A middle-aged man, Mr Sunday Kasun, has asked an Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State to grant him custody of his 14-year-old son. Kasun told the court on Monday that the teenager had been living with his maternal grandparents in Akwa Ibom State. The child’s mother, Ms Gloria Udong, who is the defendant in the…
An Ikeja High Court has approved the service of court processes through electronic means on social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and Kelvin Emmanuel. The ruling was delivered on Monday by Justice Akintunde Savage in a suit filed by Pastor Chris Okafor against Nollywood actress Doris Ogala. According to NAN, the…
A Lagos State court has sentenced Emmanuel Buchi, a security guard, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a nurse in a school clinic at Greensprings School, Awoyaya, Ibeju-Lekki. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court delivered the ruling on Wednesday, following evidence that Buchi raped the 37-year-old nurse on 27…
The trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former head of Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was adjourned on Wednesday after lawyers representing both the prosecution and the defence failed to appear in court. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, was unable to proceed with the case as neither…
The trial of former Nigerian petroleum minister Diezani Alison-Madueke opened in London on Tuesday, with prosecutors alleging she accepted cash and luxury benefits from oil executives seeking favourable treatment. Alexandra Healy, for the prosecution, told Southwark Crown Court that Alison-Madueke received at least £100,000 in cash, private jet flights, chauffeur-driven vehicles and high-value goods while…
A trial began in Abuja on Tuesday over allegations that an Abuja-based lawyer and four social media influencers defamed Senator Shehu Umar online. The first prosecution witness, SP Michael Kalu, a police investigator with the National Cybercrime Centre, outlined how the defendants were tracked following a complaint by the senator. Senator Umar, Chairman of the…
A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has been unable to proceed with a scheduled hearing on the interim forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, following procedural issues. Justice Emeka Nwite had earlier ordered the temporary forfeiture of the assets on 6 January after granting an ex parte application…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Nigerian Senate to amend existing legislation to allow for an increase in the number of judges at the Federal High Court from the current 70 to 90. The proposal was submitted through a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and was presented to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until 21 April the alleged ₦4.3 billion foreign exchange fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four others. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned the matter on Monday after the defendants failed to appear in court and were…
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted bail to a 38-year-old foreigner, Mr Ramkishor Chaudi, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a supermarket and stealing goods worth ₦22 million. Chaudi was arraigned on Monday on a four-count charge of intent to defraud, forgery and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The…
