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Two of the defendants charged with the kidnap and murder of five-year-old Hanifa Abubakar have said the first defendant, Abdulmalik Tanko, deceived them. Tanko, the proprietor of the school attended by the late Hanifa, is the principal suspect in the murder trial. The…

Eighteen days to the presidential primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Ayoola Falola, a presidential aspirant has approached the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State to nullify the processes of the primary ahead of the 2023 general election. Falola…

The Lagos State High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square yesterday heard the testimony of a police officer, Olusegun Bamidele, who claimed that Chidinma Ojukwu confessed to stabbing the late Usifo Ataga in the neck several times without counting. Ojukwu, a 300-level, Mass…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, gave an accelerated hearing in a suit seeking to stop the planned May 28 Presidential Primary Election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A presidential aspirant and former Deputy Speaker of the Abia…

Four teachers of Chrisland Schools, who accompanied some of the pupils to the World School Games in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been arraigned at the Yaba Magistrate Court, Lagos. The four are: Oladotun Sotunde, Elesho Tajudeen, Rhoda Olanipekun and Ajiboye…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has nullified the Asset Tracing, Recovery and Management Regulations, 2019 for being “an invalid statutory instrument.” The court further nullified all sales and disposals of assets made by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami,…

The Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Mr Olanrewaju Suraju has been discharged from cyber stalking crime charges brought against him by the Federal Government. He was discharged by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday. Suraju’s discharge followed a request…

A Federal High court sitting in Abuja has been urged to declare Mr Godwin Emefiele not fit and proper person to continue to occupy the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on account of his interest to vie…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Tuesday declared the controversial Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law 2021 unconstitutional, null, and void. The Court ruling followed a suit by one Pascal Etu who sued Governor David Umahi over the controversial law. Ebonyi…