LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The former governor of Kogi state, Yahaya Bello have decided to submit himself to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment on June 13. Bello’s lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed gave the undertaking to Justice Emeka Nwite on Friday shortly after the request for suspension of trial by the defendant was rejected…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by a Coalition of Northern Groups seeking the exit of Igbos in the South East out of Nigeria. The suit by the group of elders and politicians from the North, led by Nastura Shariff, Balarabe…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Dawaki, Abuja, on Monday, convicted four Boko Haram financiers. The convicts are Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed and Bunu Kame. A statement by the Special Assistant on Communication and Publicity to the Attorney-General of the Federation, Kamarudeen Ogundele, said the prosecution, led by the AGF…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court, sitting in Sokoto, Sokoto State, has dismissed a suit filed by the immediate-past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of about 5o vehicles said to belong to Zamfara State government. Recall that in June, the Zamfara State Police Command had raided the former Governor Matawalle’s…
LAGOS OCTOBR 1TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fight between Naploli and Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, and his brother-in-law, Osita Okolo, is getting messier as men of the Department of Security Service (DSS) have waded in. Brother-in-law to Osimhen, Okolo, has cried out for the help and safety of his wife and kids following their arrest by men…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a judgement delivered on Monday, disqualified the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva. Justice Okorowo ruled that Chief Sylva having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the Kano State Government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their properties. The court ruled that the state government carried out the demolition exercise without recourse to the law. PREMIUM TIMES…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High court in Lagos has summoned top officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos following a N3.7million bribery allegation by a convict, Mrs. Fatima Hassan. Justice Akintayo Aluko invited the Lagos State Commander of the Agency, Umar Isa Adoro; the Officer-in-Charge (O/C) of Squad A (Chief…