Adedoyin, as well as, Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwale Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem and Adebayo Kunle had appeared before the court on 11 counts bordering on murder, indecent interference with a dead body, administration of extrajudicial oath and alteration to conceal evidence.
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Onibokun took the decision to return the case on Friday based on the demand of some of the parties in the matter.
The development was confirmed by the Osun State branch of the Nigeria Bar Association in a statement on Wednesday.
Justice Jide Falola of Osun State High Court sitting in Ikirun has sentenced two men to death by hanging for murder.
Justice Jide Falola of the Osun State High Court in Ikirun on Friday sentenced two men to death by hanging for murder.
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State in the last governorship election held in September last year, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has dragged the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to court over his arrest and detention in Abuja on May 6, 2019.
The court gave the ruling on Saturday, dismissing an appeal against the judgment of an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, which had earlier confirmed the eligibility of Adeleke to contest the governorship election
The Osun State High Court in Osogbo, Osun State has sentenced a 19-year-old, AbdulRafiu Zakariyahu, and two other persons, Yusuf Kareem and Ayuba Ibrahim, to death for killing a 400 Level student of Osun State University, Timileyin Sonibare.
An Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo on Thursday sentenced one Sunday Palms to death by hanging for murder.
The case was filed by two Peoples Democratic Party delegates, Olagboye Adedamola and Oyetunji Suredi, over the testimonial and statement of result presented by the senator to the Independent National Electoral Commission, which they claimed to were fake documents
Rasheed Olabayo and Oluwaseun Idowu had approached the court claiming that Senator Adeleke did not possess the certificates as required by Section 177 (d) of the 1999 constitution, demanding it sets aside the July 21, 2018 primary election which produced him as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
The presiding judge, Justice AbdulRasaq AbdulKaeem, found him guilty on a one-count charge of armed robbery filed against him by the state government.
Delivering judgment in a case instituted by a human rights activist, Barrister Kanmi Ajibola, challenging the legality of the State of Osun Land use charge Law, Justice Yinka Afolabi ruled that the law and its makers were unknown to the 1999 Constitution.
In a press statement signed by the Convener of the Forum, Prince Hameed Oyegbade, and its Steering Committee Chairman, Abdulrahman Okunade, the body noted with excitement that the retiring judge is bowing out of service with his head held high.
The accused are facing a seven-count charge bordering on fraud, conspiracy and abuse of office.
The protest followed Justice David Oladimeji’s order that a former Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Anthony Elujoba, and the Bursar, Aderonke Akeredolu, be remanded at Ilesa Prison.
The presiding Judge, Justice David Olademeji, said the order was due to the gravity of the alleged offences the defendants were charged with.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that activities inside the court’s premises were paralysed following the development with only a few lawyers sighted moving in and out
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that activities at the Osun State High Court were paralysed following the NBA protest over what it termed as “commercialisation of justice”
The Governor stated this during an on-the-spot assessment of the premises of the High Court, which was allegedly set ablaze by hoodlums on Tuesday morning