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Jigawa State High Court of Justice sitting in Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state has on Tuesday discharged and acquitted one Abubakar Garba

The convict had earlier been forced to marry the sister of the victim after he was found to have also infected her with HIV.

A Magistrates’Court in Makurdi, on Tuesday, ordered that a 37-year old businessman, Joseph Bum be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly defiling

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Binta Balarabe Kubau. She was sentenced to ten-year imprisonment by

Advertisement The IGP had preferred a five-count charge against Ohakim and one Chinedu Okpareke, following a petition by Amuchienwa who accused both men of harassment and threatening to release her nude photos. Although the police have filed an application seeking to withdraw the charges against Ohakim and Okpareke, the office of the attorney-general of the federation has sought to take over prosecution of the case. The former governor is also standing trial on a three-count charge bordering ...

A statement yesterday by the spokesperson of the state Ministry of Justice, Zainab Baba Santali, made available to newsmen in Dutse said the appellate court reaffirmed the judgment and dismissed the appeal of the convict for lack of merit. “During the trial, the appellant was charged under sections 298(b) and 283 of the Penal Code Laws of Jigawa State, 2012 for the offence of Rape and Armed Robbery, and at the end of the trial, the appellant was found guilty of the offences and sentenced to 2...

Views: Visits 71 The Kwara State High Court presided over by Justice Sikiru Oyinloye, on Friday, convicted and sentenced a 38-year-old lecturer of the Kwara State College of Health Technology Offa, Adebisi Ademola, to six months imprisonment over his involvement in a love scam. Ademola was among the 33 suspected internet fraudsters who were arrested on September 14, 2020, in the Offa area of Kwara State. The lecturer was prosecuted by the Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financi...

By Henry Ojelu & Onozure Dania Nigerian women joined their counterparts across the world on Monday to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, several programmes were held across the country to raise awareness on issues affecting women. In this edition, LAW & HUMAN RIGHTS sought the views of female lawyers and human rights activists on whether there has been any significant progress in terms of respect for the rights of women under the current administration. T...

TODAY February 2, 2021 A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Tuesday ordered that a teacher, Mernyi Christopher, who allegedly murdered three policemen, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Christopher, who lives in Katsina- Ala town in Benue with criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, act of terrorism and culpable homicide. Magistrate Ajuma Igama, who did not take the plea of Christopher for want in jurisdiction, ordered the police to return the case fil...