A Kogi High Court has sentenced a man, Jibrin Halilu, to death for kidnapping and killing his neighbour after collecting a N2.5 million ransom from the victim’s family. Justice Abdul Awulu delivered the judgment on Wednesday, convicting Halilu on charges of conspiracy and kidnapping. The offences contravened Sections 12, 6(1) and 4(3)(a) of the Kogi…
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has lambasted Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the the judgement delivered on Monday, which ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deregister five political parties. The Appeal Court said Justice Lifu exhibited judicial rascality by going ahead to hear and made…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday revoked a bail granted to Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters, over his absence in court for his trial. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling on an oral application made by the lawyer to the Department of State Services (DSS), Akinkolu Kehinde, SAN, also issued a…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the deregistration of African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four others over failure to meet the constitutional requirements for political parties in the country. Justice Peter Lifu, in a judgement, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregistered the affected parties having failed to secure 25…
A victim of an alleged rape committed by a University of Abuja law student, on Wednesday broke down in an FCT High Court in Jabi while testifying. The police charged a 40-year-old Law student of the university, Monday Goodluck, with rape. The victim, (name withheld) is a 100-level Medicine and Surgery student of the university…
Mr Nafiu-Bala Gombe, a member of the African Demmocratic Congress (ADC), on Monday, prayed Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the motion seeking his withdrawal from the leadership tussle suit he filed. Gombe’s lawyer, Lukman Fagbemi, SAN, argued that the defendants had not placed any evidence before the court…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants convicted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment , held that the Department of State Services (DSS), the prosecution in the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the Department of State Services (DSS) had been able to…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 3 for judgment in the trial of five men being prosecuted for the terrorist attack in Owo church that killed no fewer than 41 worshippers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) had filed terrorism charge against the suspects…
Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, a former presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has ruled out challenging the outcome of the party’s May 25 presidential primary in court. Hayatu-Deen, however, expressed concerns over alleged irregularities and procedural lapses during the exercise, saying that the process fell short of his expectations. A statement issued…
