Judiciary

Abia First Female  Supreme Court Judge Sworn-In

Abia First Female Supreme Court Judge Sworn-In

Abia First Female Supreme Court Judge sworn -in. Justice Uwa, the wife of the late Engr. Uzoma Uwa, a former Executive Chairman of Isiala Ngwa South LGA, is from Ovuoji village in Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State. Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa was, before her elevation to the Court of Appeal in 2006, a judge of the Abia State High Court. Educated in Nigeria, the UK and Kenya, Justice Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa was born on October 26, 1958 and appointed a judge in Abia State in 1998. Until her recommendation to the apex court, she was the presiding justice…
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Sexual Harassment: Court Plays Nude Videos Of Student Found In Ndifon’s Phones

Sexual Harassment: Court Plays Nude Videos Of Student Found In Ndifon’s Phones

Sexual Harassment Trial: Nude Videos Of Student Found In Ndifon’s Phones Played In Court Nude videos of a female Diploma student found in the two phones seized by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) from Prof. Cyril Ndifon in continuation of the trial of the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) were played in court on Monday The ICPC’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, led Bwaigu Fungo, the 4th prosecution witness (PW4) to play the videos in evidence in the ongoing trial of Ndifon and his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu, before Justice James…
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Sealed PDP Secretariat Belongs To Abia Govt – Judicial Panel

Sealed PDP Secretariat Belongs To Abia Govt – Judicial Panel

Sealed PDP Secretariat belongs to Abia Govt – Judicial panel The chairman of the Abia State judicial panel of inquiry on the recovery of government property and funds, Justice Florence Doruoha-Igwe (retd) has ordered the temporary sealing-off of Plot 43 Finbars Road Umuahia, pending the conclusion of the investigation on the structure. The structure was, on Wednesday, sealed by personnel believed to be from Umuahia Capital Development Authority, UCDA. Doruoha-Igwe who gave the order on Wednesday during the judicial panel’s sitting, explained that the panel observed that the structure housing PDP’s secretariat belongs to the Abia State government. She, therefore,…
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Rivers State: Reappointment Of Commissioners To Wait Till February 28th In Respect To Court Order

Rivers State: Reappointment Of Commissioners To Wait Till February 28th In Respect To Court Order

Hours After Supreme Court Victory, Fubara Says Reappointment Of Commissioners Will Wait Until February 28th In Respect To Court Order The Rivers State government has said it is committed to upholding a Federal High Court order maintaining the status quo until February 28 on the re-appointment of nine former commissioners. Recall that the commissioner willingly resigned in December 2023 in the heat of political tension in the state. The Commissioner of Information in the state, Joe Johnson, who addressed public concerns on the recent re-screening of the commissioners, said the action respects both the Abuja agreement and the court order.…
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Man Gets Four Life Imprisonment For Sexually Assaulting His 3 Children

Man Gets Four Life Imprisonment For Sexually Assaulting His 3 Children

Man Gets Four Life Imprisonment For Sexually Assaulting His 3 Children An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ademola Oladimeji to four life imprisonment for sexually assaulting his three children. The children were aged five, seven and nine. Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held that the evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses were believable and truthful. Soladoye, however, said that their evidence established the offence of sexual assault by penetration and not defilement. According to her, the evidence of the three survivors was corroborated by the investigative police officer and their mother’s. He said:…
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With A Heart Full Of Gratitude… Supreme Court Victory Speech Of Dr. Alex Otti OFR

With A Heart Full Of Gratitude… Supreme Court Victory Speech Of Dr. Alex Otti OFR

With a Heart full of Gratitude… TEXT OF SPEECH BY THE ABIA STATE GOVERNOR, HIS EXCELLENCY DR. ALEX OTTI, OFR, ON THE REAFFIRMATION OF HIS ELECTORAL VICTORY BY THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024. Protocol, Let me start by thanking God for all what He has done for our state. Moments ago, the Supreme Court gave the final declaration on the appeals by both the PDP and the APC governorship candidates in the 2023 election that happened on the 18th of March, whose result was announced four days after on the 22nd of March 2023. After…
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Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On PDP, Ahaiwe’s Appeal

Supreme Court Reserves Judgement On PDP, Ahaiwe’s Appeal

BREAKING: SUPREME COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON PDP, AHAIWE'S APPEAL TO UNDERMINE GOV OTTI, WILL OF ABIA PEOPLE The Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the appeal brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it's candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Abia State, seeking to undermine the victory of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, in the March 18, 2023 election. The apex court on Wednesday after listening to the arguments by parties in the suit reserved judgment on a date to be communicated to the parties and their counsel. The Supreme Court panel of five Justices, led…
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Congratulations To H.E Dr. Alex Otti OFR And Good People Of ABIA State In Advance –  Ferdinand Ekeoma

Congratulations To H.E Dr. Alex Otti OFR And Good People Of ABIA State In Advance – Ferdinand Ekeoma

This article was earlier published on 9th December 2023. It is my wish to repost it today for a glaring reason that is well known to us. Congratulations to H.E Dr. Alex Otti OFR and the good people of Abia State in advance. 👇👇👇 OTTI'S MANDATE AND THE CONSPIRACY OF POLITICAL SCAVENGERS Ebere Uzoukwa, Ph.D The overwhelming and landmark victory of Dr Alex Otti, OFR, as Governor of Abia State, was never a surprise to many who followed closely the politics of the state from 2014 when the ex-bank chief and First Class Economist shocked the private sector, with the…
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Court Fines FGN N100m For Violating Emefiele’s Rights

Court Fines FGN N100m For Violating Emefiele’s Rights

Court Fines FG N100m For Violating Emefiele’s Rights The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has declared the prolonged detention of a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emfiele, without trial as a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights. The court also slammed a N100m fine against the Federal Government and the Economic Financial Crimes Commission. It also restrained the FG and its agents from rearresting or detaining Emefiele without an order of court. The judgment was given in a fundamental human rights suit filed by the former CBN governor following his prolonged detention in the…
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Sexual Harassment: Suspended Unical Prof Remanded In Prison

Sexual Harassment: Suspended Unical Prof Remanded In Prison

JUST-IN (Sexual Harassment): Court Remands Suspended UNICAL Prof In Prison A Federal High Court on Monday ordered that the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. Ndifon, who is being prosecuted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission before Justice James Omotosho, however, pleaded not guilty to the four-count charge. The ICPC, though its counsel, Ebenezer Shogunle, had filed the charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/511/23 on Oct. 30, 2023 against Ndifon. In count one, the defendant was alleged to have, between June…
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