LAGOS JANUARY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Female Pastor, Mercy Daniel Ogbonaya is currently in detention at a Correctional Centre in Port Harcourt after a Federal High Court sitting the state ordered her remand in prison custody. Justice I.M Sani ordered Ogbonaya’s remand over an offence bordering on obtaining money by false pretense, which is contrary to Section…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Clerk of the National Assembly and Clerk of the Senate, from giving effect to the judgment that sacked Ifeanyi Ubah from the Senate. The court, in an interim order that was granted by Justice Taiwo Taiwo,…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A court in Abuja has ordered the forfeiture of a staggering N136m found in the account of an army general. A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered an interim forfeiture of $376,120 (estimated at about N136,155,440) allegedly linked to Major General Hakeem Otiki. The court gave the ruling on Wednesday after an…
LAGOS JANUARY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A rights activist and lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, has asked a Federal High Court to interpret the provisions of Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution, in relation to the inscription on the Naira notes and logo of the Nigerian Army. The plaintiff filed two suits labeled FHC/Abj/CS/2/2020 and FHC/Abj/C’S/3/2020. The defendants in…
LAGOS JANUAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Jude Okeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, to prison. Justice Okeke made the order on Thursday while ruling on a motion drawn from a suit filed by Ummakalif Limited against the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Six employees of the Leadership Group Limited have dragged their employers to court demanding N10 billion for defamation following publications describing as thieves. The company had at different dates this month published the names of Olusunle John, Hannatu Dickson, Gloria Raphael, Onyinyechi Ogbonna, Yusuf Adebayo and Gloria Okwum declaring them wanted. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced a university professor to death for blasphemy under a law that critics say is often used to target minorities and liberal activists. Junaid Hafeez, 33, was arrested in March 2013 for allegedly posting derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammed on social media. Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive…
LAGOS DECEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president has been charged with attempting to murder her husband. Marry Chiwenga, a former model and wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court Monday where she was also charged with money laundering and fraud, amid reports of a troubled marriage. Wearing a…