Judiciary
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 […]
The arraignment of a former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, was stalled on Friday at the Federal High Court, Abuja, due to the absence of his defence counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed (SAN). Mohammed was reportedly unaware of the hearing date, leading to his absence in court. Bello faces a 19-count charge of money laundering amounting to […]
In a dramatic turn of events, a Federal High Court in Kano has sacked all 44 chairmanship and councillorship candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for Saturday’s local government elections. The ruling was delivered on Friday by Justice Simon Amobeda following a case filed by Engineer Muhammad Babayo and a faction of the […]
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reaffirmed his support and commitment to the judiciary for a more effective administration of justice. Governor Makinde made the reaffirmation at a Special Church Service to mark the beginning of the 2024/2025 Legal Year of the Oyo State Judiciary held at the Cathedral of Saint James the Great, […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Dr Olufemi Olaleye, challenging his conviction and sentence on a two count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration of a minor. The court presided over by Justice Olukayode […]
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