A Kaduna High Court judge, Justice Dairus Khobo, on Thursday, sentenced a 19-year-old teenager, Peterson Enoch, to 12 months imprisonment over offences bordering on internet fraud. The convict, a resident of Millennium City, Kaduna, was dragged before the court by the state Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. In his judgment, Khobo
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A High Court in Kaduna State, on Thursday, nullified the banishment of the paramount ruler of Piriga Chiefdom in Lere LGA of Kaduna State, Chief Jonathan Parguwa Zamuna by former Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Justice Nasiru U. Sadiq of the Kaduna High Court sitting in Kafanchan, while delivering judgement on the case of breach of fundamental
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Chairman of Awka Tricycle Operators in Anambra State, Prince Collins Ozojiofor has sued Human Rights Activist, Comrade Osita Obi over character defamation, claiming N500,000,000 damages. In a Suit No A/191/2023 at the State High Court, Awka, Ozojiofor alleged that Obi called him a cultist in his Facebook, a development that had demeaned his reputation in
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A lecturer at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Peter Ekemezie has bagged six months imprisonment for publishing defamatory statements against one Prof. Alex Asigbo. Ekemezie who was charged with three-counts bordering on forgery and defamation was however given an option of N300,000 fine. Delivering the judgment at an Awka Magistrates’ court, His Worship, E.C.
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Eleven members of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) were on Wednesday arraigned before the Magistrate Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State capital. The NULGE members were arraigned on a 6-count charge by the Police in a matter between them and Commissioner of Police. The charges included conspiring to commit a felony, forgery,
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An 86-year old retired public servant, Engr. Christopher Mmotoh has dragged the Managing Director of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority, ACTDA, Mr. Ossy Onuko, and one Ukachukwu Okonkwo to court for allegedly trespassing on his landed property with concomitant loss. In a writ of summon issued by U.N Udechukwu, SAN, and made available to journalists,
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A businessman, Amarah Kennedy, who was accused of circulating nude photos of his former lovers was on Wednesday arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Ogba, Lagos. The Daily Vendor reports that Kennedy was arraigned on six counts charge of provocation, unlawful conversion of funds and publication of nudes on social media without the consent
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The Anambra State Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting at the Chief Magistrate’s Court, Awka has ordered one Chinyere Ifesinachi, a defendant standing trial before the Court to compensate one Miss Idimmachukwu with the sum of N500,000. The case relating to violence is contrary to the Violence Against Persons, Prohibition and Protection, Laws of
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A former Kano State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Idris Wada Saleh, has been remanded in the custody of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission over alleged N1 billion fraud. The Daily Vendor learnt that a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, gave the order on Tuesday. The defendant, a former Commissioner to
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The Department of State Services (DSS) on Tuesday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will flee the country if granted bail. The Attorney General of the Federation also supported the argument of the DSS, describing Emefiele as a “flight risk.” Emefiele is challenging his
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…says the sanction would curtail excesses of some trigger-happy policemen An Otuocha High Court 2, Anambra State has ordered Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the area and Oniitsha to sanction a 5-man Police team from ’33’ Police Station, Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Oyi Local Government Area over alleged invasion of his court and disrupting proceedings in a bid
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Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has granted bail to a community leader, Chief Denis Ezebuilo at the sum of N10 millions with two sureties. Ezebuilo, one of the claimants to the Traditional Ruler’s stool of Amanuke in Awka North Local government Area of the state was on June 15, 2023 remanded in Awka
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Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has remanded Chief Denis Ezebuilo, one of the claimants to the seat of the Traditional Ruler of Amanuke in Awka North Local Government Area of the state. Ezebuilo was remanded to the Awka Correctional Center over his inability to appear before the court in the case between him
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…says “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me,” A writer told a US civil trial Wednesday that an alleged sexual assault by Donald Trump three decades ago left her feeling “ashamed” and unable to have romantic relationships. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me,” E. Jean Carroll said in Manhattan’s federal court, which is hearing
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…EFCC obtained the order from Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Tuesday obtained an order to retrieve all the documents it tendered as exhibits in the N4.6bn money laundering trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. The EFCC obtained the order
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