The Senate on Thursday commenced the amendment to the Federal Capital Territory Customary Court Act, 2007 to expand the jurisdiction of customary courts in the FCT to include criminal trials.
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An FCT High Court sitting in Nyanya on Wednesday sentenced a “peacemaker”, Mohammed Tijani, to death by hanging for killing a man who was fighting another in front of his barber shop.
An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced Mohammed Atabo, Chairman, Parents Teachers Association, to 198 years imprisonment for forgery.
An FCT High Court Nyanya on Thursday was lenient to a convict, Christian Palidor, for being remorseful for causing the death of his friend, Gabriel Adema.
A prosecution witness, Inspector Lare Zekeri, told an FCT High Court on Monday that late Ogah Jumbo, an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, slumped 20 minutes after arriving at the police station.
Following her conviction by an FCT High Court over the alleged killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, Maryam Sanda has approached the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, asking the court to set aside the verdict and acquit her.
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 12-year jail term imposed on former Taraba State Governor, Jolly Nyame, over N1.6 billion corruption charge.
An FCT High Court in Nyanya on Monday fixed Feruary 11 for continuation of trial of two students of the University of Abuja accused of conspiracy in the alleged drowning of their friend.
Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu convicted Sanda based on the “doctrine of last seen”.
The suit is also challenging his nomination as Speaker in the 9th Assembly.
Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue the certificate of return to Barrister Dr. Obinna Uzoh, as the Senator-Elect for Anambra South Senatorial District.
Okeke delivered ruling in a motion seeking to commit Runsewe to prison.
Justice Othman Musa, of an FCT High Court, on Tuesday said he was returning the case file of Mohammed Adoke, former Attorney-General of the Federation to FCT chief judge.
Two students of the University of Abuja accused of conspiracy in the drowning of their friend. appeared before an FCT High Court in Nyanya, on Tuesday.
Justice Silvanus Oriji of the FCT High Court, Apo, on Tuesday discharged former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, and Commissioner of Police, Budget, John Obaniyi, of N16.4 million fraud charge.
Justice Jude Okeke fixed the date after all counsel in the matter argued for and against the admissibility of EFCC’s documents.
The police on Friday re-arraigned a cook, Idris Ebiloma, 28, in an FCT High Court on two counts of defilement and sodomising a four-year-old girl.
The judge, Justice Olasumbo Goodluck adjourned after the second prosecution witness finished giving his evidence.
The EFCC charged Adetoye, Abiodun and Origin Oil and Gas Limited with obtaining N735 million from the federal government as payment for the importation of 15,000mt of premium motor spirit which they claim to have purchased from Vitol SA and imported into Nigeria through MT Silverie.
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf gave the order when Dusuki failed to appear for his trial.