Wike, has expressed surprise over the suit, said to have been filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja, described the suit as the handiwork of mischief makers who merely want to use him to score cheap political goals. While stating that, “I don’t know the lawyers”, Wike said: “Am I a kid to be filing a suit at this time. ...
Court Cases
August, 2022
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8 August
Details of what Oyetola is tackling Adeleke with, seeks Bayelsan treatment
Two years ago a governor- elect and his deputy were removed by the court at some hours before their swearing-in ceremony as the governor and deputy for reason of discrepancies in the deputy governor- elect names. David Lyon of Bayelsa was removed because of multiple names. Re: Ademola Adeleke and discrepancies in his names. Whose fault?* As observed and pointed ...
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7 August
Knocks on Keyamo’s 1st outing at Tinubu’s Campaign Spokesperson
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Friday night suggested that the six-month-old strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) was not important. Already there are comments : See how money change people this young man was a very nice man before fighting for the right of Nigeria he was a good lawyer who used ...
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7 August
Over 30 lawyers, majority SANs, sign Oyetola’s petition against Adeleke’s Victory
Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun state, has challenged the outcome of the Osun governorship election at the election petition tribunal. Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the Osun governorship election which was held on July 16. Adeleke secured 403,371 votes to defeat Oyetola of the APC, who got 375,027 votes. In a ...
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5 August
Again, Court orders Ekweremadu & wife In Custody Over organ harvesting, till Oct 31
The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, till October 31. Ekweremadu and a Nigerian doctor Obinna Obeta, from Southwark, South London, are charged with conspiring to arrange or facilitate the travel of a man with a view to him being ...
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5 August
Murderer of A/Ibom job seeker, Iniubong Umoren tries to escape, as Judge oks death by hanging
Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Uyo, the state capital, has sentenced a 21-year-old Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniubong Umoren. The court also found the accused guilty of rape and accordingly sentenced him to life imprisonment for having carnal knowledge of the deceased whom he lured to his father’s ...
July, 2022
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29 July
Death by Hanging for School owner who murdered 5 yr old Hanifa Abubakar
Kano Court sentence school owner to death for murder of Hanifa Abubakar ThevHigh court in Kano sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko, the proprietor of Noble kids academy to death by hanging for tgev murder of his 5 year old student Hanifa Abubakar in January this year The Judge Sulaiman Na Abba also sentenced Hashim Isyaku wey for helping to bury her remains, ...
May, 2022
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26 May
Blogger drags Ogun gov. to Court for detaining him over story on dirty criminal past
An Ogun State-based blogger, Olamilekan Hammed, has sued the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Police Force over what he described as his illegal detention by the security agencies. The DSS arrested the blogger for allegedly publishing a story on the state governor. Mr. Olamilekan Hammed Bashiru who was arbitrarily arrested on the 13th of May, 2022 and detained ...
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21 May
Family of drowned 5-Yr Old Pupil Threatens RCCG with Legal actions
Family of Chidera Eze, the deceased five years old pupil of Redeemers Nursery and Primary School, Ogba Lagos has threatened to get justice at all cost for its son. The young boy who died during a swimming training at the Ivory Health and Wellness Club, Ogundana Street, Off Allen Avenue, Ikeja Lagos. Explaining how it all happened, the father of ...
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6 May
Court orders Ekiti prince to die by hanging for killing monarch
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, has sentenced a 42-year-old prince, Ademola Omoniyi, to death by hanging for killing the traditional ruler of his community. Omoniyi was arraigned on one count of murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the Criminal Code, Cap. C16, Laws of Ekiti State of Nigeria, 2012. The charge read, ...