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A lawsuit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje as the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman was dismissed on Monday. Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment,…

One 28-year-old Babatunde Olawale was on Thursday, ordered remanded in custody for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl. Olawale, who resides in Shogunle area of Lagos State, was charged before Chief Magistrates’…

A 40-year-old man, Cletus Gandu is to spend nine months behind bars for stealing two tubers of yam Gandu's confession that he stole the tubers of yam because he was hungry and plea for leniency did not sway Magistrate…

Ayodele Olalere The federal government has set up a 10-man committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local governments. Members of the committee were inaugurated by Secretary to…

Two men - Mustapha Bello, 32; and Oladele Damilare, 25, on Monday appeared before in an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged unlawful possession of human head and interfering with the dead. The News Agency of Nigeria…

Prophet Jeremiah Omoto Funfeyin has withdrawn his court case against social media critic popularly known as Verydarkman. The cleric had filed a N1billion suit, with the hearing expected to come up on Monday August 12…

The law is beginning to take its course against perpetrators of the recent riots in Britain. A rioter who attacked a blackman during the riots has been sentenced, the mailonline has reported. …

An Owerri High Court, Imo State presided by Justice T.N. Nzeukwu has sentenced a pastor, Desmond Eke, to eight years imprisonment for raping a church member under the pretence of conducting a deliverance for her using his 'holy semen.'…

A Federal High Court in Lagos State has nullified the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines. The court on Monday, declared null and void the sale of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airline, after determining the issues in the…

Ayodele Olalere A lawyer and human rights activist, Olukoya Ogungbeje has dragged the federal government and security agencies before the court over moves to thwart the August 1 to 10 nationwide protest. …