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June 26, 2012

Show us your money, court orders National Assembly

by Stanley Azuakola How much do members of the National Assembly earn? What the public knows is mere hear-say, and that’s because the legislators themselves have consistently refused to disclose how…

June 25, 2012

Unilag to remain for now, as court grants injunction over name

by Tolu Orekoya The Federal High court has granted an injunction halting the renaming of University of Lagos (Unilag) after Moshood Abiola, announced on Democracy day earlier this year. The name…

June 19, 2012

Lawmaker assaults teacher for disciplining his child, teacher has him arrested

by Stanley Azuakola Hajiya Zainab Umar is a teacher in Modern International Secondary School, Jigawa. One of the students in her class happened to be the son of a member of the Jigawa State House…

June 18, 2012

Police fined N1 million for assaulting a female student

by Tolu Orekoya Two years after Abigail Ige was beaten by police officers in Ado Ekiti, the High Court has ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay a N1 million compensation to the…

June 4, 2012

ICPC files criminal charges against former police IG Sunday Ehindero

A criminal suit was filed on Monday against a former Inspector-General of Police, Sunday Ehindero, by the ICPC. This makes him only the second ex-police chief to be charged by…

May 26, 2012

Bishop Oyedepo’s lawyer: A ‘witch slap’ is not a human rights violation, so ‘Miss Justice’ can’t sue

by Tolu Orekoya Let the legal manouevering begin. Bishop David Oyedepo, of the infamous witch slap incident has made a move to get the N2 billion lawsuit dismissed. The founder and president…

May 24, 2012

#InCaseYouMissedIt: Court nullifies warrant to arrest Saraki

by Seyi Lawal Bad news for those who want Saraki behind bars. There will be no arrest of the former governor of Kwara State, Senator Bukola Saraki. Thanks to a Federal High Court…

April 28, 2012

Report: KFC ordered to pay £5.1 million to brain damaged chicken wrap victim

Chi Ibe Kentucky Fried Chicken, the fast food giant who recently opened outlets in Nigeria was on Friday ordered to pay £5.1 million to an Australian girl who experienced…

April 16, 2012

You Heard The Man: “This is my first term,” says President Jonathan

by Hauwa Gambo President Goodluck Jonathan has asked an Abuja High Court to dismiss a suit which seeks to stop him from contesting the 2015 presidential elections based on the…

April 6, 2012

Don’t Touch It – Court orders Fidelity Bank to stay away from Daar Communications

by Hauwa Gambo "Who's laughing now?" - Raymond Dokpesi, CEO of Daar A Federal High Court in Lagos has denied an order it supposedly issued to Fidelity Bank Plc to collect all monies…

March 14, 2012

Man on a mast: Panic at Abuja High Court as suicidal man climbs telecoms mast

by Lekan Olanrewaju A middle-aged man yesterday climbed a telecommunications mast beside the Federal High Court in Abuja. He was first feared by some to be a bomber, but was…

Oluwapelumi November 25, 2011

"I'm a celebrity, get me out of here!": Photos from #Suwe'sDaddy's day in court

by Wilfred Okiche As YNaija reported from the courthouse yesterday, popular actor Baba Suwe (Babatunde Omidina) was awarded the sum of N25million naira by a judge sitting at the Ikeja…

Oluwapelumi November 24, 2011

S**t happens! Baba Suwe gets N25million in damages

by Wilfred Okiche We call him Suwe's Daddy here at YNaija - just as well, since he can ask the NDLEA ''Who's your daddy now?' Popular Yoruba home video actor…

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