Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Baron/REX/Shutterstock (9640561sd) Gwyneth Paltrow 'Avengers: Infinity War' film premiere, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 23 Apr 2018 A retired eye doctor has lost "the ability to function at a high level" since a 2016 skiing collision with Gwyneth Paltrow, a court in Utah heard. Terry Sanderson was a "high-energy person", … Continue reading Skier devastated after crash with Gwyneth Paltrow
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Pakistani court delays arrest of ex-premier Imran Khan
Khan’s supporters have been preventing police from reaching his house in Lahore. A Pakistani court has extended a pause in the effort to arrest former premier Imran Khan, a sign of easing tension in the country’s cultural capital after clashes erupted this week when police tried to detain him. Lahore High Court ordered police to … Continue reading Pakistani court delays arrest of ex-premier Imran Khan
BREAKING: Appeal Court okays INEC request to reconfigure BVAS
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Wednesday, turned down the request of the Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, Mr Peter Gregory Obi seeking to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from reconfiguring the BVAS equipment used for the conduct of the February 25 Presidential election. The Court held that granting the request would jeopardize the … Continue reading BREAKING: Appeal Court okays INEC request to reconfigure BVAS
When a presidential candidate doesn’t win 25% of FCT
The 25% OF FCT, Abuja As A Legal Conundrum COLUMNS By Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN, CON, OFR, FCIArb, LL.M, Ph.D, LL.D, D. Litt. INTRODUCTION Election is a process that must be carried out within the bounds of the laws of the land. In Nigeria, elections are held every four years. Extant laws are made to … Continue reading When a presidential candidate doesn’t win 25% of FCT
Will INEC influence court decision against LP, Peter Obi, and Nigerians?
INEC has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, to stop Peter Obi from inspecting its BVAS devices claiming that they need to reconfigure the devices. INEC has also asked the court to grant them permission to reconfigure the devices using the upcoming State elections (scheduled to hold on Saturday) as an excuse. This is … Continue reading Will INEC influence court decision against LP, Peter Obi, and Nigerians?
Politician alleges contempt of court after Buhari’s State of the Nation address
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has described the announcement by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), that only the old N200 banknote remains legal tender while the old N500 and N1,000 notes are not as a contempt of court. According to the lawyer-cum-activist, the president cannot overrule the Supreme Court of Nigeria. … Continue reading Politician alleges contempt of court after Buhari’s State of the Nation address
Court remands 8 suspects for mutilating corpse
Eight men, Waheed Tijani, 50, Taiwo Yunusa, 38, Afeez Ariyo, 43, Kazeem Tejumaje, 47, Abdulrasheed Tanimola, 55, Muritala Kewulere, 65, Dauda Azeez, 52 and Abdulhakeem Oriola, 51, were on Friday docked in an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not provided, were docked for allegedly cutting a dead man’s body parts. … Continue reading Court remands 8 suspects for mutilating corpse
UK court approves decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Britain’s High Court ruled Monday that a plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is legal but the government must consider the circumstances of each case before deporting anyone, a judgment that sets the controversial policy up for further legal battles. Eight asylum-seekers, aid groups and a border officials’ union filed lawsuits … Continue reading UK court approves decision to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Domestic Violence: Man denies ordering house help to unleash dogs on estranged wife
A Director at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Olalekan Onikoyi, has been accused of ordering his house help to unleash dogs on his wife, Mrs. Emily Onikoyi at their home in Fadeyi Street, Igbogbo, Ikorodu, Lagos. MEZIESBLOG learnt that the couple has been having unending marital issues for years and that the man recently … Continue reading Domestic Violence: Man denies ordering house help to unleash dogs on estranged wife
Nnamdi Kanu demands N20bn compensation from FG, apology from Minister of Justice
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has demanded N20 billion as compensation from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. Kanu demanded compensation following alleged defamatory and libellous claims against him. Speaking through his Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, the IPOB leader, said Malami’s claim that … Continue reading Nnamdi Kanu demands N20bn compensation from FG, apology from Minister of Justice
Court declines to entertain further charges against IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to entertain any further charge against the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, pending the Supreme Court’s ruling on his bail. Justice Binta Nyako said the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain any further charge against Kanu, in view of the judgment … Continue reading Court declines to entertain further charges against IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu
TERRORISM: Buhari administration amends charges against Nnamdi Kanu
The Nigerian Government has amended the seven-count terrorism charges against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The Government filed the amended seven-count terrorism charge against Kanu. The amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/383/2015, which was entered before the Federal High Court in Abuja, contained all allegations against Kanu that were earlier sustained by … Continue reading TERRORISM: Buhari administration amends charges against Nnamdi Kanu
FAIR TRIAL: Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton cleared of assaulting his wife
Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has been cleared of assaulting his wife after a judge ruled he could not have a fair trial because prosecutors would not call the alleged victim to give evidence. The former Premier League midfielder, 40, was accused of pushing Georgia Barton, 36, to the floor before kicking her during a … Continue reading FAIR TRIAL: Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton cleared of assaulting his wife
Buhari administration reveals why Nnamdi Kalu can’t be released
The Federal Government has explained why it can’t obey the court ruling ordering the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. The government told the Appeal Court in Abuja that Kanu posed a flight risk and was a threat to national security. An Assistant State Counsel in the office … Continue reading Buhari administration reveals why Nnamdi Kalu can’t be released
Man gets one-year sentence for sending former partner a Taliban execution video
A man who sent his former partner a Taliban execution video has received a jail term after a court heard his son had sent him a video of his mother in bed. The man appeared before a recent sitting of the district court in West Cork, having been found guilty last year of sending the … Continue reading Man gets one-year sentence for sending former partner a Taliban execution video
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