Judiciary

BENIN CITY – A mobile court sitting in Benin City headed by Chief Magistrate Bright Eraze Oniha on Tuesday convicted eleven persons for disobeying the directive of the Edo State Government on compulsory use of facemasks and the restriction of movement. The convicted persons that were arrested at various locations …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in eight new judges appointed to serve in the Edo State High Court, assuring the judiciary of his administration’s support. The governor gave the assurance while addressing the new judges during their swearing-in ceremony at Government House, in Benin …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has hailed the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on the certificate forgery case brought against him by the All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor, in a statement, said the judgement is a triumph of the rule of law and a testament …

Abuja – The Federal High Court Abuja, has dismissed the alleged certificate forgery case filed by the All Progressives Congress, (APC) and one of its chieftains, Mr Williams Edobor, against Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo. Delivering judgment in the suit on Saturday, Justice Ahmed Mohammed held that the plaintiffs failed …

BENIN CITY – The Edo State High Court has held that the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy-Governorship aspirant, Audu Ganiyu Abudu, presented false information to INEC in his Form EC9 to enable him contest the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo State. The case was brought against Audu Ganiyu …

LAGOS – A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday has convicted and sentenced Chief Okey Nwosu, a former Managing Director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment for N10.9m fraud. Justice Lateefat A. Okunnu who delivered the Judgement found the defendants guilty, sentenced the first and second defendants, …

ABUJA – A Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered that Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and four others be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending hearing of their bail application. Chief Magistrate Marble Segun-Bello made the remand order shortly after the defendants were arraigned before …

ASABA – The Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Monday sentenced former Information Technology (IT) Access Bank Manager, Asaba Branch, Mr. Onus Osagie Amahian, to Five years imprisonment each on a 25- count charge of forgery and false entry into the Delta State government payroll. The Presiding …

ABUJA – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the revocation of bail granted to Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, for failure to appear for his trial. Justice Okon Abang, who made the order, also issued a bench warrant for his arrest …

BENIN CITY – The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Godwin Obaseki to look into cases of police brutality, human rights violations or allegations of extra-judicial killings by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Edo State, on Thursday held its inaugural sitting receiving testimonies and …