Category: Legal

Appeal Court Annuls Kogi Death Sentence

The conviction and sentencing of an alleged murder suspect in Kogi State by the High Court of the state has been annulled by the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The accused, one...

The Day I Saw An Unjust Judge

By Stanley Ajileye. Monday, June 6, 2016, I at once wished I am an English Teacher. I would have tasked my students, the next day to write an essay on topic: ‘The...

Fake ‘Doctor’ Bags Life Jail for Kidnapping 8year-old Boy in Ajaokuta

A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja has sentenced a fake medical doctor, Joseph Adeika to life imprisonment for kidnapping his former employer’s eight-year-old...

Kogi Gov Poll: All Parties Close Petitions, Tribunal Reserves Judgment

All parties involved in the Kogi State governorship election tussle on Tuesday closed their petition before the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal for kogi State...

Tribunal Update: Illegibility of Yahaya Bello is All Encompassing – Chris Uche SAN

The illegibility of Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello was further exposed at the submission of the written addresses by all the parties at the Kogi state...

My Administration Will Continue to Respect Other Arms of Government, Gov Bello Assures Kogi Judiciary

By Mary Amodu- Lokoja Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has promised to accord the state judiciary the true independence that the arm of government deserves. Bello,...

Court Declares AVM Isaac Alfa Rightful Winner of Kogi East Senatorial Election

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday declared Air Vice Marshal Isaac Alfa (rtd) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) the rightful winner of the Kogi East...

Kogi Assembly Crisis: N’Assembly Yet to Receive Notice of Court Process

The National Assembly is yet to be served with the notice of court process in the suit filed by the Kogi State Government at the Supreme Court, challenging the...

3 Bassa LG Officials Jailed 12 Years for Stealing N160m

Justice J.J. Majebi of the Kogi State High Court sitting in Okene, Kogi State has convicted and sentenced three former officials of Bassa Local Government Council, Kogi...

Kogi Assembly Takeover: Kogi Govt Drags NASS, AGF to Supreme Court

The Kogi State Government has sued the National Assembly and the Attorney-General of the Federation before the Supreme Court, asking for an order nullifying the House of...