Tag: Court

FG Drags ASUU to Court Over Ongoing Strike
Education, News, Nigeria

FG Drags ASUU to Court Over Ongoing Strike

The Federal Government has called upon the National Industrial Court (NIC) to settle the trade dispute between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. See Also: How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan To that effect, The NIC has summoned both parties to appear before the Court on Monday in Abuja to look through the ongoing strike embarked on by the university unions. The Federal Government wants the Court to direct ASUU to resume academic activities after shutting down public universities for eight months. The Court issued a letter on the 9th of September, signed by the chief register, stating the court sitting would hold at No 11, New-Bussa close, Area 3, Garki Abuja, on Monday 12th of September 2022, at 9 am. Source: Daily Post
Seven Men Remanded by Court for Gang-raping Minor to Death
Crime, Justice, Nigeria, Safety, Violence, Youths

Seven Men Remanded by Court for Gang-raping Minor to Death

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ebute Meta Lagos, on Friday, ordered seven men who allegedly gang-raped a minor to death, be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre. The police charged Ajom Tabi, 37; Omobolanle Olowookere, 41; Aliu Bilyamin, 24; Emmanuel Okon, 24; Bolarinwa Olamilekan, 24; Badmus Abdulateef, 20; Azeez Quadri, 22; and Sunday Odunayo, 22 with three counts of rape, murder and defilement. Chief Magistrate O.G. Oghre did not take the plea of the suspects pending legal advice. The magistrate admitted the second suspect Olowookere to bail in the sum of N500, 000 with two sureties each in like sum after her counsel, Spurgeon Ataene, told the court of her non- involvement in the case. The Magistrate adjourned the case until Nov. 18, pending legal advice. Earlier, In...