Okuama Bloodbath: Court Commences Sitting Hearing On Villagers’ N100bn Suit Against Army
LAGOS MAY 3RD (URHOBOTODAY)-The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday, commenced sitting on a N100bn lawsuit filed by indigenes of Okuama community in Ughelli North Local Government Area against More...
Alleged Failed Prophesy: Delta Pastor Drags Member To Court For Demanding Return Of His Lexus SUV
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Dr. David Emmanuel Ovie, the Head Pastor and General Overseer of the God in Action Liberation Mission has slammed a five hundred million naira (N500 million) suit on one of his church More...
Delta: Court Halts Election Into EXCO Of Isoko Community
LAGOS DECEMBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-To prevent breach of peace, a Delta State Chief Magistrate’ Court has granted an interim injunction against the conduct of election into the leadership of Oleh Community Development More...
Human Right Lawyer Threatens To Drag DESOPADEC To Court Over Removal Of HODS
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Warri-based human rights lawyer, Barrister Timothy Ifere has threatened to drag to court and request for a revert to status quo ante or write to the state House of Assembly to More...
69 Arrested For Allegedly Attending Gay Wedding In Warri Released On Bail
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria (Reuters) -A court in Nigeria has released on bail 69 people who were arrested last month in connection with an alleged gay wedding, which is illegal in the country, their More...
Labour Party Faults Court Nullification Of Delta Rep Member, Vows To Appeal Judgment
LAGOS JULY 26TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has reacted to the judgment by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, which sacked Ngozi Okolie representing More...
Delta: Killer Police Inspector Dismissed From Service, Faces Court Trial Today
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State Police Command has announced that Inspector Ubi Ebri, who fatally shot a trader, Mr Onyeka Ibe, during a stop-and-search duty, has been dismissed from service and More...
Founding CEO Of Seplat, Ovuru Calls Off Retirement Dinner, Book Launch Following Court Injunction
LAGOS JULY 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Austin Avuru, founding CEO of Seplat Energy has called off the planned retirement dinner which was to feature the unveiling of his books following an injunction by an Abuja High Court More...
Court Awards N40m Damage Against Okowa’s Appointee Over Unlawful Torture Of Suspected ‘Randy Man’
LAGOS JULY 25TH (URHOBOTODAY)The Delta State High Court sitting in Otu-Jeremi on Friday 22nd July, 2022 awarded the sum of forty Million Naira only as damages against the Director General of the Delta State Direct More...
Court Sends Six Yahoo Boys To Jail In Asaba
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday December 8, 2021 secured the conviction of six internet fraudsters and one illegal dealer More...
Delta Private School Owners Drag Okowa, Others To Court Over Multiple Taxes, Illegal Levies
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Proprietors of private schools, under the aegis of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), Delta State chapter, have sued the state government at the More...
Activist Chief Malcolm Omirhobo Sues Buhari, Others, Demands Licence To Bear AK-47 Rifle
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A human rights lawyer, Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to licence and grant him and other Nigerians permission More...
Delta: Absence Of Accused Persons Stalled Trial Of Suspected Killers Of Ubulu-Uku’s Monarch
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hearing in the trial of four persons in the alleged murder of the Obi of the Ubulu-Uku Kingdom in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, late Akaeze Ofolue III, was stalled, More...
Illegal Detention: Court Shuns Ned Nwoko’s N2bn Compensation Claim From EFCC
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday turned down the request by a former lawmaker, Ned Nwoko for N2 billion compensation for his illegal detention for three days by the Economic More...
Olu Of Warri Stool Crisis: Judges, Lawyers Flee As Mob Invade Court
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There was pandemonium on Thursday at the High Court 4 in Warri, Delta State, as a mob reportedly invaded the court, forcing the judge and senior lawyers into a sudden adjournment of More...
SERAP Wins Round One As Court Compel Okowa, UBEC To Account For Education Fund
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing details of how Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds are disbursed and spent by the Delta State Government may soon have More...
Okere Urhobo Elders Drag Warri Council Chairman, Tidi To Court
By Ese Adagbra LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Elders.of Okere Urhobo Kingdom Warri South Local Government Area Delta State have drag Chairman Warri South Local Government Council Dr.Micheal Tidi before a Warri More...
Court Strikes Out Ex-Convict Suit Against Omo-Agege, Award N300,000 Cost Against Plaintiff
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed the suit seeking the withdrawal of the Certificate of Return issued to the deputy senate president, Ovie Omo-Agege. Justice Ahmed More...
Omo-Agege’s Ex-Convict Allegation Not Over As Group Asks Court To Compel DSS, Police To Probe Him
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (URHOBOTODAY)-A pro-democracy group, the Incorporated Trustees of Empowerment for Unemployed Youths Initiative, has approached a Federal High court in Abuja asking it to compel the Department of More...
Court Dumps Warri Fake Pastor’s N2bn Suit Against Delta CP, DPO
LAGOS MAY 15TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State High Court 2 sitting in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area today struck out a two billion naira fundamental rights case of a Warri based cleric, Prophet Melody Adjija More...
Court Award N1.6m Damages Against Delta Police Over Unlawful Detention Of Ex-DSC Securities
LAGOS MAY 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Delta State High Court has awarded N1.6million damages against the police for unlawful arrest and detention of eight former security officials of the defunct Delta Steel Company Limited. The More...
Lagos Activists, Omirhobo Asks Court To Disband Christian, Muslim Commissions
Chief Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JANUARY 2TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has filed a suit before a Federal High Court, Abuja praying for the disbandment of Christian More...
Bayelsa Court Orders Arrest Of Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo
Senator Eghrudjakpor LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, over alleged failure to appear before it. NAN More...
FG Withdraws Corruption Charges Against Pinnick, Other NFF Officials
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Tuesday, struck out the case of fraud brought against the President of the Nigerian Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick. The court made More...
Akpodiete Vows To Appeal Court Verdict Of APC N45m Presidential Nomination Fees
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (URHOBOTODAY)-All Progressive Congress (APC) Presidential Aspirant in 2019 election and human right activist Barr. Christmas Akpodiete has vowed to appeal against Federal High Court judge verdict More...