Court Orders Reopening of Jalingo Cathedral After 14-Year Shutdown
The ruling, delivered by Presiding Judge Barkindo Chiroma, dismissed the case filed by Reverend Philip Audu on behalf of the Global Methodist Church Nigeria (GMCN), which aimed to restrain UMCN activities at the cathedral amid a long-running dispute over ownership and control.
Leadership Crisis Ends as Court Sacks Abure, Orders INEC to Recognise Nenadi Usman-Led LP
The court subsequently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately recognise the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee as the only legitimate authority representing the Labour Party, pending the conduct of a national convention.
BREAKING: Ex-Minister, Ngige Remanded in Kuje Prison
Former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has been remanded at the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the hearing of the bail application. Justice Mariam Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory High Court issued the remand order on Friday, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned the ex-Anambra governor in court over […]
Five Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Brutal Murder of Taxi Driver in Ibadan
The Oyo State High Court on Monday sentenced five men to death by hanging for the conspiracy and murder of a taxi driver, Akeem Shittu, in a dispute that began over a minor road accident. The convicts – Segun Taiwo (36), Kehinde Ademola (46), Yahaya Adeniyi (45), Chinonso Samson (41), and Opadotun Michael (32) […]
BREAKING: Court Halts PDP National Convention
Lucky Obukohwo Reporting The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice James Omotosho has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from moving on with its planned national convention slated to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. Justice Omotosho in his judgment upheld a case […]
Court Annuls Makinde’s Ban On NURTW In Oyo
Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has annulled the 2019 proscription of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) by the Oyo State Government, declaring Governor Seyi Makinde’s action illegal and unconstitutional. Recall that Makinde had on Friday, May 31, 2019, suspended the operations of the NURTW across the state, […]
BREAKING: Court Sentences Killer of Kwara Final Year Student to Death by Hanging
A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced Abdulrahman Bello, a self-acclaimed Islamic cleric, to death by hanging for the gruesome killing of Hafsoh Lawal. The judgment was delivered earlier today by Honourable Justice Ajayi, marking the end of a widely followed case that had deeply unsettled the state. Bello was convicted of […]
Natasha Must Apologize Before Reinstatement —Senate Insists
Ismail Abdulazeez Mantu Reporting The Senate has declared it will not immediately reinstate Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, despite a Federal High Court ruling that nullified her six-month suspension and declared it excessive. Justice Binta Nyako, delivering judgment on Friday in Abuja, held that the Kogi Central senator’s prolonged suspension was unconstitutional, emphasizing that […]
Court Jails Man for Life Over Rape of 10 Year Old Girl
By Toba Owojaiye | Ado-Ekiti In a stern verdict aimed at reinforcing the protection of minors, an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced 33-year-old Ajewole Olamilekan to life imprisonment for the rape of a 10-year-old girl. Truth Live News gathered that the historic judgment, delivered by Justice Adekunle Adeleye, […]
How Court Judgment Saved Nigeria’s Democracy — Popular Lawyer Reveals
Activist lawyer Maduabuchi Idam has praised the Abuja Federal High Court’s judgment declaring the suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as illegal, saying it saved Nigeria’s “shaky” democracy. The court’s decision has been hailed as a hero of Nigeria’s threatened democracy, with Idam stating that the judiciary has once again proven itself to be the […]