Court Remands Teenager for Allegedly Burning Ex-lover’s Girlfriend to death

A 19-year-old girl, Jemila Ibraheem, was on Wednesday remanded in police custody in Lagos State, over alleged murder of her ex-lover’s new girlfriend. Ibraheem, who is an upcoming actress and resides in Satelite town area of Lagos, was charged with a count of murder. The court however, did not take her plea. Magistrate P.E. Nwaka, ordered that the defendant be kept at the Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, pending advice from the Lagos State Director...

Fraudulent Government: Kumangar Attacks Ribadu, ‘’You Ran Most Fraudulent Regime in EFCC’’

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The Director General media to Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state, has called on a former chairman of the economic and financial crimes commission, Nuhu Ribadu, to clear the air on issues surrounding the financial misappropriation allegations levelled against him by his predecessor, Farida Waziri. Solomon Kumangar, the spoke’s man to the governor, made the call in Yola while reacting to Ribadu’s statement that Fintiri’s government is fraudulent....

After 5 Years Awaiting Trial For Murder, Court Acquit 50 Year Old Farmer in Adamawa

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ An High Court I sitting in Yola, Adamawa state capital on Tuesday  presided by Justice Ishaya Kida Banu on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a 50 year old farmer, Dankumo Musa, who was standing trial for alleged culpable homicide for 5 years. Delivering his judgment on the matter,  Justice Ishaya Banu, discharged and acquitted the accused. Justice Banu declared that ” the prosecution had failed to establish his case against the...

Fake Witnesses Testifies Before Commission of Inquiry In Adamawa

As the Commission of Inquiry Investigating communal clash that occurred recently in Tingno of Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa State comes to an end with closing testimonies from witnesses, it was alleged that four witnesses that appeared before the commission were fake. Representative of Lamurde Muslim community comprises Hausa/Fulani youths in Tingno Barrister Abubakar Mohammed had filed  an application alleging that the last four witnesses presented by Chobo group who testified before the commission...

Appeal Court in Abuja Uphold Sanda’s Death Sentence By Hanging

By Hassan Umar Shallpella, News Correspondent _____ The Appeal Court in Abuja has dismissed the appeal filed by Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death by an Abuja High Court for killing her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, son of the former National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello. Presiding Judge, Justice Steven Adah, held that the court is duty-bound to do justice according to law and not sentiments, maintained that “there no doubt...

No One Can Stop the Probing of EndSARS Protesters – Lai Mohammed

The Federal Government has said being a member of the #EndSARS protest is not an immunity from being investigated or charged for any offence or breach of the laws. The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this on Friday in Lagos while having a meeting with editors of newspapers. Mohammed, who was responding to a question on the alleged arrest of some #EndSARS protesters and sponsors, posited that nobody is above investigation...

Ndume Withdraws As Maina’s Surety

Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, has asked his lawyers to begin the process for him to withdraw as the surety of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). Ndume had stood surety for Maina who is standing trial at a federal high court in Abuja for alleged money laundering to the tune of N2 billion. Maina, however, jumped bail, went into hiding in September and subsequently left the country. The...

#EndSARS: Panel Of Inquiry In Bauchi Receives 10 Petitions

The Bauchi State Judicial Panel of Inquiry  to investigate human rights abuses by the disbanded Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police has received 10 petitions from the public. Justice Habibu Idris Shall, Chairman of the panel  disclosed this Wednesday during the inaugural sitting of the committee held at the Bauchi State High Court. “You would recall that after inauguration by the state governor Bala Mohammed , the panel called for the submission...

Finally, Police Extradite, Maina- Ex-pension Boss From Niger Republic

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Finally, Interpol has succeeded in extraditing the former boss of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) Abdulrasheed Maina to Nigeria. Maina was said to have escaped to the Republic of Niger as his hiding place but nemesis caught up with him finally on Thursday, December 3, when he was brought back to his country to face justice , Reports say that the extradition of Maina was done by the...

N2.5bn fraud: Court Discharges, Acquits Dariye’s Finance Commissioner, 3 Others

An Abuja High Court on Wednesday dismissed a N2.5bn fraud case preferred against Mr Emmanuel Agati, Plateau Finance Commissioner, under former governor, Sen. Joshua Dariye. Also discharged and acquitted were three other respondents in the 14-year-old case – Messrs Sham Damisa, Nuhu Madaki and Silas Vongbut, former Accountant General, Director of Treasury and Deputy Director, Inspectorate, respectively. Justice Adebukola Banjoko of Court V, Jabi who discharged and acquitted the quartet, said that the case lacked...

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