ShareBy Aluta News Feb. 2, 2023 The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to restore the nullification of the participation of Osun State’s ex-Governor and his Deputy, Gboyega Oyetola and Bendict Alabi in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. In a judgment byContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 31, 2023 The Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday struck out a suit seeking to compel INEC to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards or Voter Identification Number at the 2023 general elections. The Incorporated Trustees of the International Society for Civil Liberties and RuleContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 31, 2023 A former Minister of State for Defence, Mr Musiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday narrated before a Federal High Court in Lagos State how N1.2 billion was allegedly taken to former Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti, using an aircraft. Fayose is being prosecuted by the EconomicContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 30, 2023 Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order extendingContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 27, 2023 A Sharia Court in Kano on Friday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Alkasim Murtala, be given five strokes of the cane for stealing four measures (mudu) of dates. Murtala who lives in Koki Quarters Kano, was convicted on two-count charge of trespass and theft.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 26, 2023 A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan in Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 46-year-old man, Ola Habila and his sister Joy, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly stealing N700,000 from wife. They were charged by the Nigerian Security and Civil DefenceContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 26, 2023 A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed May 31 for report of settlement in a suit filed by the office of Attorney-General of Federation (AGF) against Managing Director (MD), Dana Air, Hathiramani Ranesh. Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date on Wednesday following an oralContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 25, 2023 The trial of Mr Muhammed Kuchazi, a Commercial Director of the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, was on Wednesday, stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja because his lawyer, Mr Eric Ifere, was indisposed. Mr Bala Sanga, counsel to the Economic and Financial CrimesContinue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 23, 2023 There was drama at the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday as two Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, representing the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, (NNPC) in the N100 billion suit filed by Sen. Ifeanyi Ararume against the company walked out on the court. Prof.Continue Reading
ShareBy Aluta News Jan. 19, 2023 A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that two State Shari’a Court judges, a cashier and 16 other financial registrars be remanded n a correction centre for alleged N580.2 million theft. The police charged Bashir Kurawa, Saadatu Umar, Tijjani Abdullahi, Maryam Jibrin-Garba, ShamsuContinue Reading
