Category: Judiciary
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Supreme Court upholds death sentence of man convicted for killing another
The Supreme Court affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Abu Umar, for stabbing a man to death during a fight.
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3 men get life sentences for Orire school abduction
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced three terrorists linked to the recent kidnapping of school children and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, to a life imprisonment.
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Blessing CEO gets N20m bail over alleged N69.15m fraud
Social media personality, Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, was on Thursday granted N20 million bail by an Ikeja Special Offences Court over alleged N69.15 million property fraud.
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SDP seeks stay of judgment on leadership dispute
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has prayed the Court of Appeal in Abuja to stay the execution of a Federal High Court (FHC) judgment which sought to give effect to an appellate court decision that had already been set aside by the Supreme Court.
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Court jails 3 drug offenders in Enugu
The Federal High Court in Enugu on Thursday sentenced three first-time drug offenders to eight months’ imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty to separate charges of unlawful possession of illicit drugs.
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2 docked over alleged N29.3m theft from bank customer’s account
Two men, Saheed Oladeji, 43, and Emmanuel Ogundare, 43, on Thursday, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, charged with hacking a bank customer’s account and stealing N29,311,631
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Kogi High Court denies issuing order deregistering political party
A High Court in Kogi has dismissed as false and misleading, a social media report alleging that it ordered the deregistration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).
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Court sentences civil servant to life imprisonment for causing friend’s death
An Abuja High Court on Thursday sentenced a 56-year-old Civil Servant, Philip Bassey to life imprisonment for causing the death of his friend, Emeka Nonyelu.
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Magistrate orders man to sweep court premises for 1 day for stealing cellphone
Senior Magistrate Evelyn Dara of a Dutse Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered an unemployed man, Usman Mohammed to sweep the court premises for one day for stealing a cellphone.
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Court orders complainant to perform community service over indecent dressing
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered a complainant, Bernard Elijah, to perform 30 minutes of community service for appearing before the court in indecent attire.