Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who at the weekend was receiving “emergency” medical treatment in South Africa, on Monday appeared in court where he is expected to be charged with murdering his estranged wife, an AFP correspondent reported. Thabane, 80, arrived at the magistrates court in the capital Maseru where charges are expected to be
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Abuja Federal High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a Principal Manager with the National Identity Management Commission, Ms Jamila Muhammed, for failure to appear in court over allegations of corruption. A statement from the spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences commission, Rasheedat Okoduwa, said the NIMC
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Daughter of the Nigeria President, Hanan Buhari, has finally responded to allegations that the Department of State Services detained a trader, Anthony Okolie, for 10 weeks for using a telephone line that was earlier used by her. Hanan said although she had received complaints from relatives that someone was using her old line to solicit
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A 27-year-old banker, Philips Ogorome, was, on Friday, arraigned before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court in Ake for allegedly stealing N2.8 million belonging to his employer, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Micro-finance Bank. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is facing a count charge of stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Matthew Famuyiwa, told the court that
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Justice was yesterday served on Akin Baruwa, a former ad-hoc lecturer of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), who was sentenced to 21-years imprisonment for raping an 18-year old female admission seeker. Ruling on the case, Justice Josephine Oyefeso of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja described the convict’s actions as heinous and that his incarceration should
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The Nigerian Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department Annex, Alagbon, Lagos, on Monday arraigned three Celestial Church of Christ leaders before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja over alleged N85m fraud. The defendants – John Omotosho aka Jorotom, Boye Olaniyan and Folashade Ogundipe – were arraigned on four counts bordering on conspiracy, obtaining under
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on February 17, 2020 arraigned one Dasin Yusuf Bello before Justice Dije Abdu Aboki of the Kano State High Court on a three-count charge bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of $61,438. He was alleged to have collected two containers of biscuits and sweets worth $64,046 (Sixty-Four
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Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. Justice Chikere, in her ruling, said having failed to counter the application by the applicants, the affected political parties had the legal right which must be protected. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
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Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had filed an appeal seeking judicial review of the apex court’s judgement, which had on January 14, 2020, ordered his removal from office. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the
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Federal High Court in Lagos State has summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, over a judgment of N200m against the Nigeria Police Force. The court, in a February 13, 2020 order by Justice C.J. Aneke, said Emefiele and four others must appear in court on February 20 to explain
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Local community leader Yaqoob Mohamed says the decision was “a victory for the victims” and would go a long way towards “rebuilding trust” with the leadership in Khartoum. In the sprawling Camp Kalma, refugees displaced by the Darfur conflict are overjoyed at the decision by Sudan’s new authorities to finally deliver president Omar al-Bashir to
Read moreDaughter of the Nigerian President, Hanan Buhari, has refused to respond to allegations leveled against her by a trader, Anthony Okolie, who was detained for 10 weeks for using a telephone sim card previously used by Hanan. At the hearing of a suit filed against Hanan on Wednesday, her lawyer, M.E. Sheriff, told the court
Read moreSudan has agreed to hand ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir and others to the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur, a member of Khartoum’s ruling body said Tuesday. The Hague-based ICC has charged Bashir and three of his former aides with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Sudan’s western region during
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A 37-year-old graduate of Estate Management at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Melvin Oromidayo, has been sentenced to nine years imprisonment by an Ipetumodu Magistrate’s Court in Osun State for impersonating a lawyer. Oromidayo was said to have been practising law and handling cases at different courts for unsuspecting members of the public for over a
Read moreAn Abuja-based lawyer, Mr Oluwatosin Ojaomo, has sued the daughter of the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, for illegal use of the presidential aircraft for a private visit to Bauchi State on January 10. Copies of the processes which was filed by the claimant at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja on
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