Court Orders ASUU To Call Off 7 Month Strike EKO HOT BLOG reports that the national industrial court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its ongoing nationwide strike. ASUU has been on strike since February 14 to press home the demand for improved funding for … Read more
Court has nullified APC governorship primary in Taraba Eko Hot Blog reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Tuesday nullified the Taraba governorship primary election that produced Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2023 election. EDITORS PICK JUST IN: Drama As Masquerades Invade Church, Flog Pastor, … Read more
On Monday, Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that sought to disqualify Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party over alleged illegal substitution of their running mates. Eko Hot Blog reports that … Read more
Kogi State Government has sealed-off all First Bank Nigeria PLC branches operating in the State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the action was on the order of a Kogi High Court sitting in Lokoja. EDITOR’S PICK Lagos Court Remands Six Men For Allegedly Inflicting Injury On Woman, Others Gbajabiamila Makes Fresh 10 Appointments … Read more
A Lagos court has remanded six men for allegedly inflicting injury on woman EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Magistrate’s court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos, has remanded six men in Correctional centre for allegedly conspiring to cut off a woman and others’ fingers. EDITOR’S PICK UK Longest Serving Monarch, Queen Elizabeth Dies At 96 … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu has adjourned judgement on the suit between Bashir Machin and Senate President Ahmed Lawan. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the presiding judge, Justice Fadima Murtala Aminu, after listening to all the submissions of arguments by the defense councils, ruled that the judgement date would be communicated to all … Read more
ASUU: FG Drags Striking Lecturers To Court EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had been dragged to the Industrial Court by the Federal government over its lingering strike action which has kept students at home for nearly seven months. This online media platform understands that ASUU has been … Read more
Court has extended order shutting down broadcast stations EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal High Court in Lagos has extended the order stopping President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Broadcasting Commission from revoking the licenses of 53 broadcast stations in the country and shutting down the stations for allegedly failing to renew their licenses. … Read more
The Appeal Court has scheduled Tuesday next week for the hearing of the appeal filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against the Federal Government. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kanu is challenging the remaining seven count charges filed against him by the Nigerian government. EDITOR’S PICK: You’re A … Read more
An high court has stopped the state government from taking over and demolishing the remaining two Ikoyi high-rise buildings. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Justice Adewunmi Oshin of the Lagos High Court has restrained the Lagos State government from taking over and demolishing the remaining two Ikoyi high-rise buildings constructed by Fourscore Heights Limited EDITOR’S … Read more
Two cultists remanded in Kwara EKO HOT BLOG reports that two members of a covert cult have been sentenced to remain in custody by an Ilorin magistrates’ court. EDITOR’S PICK Petrol Subsidy Is Criminal, Must End – Peter Obi 2023: Peter Obi Reacts To Tinubu’s Call To Caution His Supporters PDP Crisis: Bode George Appeals … Read more
Court has dismissed application for Kyari’s extradition to US EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Abuja Federal High Court, on Monday, rejected an application filed by the Federal Government to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, to the United States of America to face trial over his alleged involvement with a … Read more
Court Orders Release Of Trump Redacted Search Papers EKO HOT BLOG reports that a US judge has ordered investigators to release a redacted version of court papers that convinced him to authorise a search of Donald Trump’s estate. The public version of the affidavit, a document that includes the evidence gathered by prosecutors, … Read more
Elon Musk Subpoenas Jack Dorsey Ahead Of Twitter Court Battle EKO HOT BLOG reports that Elon Musk has launched legal action to summon Twitter former CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey to appear in court as part of his legal battle with the tech company. Musk is seeking to end his $44bn deal for … Read more
A security guard has been remanded by an Ilorin Court EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court, on Thursday, remanded a 28-year-old security guard, Kaura Joseph, for allegedly stealing items worth N1.8m from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State. EDITOR’S PICK Tinubu Reveals Meeting … Read more
An High Court has banned ‘Oro’ curfew in Oyo town EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has prohibited curfew for the annual celebration of Oro festival in Iseyin Local Government Area of the state by adherents of the faith. EDITOR’S PICK Petrol Subsidy Is Criminal, Must End – Peter … Read more
A notorious cultist, Oko-Ilu has been arraigned in court on nine counts in Oshogbo EKO HOT BLOG reports that Hammed Rasheed, 29, also known as Oko-Ilu, a wanted cultist in Osun State has been charged to court. EDITOR’S PICK Sanwo-Olu Allays Residents’ Fear, Directs Security Agencies On Vigilance Level Lagos Gets Special Operations Team … Read more
Man Accuses In-Laws Of Abducting His Pregnant Wife EKO HOT BLOG reports that the parents of a housewife in Kwankashe, Suleja in Niger State have been arraigned before a magistrates’ court sitting in Madalla for abducting their daughter from her matrimonial home. The prosecutor, ASP John Ateni, told the court that the accused, … Read more
Oluseyi Olatunbosun has appeared before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining $42,500 Australian dollars clandestinely EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 39-year-old man named Oluseyi Olatunbosun has been charged by the police for defrauding $42,500 Australian dollars, before a Tinubu Magistrate’s Court. Olatunbosun is charged with three counts that touch on … Read more
Traditional Religious Practitioners’ Association (TRPA) in Nigeria has dragged the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, to Court for refusing to register her association. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, has been sued by the Traditional Religious Practitioners’ Association (TRPA) in Nigeria for refusing to register the traditional worshippers as a religious … Read more