Magistrate

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned a magistrate court judge, Mohammed Suleiman Kumo, before Justice H.H. Kereng of the Gombe High Court sitting in Gombe. SolaceBase reports that Kumo was arraigned on…
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The Kogi State Judicial Service Commission has ordered the compulsory retirement of a judge, Alemeru Adekunle Bamidele, of the Area Court over misconduct. The commission also suspended Magistrate Tanimu U. Muhammed from adjudicatory…
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Tragedy occurred in Lagos State, when a Pastor, Magistrate Olasanmi Ogunkanmi, 58, suddenly, slumped and died the night after returning from a three-week holy pilgrimage in Jerusalem, Israel. It was gathered that late Magistrate…
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A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered a 23-year-old man, Rabiu Gambo, to sweep the court premises for 40 days for stealing a wallet. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, sentenced Gambo after he pleaded guilty to theft. …
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A Kwara State High Court, sitting as an appellate court in Ilorin, has discharged and acquitted two journalists convicted for publishing a defamatory article against a rice factory, faulting the police and trial magistrate’s ruling. In…
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The Niger State Judicial Service Commission (NJSC) has dismissed the Magistrate Court judge in Salka, Magama local government area of the state,  Mohammed Bako Iya, from service for gross misconduct and abuse of Judicial power. The…
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A Civil Society Organisation, War Against Indiscipline (WAI) has demanded Kano Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir Umar to open investigation into bribery and other allegations against a Senior Magistrate, Aminu Gabari by a litigant, Ismail…
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A Federal High Court in Yola on Thursday sentenced a former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Chairman, Binanu Esthon and Magistrate Shehu Mustapha, to three years in prison each for fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
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An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday sentenced Magistrate Mohammed Balogun, to three years imprisonment for demanding gratification to influence judgment. Justice Ishaq Bello who convicted Balogun, however, gave him N500, 000 option…
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