Author: statereporter
Activist lawyer, Madubuachi Idam, on Thursday said Nigerian laws frown at a woman getting 50 percent of her husband’s properties during divorce. Idam warned that women who push their husbands into court marriage with the intent of sharing his properties during divorce should know that such is alien to the Nigerian law. In a chat with news men, the lawyer noted that the spouse would be made to provide evidence of contributing towards the acquisition of such a property. According to Idam: “The law that awards 50% or any percentage of a man’s property to his wife during divorce is…
An Ikeja chief magistrate’s court on Thursday, August 22, discharged and acquitted six persons arrested during the 2020 protest. The defendants are Daniel Joyinbo, 31, Adigun Sodiq, 28, Kehinde Shola, 32, Salaudeen Kamilu, 29, Sodiq Usseni, 33 and Azeez Isiaka, 34. The defendants had in a plea bargain agreement, pleaded guilty to a count charge of breach of the public peace preferred against them by the Lagos State Government. After listening to the plea bargain agreement, the magistrate, Bola Osunsanmi, found the defendants guilty and convicted them of the offence. She, however, cautioned and freed them, adding that they had…
Edo State Deputy Governor, Marvellous Godwins Omobayo, has reaffirmed his position as the authentic Deputy Governor, despite ongoing litigation. He stated that he remains focused on supporting Governor Godwin Obaseki and performing his official duties as guaranteed by the Constitution. Omobayo made this declaration during a solidarity visit by transport unions, including the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). He expressed appreciation for their support and loyalty to the Obaseki-led administration. The unions, in turn, passed a vote of confidence in Omobayo, recognizing him as the legitimate Deputy Governor. They expressed…
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), has officially retired from service upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. A valedictory court session was held in his honor at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja, where he delivered a speech highlighting his achievements and challenges faced during his tenure. Ariwoola, who was appointed as acting CJN in June 2022 and subsequently sworn in October of the same year, noted that he signed off on the new Supreme Court Rules 2024 earlier this month to address current challenges and suit the times. He explained that the previous…
A Chinese firm named Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd has finalised repossession of a luxury jet owned by Nigeria in Canada. This comes days after the company confiscated the country’s guest houses in Liverpool, United Kingdom in its bid to recover up to $70 million in arbitration awards from the West Africa country. Peoples Gazette reports that the firm recently received a change of custodian paperwork for the Bombardier 6000 type BD-700-1A10 aircraft from Canadian authorities in Montreal, months after a Canadian court issued a judgement that empowered Zhongchang to seize the jet from Nigeria. “The court granted orders…
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The Mexican government is issuing an arrest warrant for the jailed son of Sinaloa Cartel founder Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, alleging he kidnapped a fellow narco boss and flew him straight into the waiting arms of US law enforcement a month ago. In an announcement Wednesday, the Mexican Attorney General’s office confirmed it is issuing charges against Joaquín Guzmán López, who is in US custody in Chicago. “An order of apprehension is being prepared alleging kidnapping and illegal deprivation of liberty of an individual on national territory in order to hand them over to authorities in another country,” Mexico’s Attorney…
Parents are hiding their children from local authorities to avoid mandatory evacuation in the eastern city of Pokrovsk amid warnings that Russian forces are advancing rapidly. Communities in and around Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine, are being urged to flee within the next two weeks as Russian forces push forward – which comes despite Ukraine’s own incursion into Russian territory that has taken Moscow by surprise. On Thursday, Russia insisted it had thwarted another Ukrainian attempt to push into the border region of Bryansk, as Ukraine continues to make advances into the Kursk region. “Don’t wait. It will not get better, it…
The Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court has acquitted six individuals who faced charges related to public peace disturbances during the 2020 #Endsars protests. Naija News reports that the individuals acquitted on Thursday are Daniel Joyinbo, Adigun Sodiq, Kehinde Shola, Salaudeen Kamilu, Sodiq Usseni, and Azeez Isiaka. In a plea bargain arrangement, the defendants admitted guilt to a single charge of breaching public peace, as brought forth by the Lagos State Government. After reviewing the plea agreement, Magistrate Bola Osunsanmi found them guilty and issued a conviction. However, she cautioned and discharged them, noting that they had already spent nearly four years…
Arsenal will pay Real Sociedad an initial €33.5m (£28.43m) for midfielder Mikel Merino; 28-year-old midfielder has agreed terms on a four-year contract at the Emirates; the transfer will be finalised subject to a medical The fee is in the region of €38.5m (£32.67m), made up of an initial fee is €33.5m (£28.43m) and a further €5m (£4.24m) in performance related add-ons.