Rape ch@rges against Former Covenant University lecturer struck out as Ogun government drops charges
A court in Ogun State has dismissed the rape case filed against Stephen Ukenna, a former lecturer at Covenant University in Ota. The ruling was given by Justice A. A. Shobayo on June 5, 2024, after the Director of Public Prosecution in the state made an official request to withdraw the case. The case, which […]
Ekiti court remands Dele Farotimi for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola
Dele Farotimi’s Arrest and ChargesThe Ekiti State Police Command recently arrested Dele Farotimi at his office in Lagos over allegations of defamation. He was charged for claims made in his book, Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, where he accused Aare Afe Babalola of influencing Supreme Court judgments and corrupting the judiciary. These allegations allegedly harmed […]
Four People Charged with Alleged Visa Fraud in Lagos
Lagos State Police recently brought two men and two women before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court on fraud charges. The accused, Zainab Abdullahi (26), Olanrewaju Mariam (25), Sulaimon Abdulatif (24), and Yehuza Jubril (23), all without fixed addresses, faced three charges: felony, stealing, and fraud. The four defendants pleaded not guilty. The prosecutor, Inspector Edet […]
“FCT: Wike’s Wife and Others Sworn in as Appeal Court Justices”
The newly elected 22 Justices of the Court of Appeal have been sworn in by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, CJN. At the Nigerian Supreme Court, they were sworn in alongside the twelve judges of the Federal Capital Territory’s High Court. The newly appointed Justices are: Isaq Mohammed Sani from Kaduna State; Lateef Babajide Lawal-Akapo from Lagos State; Abiodun Azeem Akinyemi from Ogun State; Olukayode Adegbola Adeniyi from Oyo State; Zainab Bage Abubakar from Kebbi State; and Abdullahi Muhammad Liman from Nasarawa State, respectively. The others are Polycarp Terna Kwahar from Benue State; Ruqayat Oremei Ayoola from Kogi State; Donatus Nwaezuoke Okorowo from Enugu State; Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike from Rivers State; Fadawa Umaru from Borno State; and Oyewumi Ntong from Akwa Ibom State; Nehizena Idemudia Afolabi from Edo State; Ayoola from Kogi State; Polycarp Terna Kwahar from Benue State; Eberechi Suzzette Nyesom-Wike from Rivers State; Fadawa Umaru from Borno State; Oyewumi Oyejoju Oyebiola from Oyo State; and Nnamdi Okwy Dimgba from Abia State. Asma’u Akanbi-Yusuf from Kwara State, Victoria Toochukwu Nwoye from Anambra State, Enenche Eleojo from Kogi State, Abdulazeez M. Anka from Zamfara State, and Abdu Dogo from Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are among the others.