Court dissolves 25-year-old marriage for lack of love

An Area Court in Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, dissolved a 25-year-old marriage between one Ramat Ibrahim and her estranged husband, Ibrahim Ayinla, on Wedne...

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Submitted on 24 January, 2024 08:03 am

Photos: Celebration rocks Kano as S-Court reverses sack of Gov. Yusuf

Celebrations rocked the ancient city of Kano State on Friday following the Supreme Court judgement that reversed the sack of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf...

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Submitted on 12 January, 2024 08:13 am

Man urges court to order estranged wife to refund bride price or return

A businessman, Haruna Adamu, on Thursday, prayed a Magajin Gari Shari’a Court in Kaduna to order his estranged wife, Salamatu Abubakar, to retur...

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Submitted on 11 January, 2024 11:54 am

Man, 24, bags 10 years for unlawful possession of firearms

A Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta on Thursday sentenced Taiwo Kayode to 10 years imprisonment for unlawful possession of firearms. The Magi...

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Submitted on 28 December, 2023 11:49 am

13 govs face uncertain fate as opposition candidates drag them to Supreme Court

The last may not have been heard about post-election cases in many states as the fate of no fewer than 13 governors depends on the outcome of lawsuits...

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Submitted on 17 December, 2023 06:57 am

Supreme Court okays Nnamdi Kanu’s trial, quashes order for his release

The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the judgment of Court of Appeal that ordered the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Ind...

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Submitted on 15 December, 2023 08:54 am

Judgment on Kano poll: We’re challenging ‘robbery’ at Supreme Court —Gov Yusuf

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has described the Appeal Court judgment, sacking him from office as robbery, saying he would challenge the ruli...

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Submitted on 18 November, 2023 11:31 pm

Supreme Court vacant seats: Expectations, politics, dangers

In this report, Vanguard’s Law & Human Rights examines the present composition of the Supreme Court and the extent of compliance by the appo...

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Submitted on 10 November, 2023 05:23 am

Court rejects Apapa factional motion seeking to replace Imo LP candidate

A Federal High Court, Abuja, has declined to grant a motion ex-parte brought by Alhaji Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) to stop Athan...

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Submitted on 9 November, 2023 05:49 am

By-laws against child marriage enacted in Lagos LGs

A non-governmental organization, Bella Foundation for Child and Maternal Care, has said that it is saddled with the responsibility of advocating the e...

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Submitted on 6 November, 2023 04:45 pm