Judiciary
The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $4.7 million, ₦830 million, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Yellim Bogoro in a judgment delivered on Friday also ordered the final forfeiture of investments worth $900,000 traced to one of […]
An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa, has ordered the Osun State Electoral Commission, OSSIEC to go ahead with the Local Government Election scheduled for Saturday , following a court order by Justice Adeyinka Aderibigbe. The order was made on Friday, 21st of February, 2025, sequel to a suit brought before the court by […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has upheld the death sentence handed to an Osun prominent hotelier and Ile-Ife Prince , Dr Ramon Adedoyin for his involvement in the murder of an OAU Ile-Ife masters student ,Timothy Adegoke. Delivering its judgment today , the appellate court affirmed the verdict of the Osun […]
Justice Babatunde Olawoyin of the Oyo State high court sitting in Ibadan has granted the bail appication filed by counsels to the Estranged Queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, Ibadan based broadcaster, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat and Principal, Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr Abdullah Fasasi. The file application was filed after the three […]
Justice K. B. Olawoyin of the Oyo State High Court, Ring Road, Ibadan, has fixed Tuesday, January 13, to deliver his ruling on the bail application filed by Ooni of Ife’s ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, Ibadan based broadcaster, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and Principal, Islamic High School, Bashorun, Mr Abdulahi Fasasi. The bail applications were heard at […]
Former wife of Ooni of Ife, Naomi Ogunwusi, alongside principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun, Ibadan, Mr Fasasi and ace broadcaster, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat have been remanded at the Nigeria correctional centre, Agodi, Oyo. The Chief magistrate Bisi Ogunkanmi remanded the three defendants on four count bordering on conspiracy and murder in connection with the […]
Human Rights Activist, Dele Farotimi has been granted bail in the sum of thirty million naira with two sureties by a magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti. Farotimi is facing trial over alleged defamation case instituted by a legal luminary Aare Afe Babalola. The suspect is facing a sixteen count charge for allegedly defaming Afe […]
Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun of an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate court has ordered that human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi be remanded in prison custody. Having denied his bail application,the court adjourned sitting in the case of defamation against Dele Farotimi till December 20. Farotimi was arraigned for allegedly publishing a book “Nigeria and it’s Criminal Justice […]
The Oyo State Governor, Eng Seyi Makinde has sworn in eight judges of the State High Court and two judges of the Customary Court of Appeal, urging them to carry out their duties with all sense of responsibility and to live up to the expectations of the office they now occupy. He equally assured that […]
A Magistrate court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state capital has remanded human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi over alleged case of defamation against the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD Aare Afe Babalola. The accused, Farotimi was arraigned by Ekiti State Police Command for publishing a book “Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System” where […]
