Tag: Court

Oyo: Court declares ‘Yoruba nation’ agitation legal

Aminu Imam

An Oyo State High Court, presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola, on Friday, made a declaration that campaigns for self-determination by people in Nigeria is legal and a fundamental human right.  Delivering judgment in a suit filed against the Federal Government by Chief Sunday Adeyemo, otherwise called Sunday Igboho, Justice Akintola said with the combined provisions of international and domestic laws, Nigerians, including Igboho, had the unquestionable and inalienable fundamental right to campaign and agitate for self-determination.  Respondents in the suit were the Attorney-General of the Federation, the State Security…

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Ex- Bank PHB MD, Atuche, jailed 6 years for N25.7bn fraud

Aminu Imam

An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), Francis Atuche, to six years imprisonment for defrauding the bank of N25.7 billion. In a 10-hour judgment, Justice Latifat Okunnu also sentenced a former Chief Financial Officer of the bank, Ugo Anyanwu, to four year’s imprisonment. The judge held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convicts committed fraud. Okunnu, however, discharged Atuche’s wife, Elizabeth, who was facing trial alongside the duo.

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Blasphemy: Pakistani court acquits Christian couple on death row

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A court in Pakistan on Thursday acquitted a Christian couple who spent eight years on death row after a conviction on blasphemy charges. A defence lawyer said, in a rare judgment welcomed by rights bodies. Shafqat Emmanuel Masih and his wife Shughufta Kausar Masih were handed death sentences in 2014 for sending a text messages to their Muslim colleagues deemed blasphemous, lawyer Saiful Malook told dpa. The Lahore High Court in the central province of Punjab had acquitted the couple after three days of arguments on their appeal against the…

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Myanmar Coup: Court files fresh charges against Suu Kyi

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Myanmar court has filed fresh charges against ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a reports. The former dissident was charged with disturbing the peace and public order during her second court hearing via video conference. She had previously been charged with breaches of the country’s emergency management law, in connection with the government’s response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and with a violation of import and export laws for possession of walkie talkies. Observers believe the main goal of the charges is to keep Suu Kyi off the…

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Zazzau Emirate Tussle: Court Approves Bamali’s Monday Inauguration

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Kaduna State High Court sitting in Dogarawa in Sabon Gari Local Government Area in Zaria on Friday ruled in favour of Emir Ahmad Nuhu Bamali. Justice Kabir Dabo in his ruling, stated that Bamali can be inaugurated as Emir on Monday, November 9th by Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai of Kaduna State. Recall that Governor El-Rufai appointed Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau following the demise of Emir Shehu Idris who died on 22 September, 2020 at 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna. This is coming after Iyan Zazzau, Bashar Aminu filed a suit challenging…

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Norway’s top court opens hearing on Arctic oil exploration case

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Norway’s top court today opened a hearing on an appeal lodged by conservation groups to block new exploration license in the Barents Sea off northern Norway. The plaintiffs, including Greenpeace and the Young Friends of the Earth Norway, have argued that the licenses violated an article in the Norwegian constitution, known as article 112, guaranteeing the right to a healthy and viable environment. They sued the Norwegian state in 2016. Subsequently, the Grandparents Climate Campaign and Friends of the Earth Norway joined the case. International climate researchers have warned of the…

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Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns case against retired Air Commodore until Dec. 7 due to ill health

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal High Court on Monday adjourned until December 7, the trial of a member of the Presidential Committee on Procurement of Arms and Equipment in the Armed Forces, Air Commodore Umar Mohammed (Rtd), due to ill health. The EFCC arraigned Mohammed on an amended five-count charge bordering on money laundering, illegal possession of firearms and possession of official documents without lawful authority in 2016. Justice Inyang Ekwo, fixed the date after Mohammed’s counsel, Hassan Liman, SAN, told the court that his client had a surgery and couldn’t sit down now. Earlier, EFCC lead prosecution…

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Court fixes Oct. 19 for Alleged N2bn fraud Maina’s trial

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Federal High Court has fixed October 19, for continuation of trial of  Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT). The registry gave the date, following the absence of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja  and Maina on Monday. Also, the trial of a Briton, James Nolan, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion dollars judgment against Nigeria in the Process and Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) scam. The court registrar announced that Monday’s sitting would not be holding because Justice Abang was attending a seminar. Maina had, on…

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Court remands policeman for allegedly killing UniJos student

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A High Court in Jos on Friday ordered that a policeman, Ruiya Auta, who allegedly killed a student of the University of Jos, be remanded in a correctional centre. Justice David Mann, gave the order, following an application by the Prosecution counsel, Chief Garba Pwul, SAN. Justice Mann ordered that the defendant should be transferred from police custody to the Jos Correctional Centre. Mann adjourned the case until November 24, for hearing. Earlier, Pwul, told the court that he has a letter from the State Attorney General, dated Aug. 21, permitting him to…

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