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An Umuahia High Court has ordered the Federal Government and the Nigeria Army to pay N1billion to the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for invading his house in September 2017. The federal government and the Army were also ordered to apologize to Kanu for the violation of his Fundamental Rights. Justice Benson Anya made the order today while delivering judgment on the suit filed by Kanu against the federal government, the Army and others. Details later…

A bill seeking to compel landlords in the federal capital territory (FCT) to receive rent on a monthly basis has passed first reading at the senate. Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi west, is the sponsor of the legislation entitled ‘Advanced rent (residential apartments, office spaces, etc.) regulation bill 2022.” Speaking with journalists after the bill passed for first reading at the upper legislative chamber, Adeyemi said many residents of Abuja are finding it very difficult to cope with huge rent payments. “Some landlords always insist their tenants pay for one year or two years rent. That is wrong,” he said.…

Magistrate Asiru Ayeni of an Ile-Ife Magistrate Court, Osun State on Tuesday committed one Peter Igwe, 19, to cleaning and sweeping court premises for 5 days after admitting to smoking Indian hemp. Peter, who was not represented, was docked before the court on two-count bordering on possession and smoking of weed suspected to be Indian hemp. Police prosecutor, ASP Emmanuel Abdullah said the offences contravened sections 249(d) and 430 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Osun, 2002. I don’t want to see Kanu in these clothes again, Justice Nyako provokes He also told the court that the defendant committed the…

In Nigeria, the biggest and most constant headache that confronts the legal adviser of any political party in Nigeria is the non-observance of internal democracy by the party hierarchy. In the Nigerian political landscape, until recently, internal democracy is a mere tag that only existed in the imagination of politicians. In this vein, any electoral position within the structure of a political party is a subject of conferment without any consideration of the electability of the beneficiaries of the conferment. In other words, only those that the political kingmakers consider worthy are conferred with the “honour” of being the party’s…

Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu was fined for distracted driving and called Edmonton’s police chief to discuss the ticket, CBC News has learned. Madu was pulled over on March 10, 2021, and fined $300 for being on his cellphone in a school zone, according to the ticket, which CBC News has obtained. Soon after, the minister phoned Dale McFee, the city’s chief of police, and discussed the violation with him. “Minister Madu did contact me via the telephone concerned about a ticket. But just to be very, very clear, he never asked to get out of the ticket,” McFee told…

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has asked justice minister and solicitor general Kaycee Madu to step back from ministerial duties pending the completion of an investigation. Madu was appointed in August 2020. He is stepping aside following reports he was accused of calling Edmonton’s police chief to rescind a ticket fine for using his phone while driving. “In the interim period, I have asked Minister Madu to step back from his ministerial duties,” Kennedy tweeted on Tuesday. “Minister Sonya Savage will act as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General during Minister Madu’s leave of absence.” In March, media reports said the…

The federal government has filed a fresh charge bordering on alleged terrorism against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Aloy Ejimakor, counsel to the IPOB leader, confirmed the development to TheCable on Monday. Kanu, who is standing trial on charges bordering on treasonable felony, is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). The IPOB leader, who had been rearraigned in October 2021 on a seven-count charge, will now take his plea in response to a charge on 15 counts, including on terrorism. The amended charge was filed before a federal high court…

The UK government on Monday announced a freeze of the BBC licence fee, arguing a new funding model was needed to ease cost of living pressures and reflect a transformed media landscape.   Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries told parliament the £159 ($217, 190 euros) annual fee, paid by every television set owner in the country, would be fixed for the next two years.   After that it will rise in line with inflation for four years, she said, saying the rising annual cost of the compulsory charge was hurting cash-strapped families.   The long-term future of the corporation should not…

A Lagos State High Court in Ikoyi will on February 12 resume hearing of a suit by aggrieved investors seeking to recover about N11,795,090,000 from bank accounts linked to a couple, Bamise and Elizabeth Ajetunmobi and their two alleged firms. The firms are Imagine Global Holding Company Limited and Imagine Global Solutions Limited. According to the plaintiffs’ motion, the N11.795 billion is the outstanding investments and return on investments accruing to them from the defendants. Justice Toyin Oyekan-Abdullahi fixed the date when the matter came up last Thursday, sequel to a motion filed and argued by the investors’ counsel…

The Supreme Court has reversed its earlier decision which dismissed an appeal filed by Guaranty Trust Bank against a N2.4bn judgment given in favour of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited by the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, Oyo State. A judgment delivered on Friday by a five-member panel led by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola unanimously held that the Supreme Court erred when, in a ruling on February 27, 2019, it erroneously dismissed the appeal marked: SC/694/2014 filed by GTB. In the lead judgment written by Justice Tijani Abubakar but read on Friday by Justice Abdu Aboki, the apex court held that it…