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Court summons Okorocha over alleged breach of peace

Court summons Okorocha over alleged breach of peace

September 11, 2019 12:12 am

Imo State Magistrate Court sitting in Owerri has ordered former Governor Rochas Okorocha to appear before it on October 8, 2019, for alleged breach of public peace.

The summons dated September 5, which had the state’s attorney-general as the complainant, also ordered that Okorocha, who is now representing Imo West in the Senate, should be served “by pasting same at his Spibat residence and publishing same in any daily newspaper within the state.”

The order reads, “It is hereby ordered that the defendant appears in court on October 8, 2019 to show cause why he should not be ordered to …

Duke begs court over ₦537m debt, pledges repayment in 12hrs

Duke begs court over ₦537m debt, pledges repayment in 12hrs

September 3, 2019 1:25 am

A former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke yesterday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he would pay his N537,334,360.77 debt to Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) in less than 12 hours.

Duke, through his counsel, Mr. Edoigiawerie Omoruyi, told Justice Nicholas Oweibo that he had approached AMCON with a promise to liquidate the debt before the end of yesterday, September 2, 2019.

He prayed for an adjournment to enable him settle the case out of court.

AMCON had on August 8, 2019 through its counsel, Juliet Reeds, obtained the court’s order to take interim possession of …

Orji Uzo Kalu

Court adjourns Kalu’s trial till October 22

August 30, 2019 2:33 am

A justice of the Court of Appeal, Mohammed Idris, sitting at the Federal High Court, Lagos, with the permission of the President of the Court of Appeal, yesterday ordered the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu and other co-accused persons to file their final written addresses in the N7.2 billion fraud charge slammed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Read Also: Peace, reason behind my visit to Venezuela – Kalu

The judge arrived at the decision after defendants concluded their defence and therefore put to rest their 12-year-old trial.

He, however, adjourned till October …

UK court opens way for $9bn claim against Nigeria

UK court opens way for $9bn claim against Nigeria

August 16, 2019 10:19 pm

British judge on Friday gave the green light for a tiny private firm to seize more than $9 billion in assets from the Nigerian government over a failed natural gas deal.

The amount represents one-fifth of the foreign reserves held by Africa’s largest economy.

The decade-long dispute pits an unheralded firm founded by two Irish business partners against an energy-rich but a politically-troubled nation of 200 million people.

The 2010 deal between the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) company — widely reported to be registered in the British Virgin Islands — and the Nigerian government was meant to be …

Ihedioha calls for peace between NAF, communities over land

My government won’t flout court orders, says Ihedioha

August 14, 2019 12:01 am

Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State yesterday reiterated that his administration would adhere strictly to the rule of law devoid of any form of mediocrity and favouritism. He said efforts had been place to settle all those who got garnishee orders or owed by the immediate past government of Rochas Okorocha in the state, adding that the financial burden, which his administration inherited, was avoidable had the past government been responsible.

Ihedioha, represented by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Ndukwe Nnawuchi (SAN), stated this at the presentation of a book written in his honour by a veteran journalist …

Court grants Iwu ₦1billion bail, still in prison custody

Court grants Iwu ₦1billion bail, still in prison custody

August 10, 2019 1:11 am

Justice Chuka Obiozor of the Federal High court yesterday granted bail to ex-chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu to the tune of  ₦1billion with two sureties in like sum.

While delivering his ruling on the bail application, Justice Obiozor said: “Bail is hereby granted to the defendant to the tune of N1billion with two sureties in like sum.

“The first surety shall be resident in Lagos State and shall transmit his land use as evidence of ownership of property in Lagos State and furnish the court with evidence of payment of tax from three years …

Court rejects bail application to free Sowore

Court grants DSS permission to detain Sowore for 45 days

August 8, 2019 9:04 am
A federal high court sitting in Abuja Thursday granted the Department of State Service (DSS) the permission to detain the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, for 45 days.

The judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ruled that the detention order is renewable after the expiration of the first 45 days on September 21.

The DSS on Tuesday filed an ex-parte application to keep Sowore for 90 days to investigate him over his call for revolution through the #RevolutionNow protests which held in some parts of the country on Monday, August 5.

Sowore had said Nigeria needs revolution partly because the

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Shiites fight back, drag FG to court over proscription

Shiites fight back, drag FG to court over proscription

August 8, 2019 4:07 am

The members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have taken the Federal Government to court over the proscription of their group, saying the action is a violation of their constitutional rights to worship and freedom of association.The decision came on the heels of a Kaduna High Court ruling, which on Monday granted leave to IMN Leader Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah, to travel to India for medical treatment.

The duo has been in the custody of the Department of State Services since 2015, following a clash in Zaria, Kaduna State, between the sect and the Nigerian Army.In …

Court to rule on Sowore’s detention order August 8

Court to rule on Sowore’s detention order August 8

August 7, 2019 12:05 am

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has fixed August 8 to rule on an application filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking an order to detain Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow for 90 days pending the conclusion of its investigation.

The ex-parte motion by the DSS, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/ 915/19, is seeking the order of the court to detain Sowore beyond the 48 hours of his arrest require
Ted by law.

Read Also: Soyinka, others protest as DSS moves Sowore to Abuja

However, after listening to the motion, which was moved by counsel for the DSS, …

Court grants El-Zakzaky leave for medical attention abroad

Court grants El-Zakzaky leave for medical attention abroad

August 5, 2019 6:55 am

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A Kaduna High Court Monday granted the Islamic Movement of Nigeria’s leader Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat permission to travel out of the country for medical attention.

Read Also: Activists protest in London against El-Zakzaky’s detention

El-Zakzaky’s lawyer Femi Falana had filed a suit seeking his client’s release from detention since 2015 to treat his dimming sight and deteriorating health.(The Guardian)…

Court grants El-Zakzaky leave for medical attention abroad

Court adjourns hearing on El-Zakzaky bail till August 5

July 29, 2019 8:45 am

A Kaduna State High Court has set aside August 5, 2019, to rule on the bail application filed by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat.

El-Zakzaky’s lawyer Femi Falana filed the application on behalf of his clients on July 18, seeking permission to travel abroad for medical treatment.

Falana said the Shiites leader’s health was getting worse by the day.

He stated that only a foreign medical treatment was required to stabilise the couple’s health condition.

But the prosecuting counsel Debris Bayero opposed the bail application.

He argued that El-Zakzaky can …

My husband is “satan”, woman tells court

My husband is “Satan,” woman tells court

July 12, 2019 10:10 am

A woman Priscilla Ncube has told a court in Zimbabwe that her husband is a satan after confessing that he was practising Satanism and that he also wanted her to be part of devil worshipping.

Ncube claimed her husband of 45 years Stephen Ncube sold himself out when he allegedly threatened to suck her blood until she died, if she refused to join his alleged satanic cult.

She said her husband once took her to their rural areas where he tried to initiate her into powers of darkness by instructing her not to eat for some days while praying for …

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