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An Ondo State High Court Sitting in Akure, on Friday, restrained the state government from demolishing structures at the state Trade Fair Complex situated along Igbatoro road, in the state capital. This is just as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state government traded words over the pool landed demolition of the complex. In a suit filed by the Counsel to the claimants, Olumide Ogidan, on behalf of the occupants who prayed for an interim injunction to forestall further demolition of the structures at the complex. Ogidan prayed the court to restrain the defendants from going on with the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, validated last year’s arrest and repatriation of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from Kenya by the Nigerian government. The judge, Binta Nyako, dismissed Mr Kanu’s claim that the federal government illegally repatriated him from Kenya to Nigeria without following a formal extradition procedure. In her ruling, Mrs Nyako held that his repatriation to Nigeria could not be said to be illegal when there was a “surviving bench warrant” for the IPOB leader’s arrest. The judge had, in March 2019, ordered Mr Kanu’s arrest after adjudging him…

The Ghanaian government has banned spending and transaction of businesses in foreign currencies in the country. The Central Bank of Ghana, which disclosed this in a statement Thursday, warned citizens and companies to stop transacting business, pricing goods and services and advertising in foreign currencies. According to the country’s apex bank, it is illegal for individuals, companies, institutions, and others to engage in foreign exchange business without an appropriate licence from the regulator. “Engaging in foreign exchange business without a licence issued by Bank of Ghana; or pricing, advertising, receipting or making payments for goods and services in foreign currency…

Ketanji Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court was on Thursday confirmed by the United States Senate, making her the first Black woman in the nation’s history to serve on its highest court. The Senate confirmed Ms Jackson’s historic nomination in a 53-47 vote on Thursday afternoon. In addition to being the first Black woman on the bench, 51-year-old Ms Jackson also becomes the third Black American ever to serve as a Supreme Court justice. “This is a wonderful day, a joyous day and an inspiring day for the Senate with the Supreme Court and for the United States of…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, struck out eight out of the 15-count treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Specifically, the court, in a ruling that was delivered by trial Justice Binta Nyako, struck out counts 6,7,9,10,11,12,13 and 14 of the charge. The ruling followed an application Kanu filed to quash the entire charge against him. Kanu, in the application he filed through his team of lawyers led by Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN), maintained that the charge against him was legally defective. He argued…

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Thursday expressed enthusiasm to be involved in legal proceedings to unravel killers of a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Chief Bola Ige. Soyinka on Saturday in a statement said resumption of investigation into Ige’s murder was already hamstrung and disrobed of credibility with the emergence of a prime suspect in the case as the National Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress. A former deputy governor of Osun State, Chief Iyiola Omisore, emerged the party’s national secretary at the 2022 national convention of the APC held from March 26…

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved judgment on the Kano All Progressives Congress’ crisis. The appellants in the suit are Musa Chola and 1,319 others and the respondents include the APC, Governor Mai Mala Buni, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, Olayide Adewale Akinremi, Senator Abba Ali, Dr Tony Macfoy, Auwalu Abdullahi, Usman Kaita, Adebayo Iyaniwura and the Independent National Electoral Commission. The PUNCH reported that a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had November 30, 2021, declared the wards congress conducted by the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje faction of the APC in Kano illegal, null and void. Similarly, on December 17,…

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, (Dr.) Abubakar Malami, SAN has again debunked a rumour making the rounds that he has resigned. While refuting the rumour via a statement in made available to newsmen in Abuja, Malami said, ‘ I have not resigned’. Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, stated further that Malami remains committed to discharging statutory obligations and constitutionally delineated responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of extant laws. Malami therefore thanked Nigerians for the demonstration of love and unparalleled interest shown in him.

The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday in a historic vote that paves the way for her to become the first Black woman to serve on the highest court in the nation. The tally was 53-47, with Republican Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats to vote in favor. The confirmation represents a significant victory for Democrats, which they can tout as bipartisan, and a way for the President to deliver on a campaign promise at a time when the US faces a number…

The Federal High Court has barred journalists and members of the public from attending proceedings in terrorism-related cases. The court’s Chief Information Officer, Catherine Christopher, announced the new ‘Practice Direction’ in a statement on Thursday. The statement said the Chief Judge of the court, John Tsoho, issued the directive in the exercise of his constitutional powers as enshrined in Section 254 of the Nigerian Constitution. Under the new directive, which takes immediate effect, the trial of terrorism-related offences is to henceforth be conducted in camera. “Proceedings of offences of terrorism, subject to the provisions of section 232 of the Administration…