COURTROOM NEWS

Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, will, on April 15, open their defence at the state’s governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja, against the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its candidate,…

The Chairman, Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhuyi Magaji, has appealed against the ruling of the Code of Conduct Tribunal which order his suspension from office. The Code of Conduct Bureau had on November 16, 2023, arraigned Magaji before the CCT…

Temidayo Adekanye, son of former CEO of defunct Commerce Bank Limited, late Dr Femi Adekanye, has filed a legal action before the National Industrial Court in Lagos against the Nigerian Interbank Settlement System Plc, challenging the alleged wrongful termination of his appointment. In…

Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly called Sunday Igboho, on Thursday, instituted a case of alleged defamation of character against the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams. Adams had recently, in a leaked audio conversation, alleged that Igboho is an assassin allegedly being…

The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday ordered the suspension of the Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission, Muhyi Magaji, over allegations of misconduct and breach of public officer’s code of conduct. Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar granted the…

A mild drama played out at the Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court, Abuja, on Wednesday during the hearing of a bail application filed by social media influencer and blogger, Ofoegbu Chukwuma, popularly known as Ijele. During the proceedings, rights activist and lawyer, Deji…

A High Court of Justice in Ogun State, Abeokuta Judicial Division, has awarded N25m in damages against the office of the Ogun State Commissioner of Police and five others for the unlawful arrest and detention of one Sunday Mafe. According to a judgement…

The Ikeja High Court has ordered Nollywood actress, Mariam Muftaudeen, also known as Omo VC to stop defaming Chairman of the Lagos State Park Management Board, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. The order was given by Justice M. Dawodu after hearing…

Justice Hamza Muazu of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Maitama, has berated authorities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration for disobeying a valid order of the court, which had restrained them from demolishing a property owned by Praco International…

The witness of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), at the Kogi State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, has contradicted himself while giving evidence on the document before the court. The petitioners deviated from BVA, after their star witness claimed he was…