Farouk Lawan escorted to Kuje Prison to serve 7 years for $3m bribery
Nigerian politician and four-term member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan, has been moved to Kuje Prison after he was sentenced to seven years […]
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Kemi Adeosun resigned as minister, Pantami must resign now –Nigerian tweeps
Some members of Nigerian Twitter community have dragged a former journalist with Premium Times, Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, for defending Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa […]
Tompolo makes first public appearance after 6 years
Former dreaded militant leader, Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has made his first public appearance after hiding from security agencies for six years. Tompolo, who […]
PDP hails Appeal Court judgment affirming Gov Diri’s election
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday applauded the judgment of the Court of Appeal which affirmed the election of […]
85 percent of unmarried women demanding family planning – NGO
Love Matters Naija, a civil society organisation, on Thursday advocated an increase in awareness and access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in the […]
Court faults Buhari on judges’ appointment
A Federal High Court in Abuja has faulted the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to forward the names of 11 lawyers nominated for appointment as […]
My hubby wants to use me for money ritual, woman alleges in court
A mother of four, Modupe Oyelade, on Wednesday petitioned a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, seeking dissolution of her marriage of 17 years to husband, […]
Court fixes Sept 29 for judgement on El-zakzaky’s case
Kaduna State High Court of Justice, has fixed Tuesday 29th September, 2020 for judgement on the motion put forward by leader of the Islamic Movement […]
Man bags 14-years jail term for r*ping 6-year-old girl
By Ramatu Garba Kano – A Kano State High Court on Wednesday sentenced one Abdullahi Magaji, to 14-years jail term for raping a six-year-old girl. […]
Labourer gets life sentence for manslaughter
By Moji Eniola Lagos – A High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a labourer, Chinedu Alli to life imprisonment for killing another construction worker […]
Again, court upholds INEC’s power to de-register parties
A Federal High Court in Abuja has held that the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) possesses the power to de-register political parties. In a judgment […]
Ese Oruru: Sack Bashir Ahmad for Promising to Influence Yunusa’s Conviction – Group to Buhari
By Chibuike Nwabuko Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Group under the auspices of Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
Recent events gave me new perspectives on justice in Nigeria – Uzor Kalu
By Ebere Agozie Abuja – Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu says events in the past five months have given him an added perspective on matters of […]
Orji Kalu will face immediate retrial, says EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says Orji Kalu, former Abia state governor, will face immediate retrial for money laundering. The supreme court voided […]
Court restrains FG from extraditing Sen. Kashamu
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja – Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, restrained the Federal Government from extraditing Sen. Buruji Kashamu, […]
My wife is an unrepentant adulterer, man tells court
By Deborah Akpede Lagos – Mr Dele Olaseni, a businessman, on Wednesday prayed an Igando Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his 22-year-old marriage, o […]
How Powerful Dubai Ruler Secretly Ordered Kidnap Of His Own Daughters, Then Imprisoned Them
The ruler of Dubai ordered the kidnapping of two of his own children and conducted a ‘campaign of fear and intimidation’ against his former wife, […]
I caught my husband making love to married woman – Imam’s wife tells court
A 44-year-old tailor, Rebecca Adeniyi, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court in Lagos State that she caught her cleric husband red-handed making love with […]
Ihedioha Loses As Supreme Court Upholds Imo Judgment
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The Supreme Court, Tuesday, dismissed the applications brought by erstwhile Governor Emeka Ihedioha urging it to review its judgment in favour […]
3 Internet fraudsters plead guilty in Ilorin
By Mujidat Oyewole Ilorin – Three suspected Internet fraudsters have pleaded guilty to the criminal charges levelled against them before a Kwara High Court sitting […]