Category: Court

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has affirmed the five-year jail term sentence of Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Ijesha was sentenced to five years in prison by the Lagos State High Court. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Folashade Ojo, the appellate…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has once again postponed the hearing of a case demanding the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to July 5. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the decision on Wednesday to give the plaintiff time to respond to a new application submitted by…

The Federal High Court has acquitted a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of money laundering charges filed against him over 12 years ago by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In May, the trial judge, Mohammed Liman, of the Lagos division of the court, adjourned for judgement after…

A Kano State High Court has adjourned the hearing of a case filed by the Kano State Government seeking to restrain the 15th Emin of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other emirs from parading themselves as emirs to July 2, 2024. Presiding over the case, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu listened to arguments from…

A senior police officer was shot dead after he opened fire on a magistrate in a Nairobi courtroom, following a ruling involving his wife, BBC reports. Chief Inspector, Samson Kipchirchir Kipruto, who was in charge of a police station in Londiani, western Kenya, attacked Makadara Principal Magistrate, Monica Kivuti. This occurred on Thursday shortly after…