Judiciary

A chief magistrate court sitting in Oyo town has sentenced one Shittu Fatai to two years imprisonment for allegedly breaking into two shops owned by two women at Agunpopo area of the town The twenty six years old man was said to have…
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Peter Nwachukwu, husband of late gospel singer Osinachi Nwachukwu, has been sentenced to death by hanging by the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja. Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme delivered the judgment on…
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The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has reaffirmed his support and commitment to the judiciary for a more effective administration of justice. Governor Makinde reiterated this commitment at a Special Church Service to mark the…
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Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in ibadan has sentenced forty one illegal miners apprehended at Onipanu Village in Ibadan to six years imprisonment. Justice Agomoh gave the judgment following the conclusion of the…
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The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the appeal by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State challenging the ruling of the Appeal Court that sacked him from office. The Justice Inyang Okoro-led five-member panel of judges…
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The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentencing of thirty-three (33) internet fraudsters to various jail terms. The convicts were jailed by Justices Ladiran…
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The Basorun of Oyo, High Chief Yusuf Ayoola, and four other claimants in a suit instituted against the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and two others, were absent as Oyo High Court sitting in Awe area of the state struck out the case on…
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Oyo State Government has filed an appeal at the Court of Appeal, Ibadan Judicial Division, to challenge a High Court verdict in Ogbomoso, which upturned the selection and installation of the new Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Ghandi Olaoye.…
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Twenty three newly appointed judges for the Federal High Court has been sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola in Abuja. The inauguration of these new judges which included the son of the Chief Justice…
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A foremost lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Barrister Ahmed Raji has reacted to a news reported by an online media that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola was sighted at the United Kingdom in a…
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