Court has dismissed a suit by the Attorney’s General of the 36 States Governments against the Federal Government. Defendants in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation, Finance Minister, Accountant General of the Federation and all banks in Nigeria among others. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court in Abuja has … Read more
A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has vacated an order stopping the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The court held that the order of injunction is issued against the APC on November 18, 2021, has been overtaken by a recent judgment the Supreme Court delivered on a similar matter. … Read more
The student, a resident of Bassa village, along airport road, Abuja, was charged with burglary and theft The judge said the sentence would serve as deterrence to anyone who wants to tow that depraved path in the future EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 19-year-old … Read more
Baba Ijesha has finally reacted to the viral video of alleged defilement. He claimed he was acting a script in the viral video with a minor. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Nollywood actor, Olarewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, on Friday testified before an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he was acting a script in the … Read more
In a recorded statement, the victim told the court that this is the second she was molested by the teenager The court remanded the defendant in the custody of the NSCDC EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ekiti State Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ado Ekiti District, has ordered the remand of a 16-year-old boy, Mohammed, in … Read more
A Kenyan woman has been charged to court for biting off the lover’s ear for refusing to give her enough money for transport fare She also told cops that she was totally drunk and only remembers waking up at Kangemi police station later the same day. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Kenyan woman accused … Read more
Court has delivered judgement on DCP Abba Kyari’s bail application. The court refused to grant bail to him. EKO HOT BLOG reports that A federal high court in Abuja has rejected to grant bail to Abba Kyari, suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP). While ruling on the bail, Inyang Ekwo, the judge, said that the … Read more
ECOWAS court has revealed why it is yet to decide on Sunday Igboho’s case. The court of the 15-member West African countries said it only concerns itself with civil matters brought before it. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the ECOWAS Court of Justice on Friday said that it has not received any matter relating to … Read more
Court has sentenced Evans and two others to life imprisonment. The judge said the convicts did not show any remorse for their crimes and had tried to “lie their way out of the charges” during the trial EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Friday sentenced kidnap kingpin, … Read more
Court has jailed a man for putting detergent into patient’s drip. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a South Korea court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to three years in prison for putting liquid bathroom cleaner into the intravenous drip line of another patient for unclear reasons while in hospital for burn treatment. Sources said on … Read more
Court has sentenced former minister, others to jail. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Jos, the Plateau State capital, has sentenced a former Minister of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah Ochekpe, to three months imprisonment. The court also sentenced a former Deputy Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the … Read more
Justice Musa said the offence of rape is life imprisonment under section 282 penal code law… EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Jigawa State High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu has sentenced a rapist, Haladu Sani to life imprisonment for raping an eleven-year-old girl. Delivering the judgment Justice Musa Ubale said the court found Haladu … Read more
They were arraigned on two counts bordering on conspiracy and armed robbery… Their offence contravened the provisions of sections 6 and 1(2) of the Robbery and Firearms (Special provisions) Act, 2004. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has sentenced two former police officers, James Ejeh and Simeon Abraham, to … Read more
…the victim, who was rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yola, for medical attention, died on Sunday, February 13, 2022… EKO HOT BLOG reports that four men have been arraigned before a Yola Chief Magistrate’s Court over the death of a 28-year-old man, Adamu Ahmadu, who was wrongly accused of stealing a phone. Ahmadu, who … Read more
…had been defiling their daughters aged nine, seven and five by inserting his finger into their private parts. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, Ademola Oladimeji, for defiling his three daughters and beating up their mother when she confronted him. The suspect, who resides at Fadeyi … Read more
Chidinma Ojukuw’s trial has resumed at Lagos Court. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected killer of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga resumed on Monday at the Lagos High Court. Ojukwu was seen in handcuffs on the premises of the court. Read Also: ASUU Declares Pantami’s Professorship Illegal, Vows To Sanction … Read more
Man has been remanded for killing his wife in Enugu state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Enugu State Magistrate Court has remanded 49-year-old man, Remigius Nwaju in Enugu Correctional Centre for allegedly killing his wife, Philomena Nwaju. It was gathered that the man committed the offence on November 15, 2021 at No. 7 Ajali … Read more
Court has jailed trader for repacking paracetamol as antimalarial drugs. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court in Awka, Anambra State has sentenced a middle-aged man, Ogbodo Friday, to seven years imprisonment without an option of a fine for endangering the lives of innocent consumers through the circulation of fake and counterfeited drugs. … Read more
…people in the neighbourhood testified that they saw the three-year-old girl playing around with the suspect… EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has ordered that a 17-year-old boy be detained at the Juvenile Centre, Ado Ekiti. The teenager, according to the charge, “on May 30, 2020 at … Read more
A pastor has allegedly raped and impregnated 14-year-old girl inside church’s store. EKO HOT BLOG reports that an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday, remanded a pastor with the Royal World Embassy Church, Rufus Olatunji, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 14-year-old member. The Chief Magistrate, F.M. Kayode, who did not take Mr Olatunji’s … Read more