Judiciary

45-Year-Old Jailed Over Cable Theft In Ile-Ife

By Web News January 20, 2021 25 0

An Ile-Ife Magistrate Court in Osun State has sentenced a 45-year-old man, Sanni Moses, to twelve months imprisonment for the theft of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife’s armoured cable pipe worth three hundred and fifty thousand naira. The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.A. Adebayo convicted the suspect, with a ten thousand naira option of fine after […]Read More...

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Show Competence, Integrity To Boost Citizens’ Confidence: Fayemi

By Web News January 19, 2021 31 0

Ekiti State Governor Dr. Kayode Fayemi has stressed the need for a review of the age of legal officers to be appointed as Judges in line with the ongoing reforms in the nations Judiciary sector. Governor Fayemi spoke in Ado Ekiti at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed judge of the Ekiti State High […]Read More...

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Osogbo Court jails man for Defrauding foreigner

By Web News January 18, 2021 37 0

Osogbo Court jails man for Defrauding foreigner The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal office, has secured the conviction of one Oteyowo Akinkunmi Samuel over internet-related fraud. Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun State pronounced the 32-year-old, who claimed to be a graduate of civil engineering, Read More...

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Fayemi Appoints New Judge of Ekiti High Court

By Web News January 17, 2021 45 0

Governor Kayode Fayemi has confirmed the appointment of Mr Adeniyi Familoni, Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs as a Judge of the Ekiti state High Court. This followed the recent reports of the National Judicial Council which screened and recommended mr Familoni for appointment as a judge in Ekiti state. Mr Familoni began his career […]Read More...

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23-Year-Old Maid Docked Over Theft, Threat To Life Of Employer

By Web News January 12, 2021 32 0

A 23-year-old housemaid, Olayemi Lawrence has been remanded in Ilesha Correctional Center for alleged stealing and attempted kidnap of her boss identified as Chief Eunice Fateye.  Olayemi was dragged before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Osogbo on a five-count charge bothering on conspiracy, burglary, stealing, attempted arson and attempted kidnap of her Read More...

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Court Nullifies Sack of Tribune Staff

By Web News January 11, 2021 59 0

National Industrial Court, Ibadan has declared as null and void the sack of a staffer of African Newspaper of Nigeria PLC, Publisher of Nigerian Tribune Titles, Mr Kareem Popoola by the company. The presiding Judge, Justice J. D. Peters who delivered the judgment on the suit filed by Mr Popoola, former President of Staff Cooperative Society […]Read More...

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Court Orders Establishment Of Directorate Of Medical Laboratory Science In LAUTECH

By Web News January 11, 2021 2491 0

The Presiding Judge, National Industrial Court, Ibadan, Justice J. D Peters has ordered the management of Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, to immediately grant autonomy to Medical Laboratory Scientists in the hospital and separate it from other professionals. The court’s order sequel to a suit filed by the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Read More...

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Ogun Police Brutality Panel Promises Adequate Investigations

By Web News January 10, 2021 37 0

The Ogun State Judicial Panel of Investigation on Police Brutality, Human Rights violations and Extra-Judicial Killings by Security Operatives has visited some of the scenes mentioned by petitioners and respondents during its sitting. Chairman of the panel, Justice Solomon Olugbemi who led other members while speaking during the visitation, said the assessment of the Read More...

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Court Dismisses Certificate Forgery Suit against Obaseki

By Web News January 9, 2021 54 0

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed the certificate forgery case the All Progressives Congress, APC, and one of its members, Mr Williams Edobor, instituted against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. Delivering judgment, the judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, held that the Plaintiffs failed to give credible evidence before the court to establish […]Read More...

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Lawyer Alleges Violation of Sowere’s Rights

By Web News January 8, 2021 33 0

Mr Marshall Abubakar, counsel to the Revolution Now Convener, Omoyele Sowore, has alleged that there is a plan by the Federal Government to keep Mr. Sowore and four others in detention without recourse to judicial processes and the right to fair hearing. Mr. Abubakar made the allegation at the premises of a Federal Capital Territory […]Read More...