Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of an Ikeja Special Offences Court has fixed December 15 for ruling on the admissibility of confessional statement of Nollywood actor James Olanrewaju popularly known as Baba Ijesha. Justice Taiwo fixed the date after counsels have adopted their final written addresses. At the last hearing on November 19, the defense led by […]
Justice Abiola Soladoye of an Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday described a 54-year-old businessman Bashir Olashekere as a “randy neighbour” while sentencing him to life imprisonment for defilement. Olashekere was found guilty of a charge of defiling his neighbour’s 10-year-old daughter contrary to Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos […]
Justice Ambrose Lweis-Allagoa of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, has dismissed the suit filed by Rite Foods Limited against the Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, and its Managing Director, Matthieu Seguin, over alleged contempt of court. The trial judge held that there was no subsisting order disobeyed by the alleged contemnor (respondents) While ruling […]
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Tuesday sentenced a middle-aged artisan, Gbenga Olasunkanmi for defiling a 12-year-old customer in his shop. Justice Abiola Soladoye handed down the sentenced after finding him guilty of a charge of defilement of a minor proffered against him by the Lagos State Government. “Pouncing on an innocent […]
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has struck out a motion filed by the Department of State Service, DSS, seeking further detention of four out of 12 associates of the Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Igboho. The motion was thrown out by the Judge on Tuesday, following its dramatic withdrawal by […]
A National Industrial Court, sitting in Abuja, has again rejected an application by the Federal Government to order striking members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to resume work. The judge, John Targema, however, ordered the two parties involved in the industrial dispute “to suspend all forms of hostilities and maintain status quo.” […]