A High Court in Birnin Kebbi on Monday sentenced a woman, Farida Abubakar to death by hanging for killing her ex-husband, Chief Magistrate, Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports Abubbakat was arraigned before the court for murder on Aug. 25, 2022 while the main charge was filed on July 26, 2023….
A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has ruled that the extension of local government council chairmen’s tenure by the State House of Assembly is unconstitutional and exceeds their legal authority. Justice Daketima Gabriel Kio, presiding over Suit No: PHC/1320/CS/2024, declared that the Local Government Law No. 2 of 2024, which sought to extend…
Justice Isa Dashen of the Federal High Court in Yenagoa has ruled against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its unauthorized publication in the media, declaring Pastor Oyinmiebi Bribena and his wife, Beatrice, as wanted individuals without a valid court order. The court deemed the publication unjustified, unlawful, and unconstitutional. In a verdict…
