The Federal High Court in Lagos has made an order of mareva injunction stopping Shoprite Checkers (PTY) Limited from disposing of or transferring its assets out of jurisdiction over a $10m judgment debt. Shoprite has announced its plan to exit Nigeria. The mareva injunction made by Justice Mohammed Liman was in favour of a Nigerian…
A 38-year-old man, Simon Emeka, was on Friday remanded by a Makurdi Chief Magistrate Court for defiling his seven-month-old daughter. The court heard that the infant who was allegedly raped by her father, Emeka, is now in the hospital for medical attention. Police prosecutor told the court that on June 1st, 2020, one Josephine Habba…
An Islamic cleric in Ondo State was on Friday, May 22, asked by a court to return a 16-year-old girl to her parents after he forced her into marrying him, thus becoming his ninth wife. The Islamic cleric, Alhaji Yusuf Lateef, was ordered by the Family Court based in Akure, the state capital, to return…
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Chairman Dr Ishaq Modibbo Kawu and two others were recently arraigned before Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja for the N2.5billion fraud charge preferred against them. The others are Pinnacle Communications Limited (PCL) Chairman Lucky Omoluwa and the Chief Operating Officer Dipo Onifade. They were accused of…
President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, has recused herself from Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Bulkachuwa announced her departure from the tribunal on Wednesday. Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had on May 15 formally presented its request for her to step down from the tribunal. PDP counsels led by Levi Ozoukwu had told the court…
Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has found the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen, guilty of false declaration of assets. The former CJN has also been barred from holding public office for 10 years. The three-man panel led by Danladi Umar ruled on Thursday that Onnoghen breached the provision of CCT Act section…
The Nigerian Police have announced the dismissal of Ogunyemi Olalekan, an inspector, who the police said shot and killed a 36-year-old man, Kolade Johnson, in Lagos on Sunday. The Police also discharged and acquitted another officer, Godwin Orji, a sergeant, who was also tried alongside Mr Olalekan, but found not guilty of the offence. A statement by…
The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, on Monday, called his driver, Mr. Lawal Busari, as his first defence witness in his trial on charges of false and non-declaration of assets ongoing before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja. Busari, who was led by Onnoghen’s Chief Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), described how he…
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court heard yesterday how an alumni of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), John Otema, allegedly raped a student of the institution and stole her underwear. A police officer, Inspector Nkem Ejelonu, made the disclosure while giving evidence at the trial of Otema who is facing a three-count charge of rape and assault…
Justice Joseph Wowo, the Nigerian lawyer, who by dint of hardwork and brilliance, rose to the enviable position of the Chief Justice of The Gambia, until he was pushed out, can now heave a sigh of relief. Accused of corruption by some Gambians who obviously couldn’t stand a foreigner overseeing the third arm of their…
