Tag: #court

Jan

2025

Court Sets February 27 for Arraignment of Obanikoro’s Son, Others Over Alleged N1.3bn Fraud

Court Sets February 27 for Arraignment of Obanikoro’s Son, Others Over Alleged N1.3bn Fraud Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled February 27 for the arraignment of Gbolahan Obanikoro, the son of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and four other individuals over alleged conspiracy, obtaining by false pretenses, and involvement in a N1,356,057,330.43 billion fraud. Others to be arraigned alongside Obanikoro are: Adejare Adegbenro, 51; Balmoral International Limited; M.O.B. Integrated Limited; and DDSS International Company Limited. Justice Lewis-Allagoa set the date on Friday after the defendants failed to appear for their scheduled arraignment. The Inspector General of…

Jan

2024

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Court Anuls Provisions of Broadcasting Code Empowering NBC to Impose Fines on Broadcasters

NATIONAL NEWS#court, #NBC

Court Anuls Provisions of Broadcasting Code Empowering NBC to Impose Fines on Broadcasters Lagos, Wednesday, January 17, 2024: A Federal High Court in Abuja today declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorizing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged breaches of the Code as it ruled that administrative and regulatory bodies could not exercise judicial powers. Delivering judgment in a suit instituted by Media Rights Agenda (MRA) against the NBC following the Commission’s imposition of fines of N5 million each on a television station and three pay TV platforms…

Oct

2023

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Deputy Speaker, Kalu Lauds A’Court for dismissing AA’s petition, upholding his election

POLITICS#BenjaminKalu, #court, #CourtOfAppeal

Deputy Speaker, Kalu Lauds A'Court for dismissing AA's petition, upholding his election Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has applauded the Court of Appeal for dismissing the petition of the Action Alliance (AA), which challenged his election of February 25, 2023 for Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State. It will be recalled that the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the State Capital had in August, struck out the petition of AA because the party's candidate in the election, Ifeanyi Chukwuka Igbokwe told the panel that he did not file any legal suit against Kalu and subsequently…

Aug

2023

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Tribunal dismisses petition against Delta Rep, Ezechi

LITIGATIONS, POLITICS#court, #NnamdiEzechi, #Petition

Tribunal dismisses petition against Delta Rep, Ezechi The State and National Assemblies Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Monday dismissed a petition seeking to nullify the election of the member of the House of Representatives, representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency of Delta State. Ezechi is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The petition was filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the February 25 House of Representatives election, Mr Johnson Opone. Opone and his party, APC, sought the relief, claiming that elections did not take place in the Ndokwa/Ukwuani Federal Constituency made up of Ndokwa East,…

Aug

2023

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HOPE UZODIMMA: Supreme Court Victory, Lawful – Duruihuoma

POLITICS#court, #EzeDuruihuoma, #HopeUzodinma, #ImoStateGovernment, #TheSupremeCourt

HOPE UZODIMMA: Supreme Court Victory, Lawful - Duruihuoma As various political parties in Imo State bustle with activities in preparation for the forthcoming gubernatorial election, Eze Duruihuoma, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN) has described as "incorrect", the notion which condemns the process that produced the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, in the 2019 general elections. Duruihuoma argued that although most individuals have expressed discontentment with the verdict as delivered by the Supreme Court, yet the process that produced the incumbent Governor ought not be tagged unlawful. Speaking in an exclusive interview with famousreporters.com at his office, in Owerri,…

Aug

2023

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OSINACHI NWACHUKWU: Jubilations, As Court Passes Judgement On Husband, Peter Nwachukwu

LEGAL, Oddity#court, #DeathByHanging, #Ekwueme, #Murder, #OsinachiNwachukwu, #PeterNwachukwu

OSINACHI NWACHUKWU: Jubilations, As Court Passes Judgement On Husband, Peter Nwachukwu The joy of many citizens of Nigeria knows no bounds as the Federal Government has filed 23-count charges against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late popular gospel singer, Osinachi, who died on April 8 this year consequent on the former's frequent alleged assault. It would be recalled that the “Ekwueme” crooner's untimely death was reportedly caused by her husband, who was accused of physically abusing her. Moreso, several testimonies emerged from Peter’s children, Osinachi’s sisters, and parents which proved that Peter was an abusive man. Consequently, the husband of…

Aug

2023

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DSS VS EMEFIELE:Alleged Disobedience To Court Orders

NATIONAL NEWS#Corruption, #court, #Dss, #GodwinEmefiele, #Terrorism

DSS VS EMEFIELE:Alleged Disobedience To Court Orders By Peter N. Afunanya Ph.D, fsi Recently, the media is awash with various commentaries about DSS disobedience to Court Orders. These accusations, as wrong as they are, have peaked in the Emefiele saga. It may interest the public and indeed the avowed critics of the Service to note the following incidents and timelines to show that it has religiously obeyed Court orders in respect of the case and even others. In 2022, the Service commenced the investigation of Mr Godwin Emefiele on suspicion of Terrorism Financing, Money Laundering among others and subsequently applied…

Aug

2023

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“Off your Mic” – Akpabio orders Abaribe For Asking Nominee Question on Court Orders

NATIONAL NEWS#court, #EnyinnayaAbaribe, #GodswillAkpabio, #Judgment

"Off your Mic" - Akpabio orders Abaribe For Asking Nominee Question on Court Orders During the screening of a ministerial nominee today, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, the president of the 10th Nigerian senate, ordered Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe to refrain from trying to dig into government's response to court orders, saying it is rather preemptive. During the screening, Senator Abaribe had asked; "What actions would you take if the federal government chooses not to comply with court orders, assuming your appointment is confirmed?" However, Abaribe's question was conceived to be rather provocative by the Senate President, who with a sharp rebuff,…

May

2022

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Breaking:Court Voids Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law

LEGAL#court, #Cybercrime, #CybercrimeActs, #Cyberspace

Breaking:Court voids Ebonyi cybercrimes lawcyba A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Tuesday declared the controversial Ebonyi Cybercrimes Law No 12 of 2021 unconstitutional, null and void. The Court ruling followed a suit by one Pascal Etu who had sued the State Governor, David Umahi over the controversial law. Ebonyi State government had in September 2021 enacted the controversial law in an equally controversial circumstances. Apart from the House of Assembly members, no Journalist was present when the law was enacted even as there was no proof of the law going through public hearing before being…

Apr

2022

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Tender Unreserved Apology To Gbagi, Court Orders IG of Police, Mohammed Ali, Hafiz Inuwa, Delta Attorney General … Respondents To Jointly Pay N100 Million Fine

CRIME#Chief Kenneth Gbagi, #court, #CourtAffidavit

Tender Unreserved Apology To Gbagi, Court Orders IG of Police, Mohammed Ali, Hafiz Inuwa, Delta Attorney General ... Respondents To Jointly Pay N100 Million Fine A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, Delta State Commissioner of Police, Ari Muhammed Ali, his predecessor, Hafiz Muhammed Inuwa and the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Delta State to publish an unreserved apology through ThisDay Newspapers and Daily Sun for violating the rights of the former minister of education and leading governorship aspirant in the state, Olorogun Barr. Kenneth Gbagi. …