From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos A High Court sitting in Jos, Plateau State, has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a man, Dafwat Jelkyes, who is standing trial over allegations of…
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Kano Court Jails Woman Seven Years for N5.6m Fraud
Justice Maryam Sabo of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano has convicted and sentenced Ebonine Rita Uzoamaka to seven years imprisonment for obtaining the sum of N5,600,000.00k( Five Million, Six…
Kano Court Restrains Anti-Corruption Commission, Others from interfering in MAAUN’s Affairs
A Kano High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) and four other parties from interfering in the internal and external affairs of Maryam Abacha…
Supreme Court Affirms Death Sentence on Maryam Sanda
By Hajara Abdullahi The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence earlier passed on Maryam Sanda over the killing of her husband, Bilyamin Bello. Sanda had been convicted by an Abuja…
Yola High Court adjourn Fufore Emirate suit to 4th Dec. for continuation of Defense
From Umar Dankano, Yola Yola High Court has adjourned the legal suit between three traditional title holders of Adamawa Emirate Council, the state government and Fufore Emirate over the legitimacy of the…
Jigawa High Court, Presidential Council Partner to Empower Small Claims Court with Specialized Training
In a significant move to bolster the state’s economic landscape and enhance access to justice for small businesses, the Jigawa State High Court, in collaboration with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council…
Internal Crisis Rocks Jigawa PDP as Faction Seeks Court Order to Nullify Leadership
From Mika’il Tsoho, Dutse A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State has taken legal action to challenge the outcome of the recent local government and state congress elections…
Yola High Court Adjourns Fufore Emirate Suit to April 3 for Further Hearing
From Umar Dankano, Yola A High court sitting in Yola has adjourned the hearing to 3rd April 2025 in the suit instituted by three (3) aggrieved members of Adamawa Emirate challenging the…
Court Stops IGP From Arresting Kano Anti-graft Agency Boss
By Abdullahi Yusuf A Kano High Court presided by Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji has granted an interim order restraining the Inspector General of Police and Police Authority from inviting, arresting or harassing…
Kano Court Halts Arrest of Gov. Yusuf’s Spokesperson Amid Ganduje’s Allegations
In a significant development highlighting Kano’s escalating political rivalry, a High Court has issued a restraining order against the Inspector General of Police (IGP), DSS, and other security agencies, barring them from…
Gov Yusuf Says Kano LG Polls Must Hold, As Group Accuses Judge of Undermining Democracy
By Abdullahi Yusuf Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said that Tomorrow’s Local Government elections in the state will hold as planned, despite the court ruling prohibiting the process. Yusuf said…
Stop Media Trials, Let Justice Prevail – Wamban Shinkafi Urges Newspapers
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Patriots for Peace and Social Development expressed concern over the sensational headline in the Saturday Vanguard of September 28, 2024, titled “Banditry Allegation: Court okays suit to…
Court Rules on Suit Challenging Ganduje’s Position as APC National Chairman
Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress. In…
Electricity Tariff: Court Rules in Favour of NERC, KEDCO as DISCO Urges Reconciliation with Customers
The Kano Electricity Distribution Plc. (KEDCO) yesterday urged the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and other aggrieved customers to consider a peaceful and amicable way of settling its differences with the Company….
Ganduje’s Trial: Kano State Government Replaces Judge Amid Concerns
By Abdullahi Yusuf In a surprise move, the Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki on Thursday reassigned the alleged corruption case involving APC National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and…
Corruption Allegations: Case stalled due to inability to serve Ganduje, others with Court papers
By Abdullahi Yusuf The arraignment of the All Progressive Congress(APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and other Dependants, was stalled due to the inability of the Kano State Government to serve them with court…
Plateau Assembly Crisis: Speaker Bars 16 PDP, APC Members From Resuming Legislative Duties
…I have a court injunction, says speaker From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos The Old Government House, venue of the sitting of the Plateau State House of Assembly on Tuesday witness a serious drama…
Customs Officer’s Absence in Court Leads to Arrest Order
By Salim Umar Ibrahim The Kano State Upper Shari’ah Court has issued an order for the arrest of a customs officer, Yusuf Ismail Mai Biscuit, for failing to appear in court over…
Kano Guber Case: Islamic clerics warns against subverting peoples will
… Foreclose crisis in Kano if injustice is meted against the popular mandate Group of Islamic leaders from Tijjaniyya, Kadiriyya, and Izala Islamic sects have called on the stakeholders not to subvert…
Yobe Court Sentences Ex-Soldier to Death for Killing Islamic Cleric, Accomplice Receives 10-Year Sentence
From Sani Gazas, Chinade A Yobe State High Court sitting in Potiskum on Tuesday convicted and sentenced two former soldiers for their involvement in the murder of prominent Islamic scholar, Sheikh Goni…
Plateau APC Factional Chairman discredits Primaries of Rufus Bature, files Motion in court
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos Factional Chairman of All Progressives Party APC, in Plateau State, Ishaya Itse, has described the Primaries that Produced Dr. Nentawe Yilwatda under the leadership of Rufus Bature as …
CSU releases Tinubu’s academic records
The Chicago State University (CSU) has released the academic records of President Bola Tinubu, following requests by Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential election. Over the…
Lagos court okays withdrawal of firearm charge against Emefiele
The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted permission to the Federal Government to drop the charges of “illegal possession of firearm and possession” against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the…
Court orders FG to account for $5bn recovered Abacha’s loot
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to provide the details of how it spent about $5bn loot recovered from the late General Sani Abacha. Justice James Omotosho…
Court restrains Kano anti-corruption agency, security agencies from arresting Ganduje, family members
A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an order restraining the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC), as well as the police, State Security Service (SSS), and Nigeria Security…