resolution through a voice vote during a plenary conducted by the Speaker, Mrs. Mojisola Meranda, at the Assembly’s complex in Ikeja. Meranda said all contractors handling abandoned projects across…
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Divorce: Woman demands kids’ custody, N150, 000 monthly allowance from ex-husband
A mother of five, Khadija Adam, on Thursday, prayed a Shari’a Court 1 sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, to grant her the custody of all her children from her estranged husband. The complainant, who spoke through her counsel, M.I. Ashiru, also prayed the court to compel her ex-husband, Ishak Ibrahim, to pay the sum of N150,000 as a monthly…
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Man jailed 6 months for causing grievous harm
An area court in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 22-year-old bus conductor, Adamu Musa, to six months imprisonment for causing grievous harm. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal intimidation and causing grievous harm. The judge ordered the convict to pay a fine of N30,000 or spend six months at the correctional…
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Atiku, others visit Obasanjo
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Monday visited former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Atiku was accompanied on the visit by former Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River and Aminu Tambuwal, a former Sokoto State governor. Abubakar and his team were received at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, and both parties…
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Man bags 3 months imprisonment for cheating
A Shari’a court 1, sitting at Magajin Gari Kaduna, on Monday sentenced one Muhammad Jibo to three months in a correctional facility for cheating two business men, Faruq Abubakar and Aliyu Mudi. The Judge, Malam Kabir Muhammad, who gave the convict an option of fine of N15,000, also ordered him to pay back the N700,000 he collected and N50,000 cost…
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