A federal high court sitting in Abuja has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from sacking the Governor elect of Rivers State, Siminlalayi Fubara and his deputy Ngozi Odu for working against the party. The Informant247 recalls that the Governor elect and 48 other members of the party has prayed that the court bar the…
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Oyo State, Ukanwa Ikechukwu on Friday April 14, 2023 appeared before the Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court in the state for scamming a senior police officer, ACP Modupe Okpaleke. The prosecution counsel, Insp Olufemi Omilana said the NYSC member on December 4, 2022 intended to fraudulently collect the…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party LP Julius Abure and three other leaders of the party have been restrained from parading themselves in their official capacities. This became the status quo following an order issued by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama. The presiding judge, Justice Hamza Muazu, in…
The famous Nigerian street singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, was on Monday April 3 granted bail by the magistrate court in Ifo, Ogun State. The Informant247 earlier reported that Portable on Monday appeared before the Ifo High Court in Ogun State. The Ogun state police command dragged him to court on six counts…
The popular Nigerian street singer, Habeeb Okikiola popularly known as Portable on Monday April 3, 2023 appeared before the Ifo High Court in Ogun State. The Ogun state police command dragged him to court on six counts bordering on assault. The singer was arrested after disrespecting five police invitations. He recently made headlines after some…
The Sokoto State Division of the Court of Appeal has sentenced two Chinese nationals, Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Kuai to 3 years imprisonment over corruption. The Informant247 recalls that the Chinese nationals were dragged before the Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto, on a 3- Count charge which border on attempted bribery,…
The Lagos State Department of Public Prosecution (DPP) on Thursday March 30, 2023 dragged the Chrisland School Ltd and 4 members of the school’s staff to Ikeja High Court over alleged manslaughter of Whitney Adeniran, a 12-year-old student. The state government arraigned Ademoye Adewale, Belinda Amao, Kuku Fatai, Nwatu Victoria with negligent acts and manslaughter….
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered the remand of three persons who kidnapped and killed an 82-year-old man, Michael Obasuyi, at the correctional facility in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The Magistrate, Bankole Okuwasanmi, ordered that the suspects, Sunday Obasuyi (42), son of the deceased; Akinniyi (51) and Bobafe Sunday (51), be remanded pending advice…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has remanded an embattled Nigerian journalist, Agba Jalingo over a case filed against him by the Federal Capital Territory FCT Police Command. The Informant247 recalls that the embattled journalist was alleged of causing reputational damage to Elizabeth Ayade, the wife of Frank Ayade, a relation of the Governor…
The federal government on Tuesday March 21 dragged a popular Islamic cleric, Tukur Mamu, before a court on 10-count terrorism charge. The Kaduna-based scholar was dragged before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, the nation’s capital. This came several months after he was apprehended by the operatives of the Department of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has held that it is only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that is empowered by law to determine the mode of collating and transmitting election results. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that it is only INEC that has the prerogative to direct how Polling Unit…
The Federal High Court sitting Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards, (TVC) in the March 18 governorship and state houses of assembly elections. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order while delivering judgment in a suit filed by two aggrieved Nigerians seeking the use…
….as INEC postpone March 11 gov’ship and state House of Assembly elections A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to directly and electronically upload from the polling units to the IReV the results of the forthcoming, governorship and state House of Assembly elections in Lagos State….
The Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano has ordered the remand of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, at a correctional facility over charges of culpable homicide and arson. According to a report, Alhassan Doguwa was taken before Court 58 of the Magistrate’s Court in Nomansland area of the state metropolis…
A magistrate court sitting in Bauchi State has remanded Haruna Mohammed Salisu, publisher of WikkiTimes after spending over 72 hours in illegal detention. WikkiTimes understands that Governor Bala Mohammed, ordered Aminu Alhassan, Bauchi State Commissioner of Police to detain Haruna after he was arrested by his (the governor) security details at Duguri, Alkaleri local council…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, discharged former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and six others over a N3billion fraud charge brought against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Iyang Ekwo, in his ruling upheld the objection raised by the defendants against the propriety of the charge,…
Suspected gunmen have killed the presiding judge of Customary Court in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, Nnaemeka Ugboma. The Informant247 gathered that the gunmen, who came on motorbikes, shot sporadically to disperse people from the scene, ambushed the Judge, dragged him out while the court was in session and shot him dead…
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 46-year-old man, Ola Habila and his sister Joy, 30, be remanded in a correctional centre over an alleged theft of N700,000 from wife. The duo were charged by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for allegedly stealing money belonging to…
Sadiya Salihu, a housewife has approached an Upper Area Court, Gwagealada to seek marriage dissolution between her and her husband over lack of love and care. Salihu told the court that she married Mundi, in December 2022 according to Islamic Personal Law. ” This marriage was contracted in Suleja on Dec. 17, 2022, just three…
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, Lagos State, headed by Justice Abiola Soladayo on Tuesday, sentenced one Adam Farouk, an Islamic teacher, to life imprisonment for defiling eight pupils in his class. Farouk defiled the pupils, who were between the ages of six and 11, between November 2018 to February 2019 on Balogun…
