RnB singer, Robert Sylvester Kelly, popularly known as R. Kelly, has been moved to a correctional centre located in North Carolina, the United States of America, where he is expected to serve his 30-year prison sentence in connection with multiple sexual offences. He was moved to the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Caroline […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling members perceived to be loyal to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement delivered in two separate suits filed by the affected PDP members, held that the fears of these applicants were […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey as the winner of the May 23, 2022 Senatorial Primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its legitimate candidate for the Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District for the 2023 elections in the state. According to the Lead Counsel for Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, […]
Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, wife and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. The 60-year-old politician, 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to […]
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, has ordered Akwa Ibom State Government to pay N2m for the rehabilitation of a 28 year-old man, Idaraobong Sunday Dickson, for making him to suffer in prison for eight good years, over allegation of armed robbery and rape, which he knew nothing about. The Court, […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja, has discharged and acquitted of fraud allegations Mr. Jide Omokore, the Businessman who donated fiive cars to Senator Bassey Albert. Omokore is the Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited, while Albert, populary called OBA is the Governorship candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in Akwa […]
The Supreme Court has affirmed Ahmed Lawan as the authentic Candidate of Yobe North Senatorial District. In the lead judgement, Justice Centus Nweze faulted the approach of Bashir Machina in commencing the suit at the Federal High Court Damaturu division by way of originating summons and without oral evidence to prove allegations of fraud. […]
— Cautions Applicant By Ndon Asian His worship, Chief Magistrate Emmanuel Iyana has struck out the motion filed by the legal team representing Mr Edet Godwin Etim, in his suit against Pastor Umo Eno. The motion dated December 9, 2023 was filed yesterday. Attached to the motion no M/06/2023 in suit no CR/94/22 is a […]
Member representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Mr Onofiok Luke has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to put in place measures to alleviate and mitigate the hardship that Nigerian are going through. He made this call while raising issues concerning the report of the Finance Committee […]
GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has expressed fulfillment over his administration’s diligent support at enhancing the judiciary to discharge its constitutional mandate. Wike at the 2022/23 Legal Year opening ceremony, held in Port Harcourt, yesterday, said all promises his administration made concerning the judiciary had been fulfilled in impressive achievements beyond the imaginations […]