Kogi community leader, convicted of intent to outrage woman’s modesty, loses appeal

Photo credit;,The Sun Nigeria. By Correspondent in Lokoja. A High court, sitting in appellate capacity in Lokoja, Kogi State has upheld the conviction and sentence passed on a community leader in Egbe, Chief Fogbonjaiye Stephen by a Chief Magistrate’s Court,Egbe. Our Correspondent recalls that Stephen(the accused), was arraigned before the lower Court in 2017 on…

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Court restrains Police from harassing suspended Kano anti-corruption boss, Rimingado

Barr Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado. By Glory Abuh-Adejoh/Talatu Maiwada. The National Industrial Court on Wednesday, ordered the Kano State Police Command from meddling in the affairs of the suspended chairman of Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, Mr Muhuyi Rimingado. Delivering the judgment, Justice Oyejoju Oyewumi, stated that the Commissioner of Police as the sixth…

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Kogi to sue EFCC for Contempt over illegal harassment of state officials

The Kogi State Government, on Thursday, accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission of illegal harassment of state officials “over a bail-out fund the Commission tried fruitlessly” to prove was stashed in an account, despite a Court injunction restraining it. The State Government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley…

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Be diligent in applying provisions of kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2017,Ag.CJ urges lower court judges

Hon.Justice Josiah Majebi,Ag.CJ,Kogi state. Photo credit:,Tribue online. By Correspondent in Lokoja. The Acting Chief Judge of the state, Hon. Justice Josiah Majebi, has urged judges of lower courts in the state to be diligent in applying the provisions of the Kogi State Administration of Criminal Justice Law, 2017 Justice Majebi gave the advice on Monday…

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Alleged bribing of voters lands 4 in court

Osogbo. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Command on Monday, arraigned four persons before Justice Mathias Agboola of the State High Court, Oshogbo,for alleged bribery of voters during the Osun State governorship election held on July 16, 2022. The defendants are: Adeyemo Bahiru Abiodun, Abidogun Ismail, Jimoh Kazeem and Yekini Nurudeen Abiodun….

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Kogi Ag. CJ establishes Public Complaints unit for High Court, warns judges against corruption

Hon.Justice Josiah Majebi,Acting Chief Judge of Kogi state. By Correspondent in Lokoja. The Acting Chief Judge of Kogi State,Hon. Justice Josiah Majebi,has announce the establishment of a Public Complaints Unit of the High Court,imbued with whistleblowing mechanisms. Justice Majebi made the announcement in Lokoja during an interactive session he held with the Magistrates at the…

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Court remands teenager for allegedly strangulating mother to death

Dayo Johnson, Akure An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court, weekend, ordered the remand of 18-year-old, Tope Momoh, for allegedly strangling his 52-year-old mother, Stella Momoh to death. Police Prosecutor, Nelson Akintimehin, said that the defendant was arraigned for murder. According to Akintimehin, the defendant committed the offence at midnight on September 6, 2022, at Ikakumi Akoko,…

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