A suit filed by a woman, Mrs. Tega James against her husband, Mr. Lucky James, over allegations of fraud, has been dismissed at the Ikeja Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State. Mrs. James had accused her husband of defrauding her of the substantial sum of N71 million (Seventy-One Million Naira). Mr. Lucky James, aged 47, was arraigned before Chief Magistrate L.A. Owolabi of the Samuel Ilori Court in Ogba, Lagos State, on October 4, 2022. The case gained significant attention due to the substantial amount involved and the nature of the allegations.
However, in a Certified True Copy of the judgment dated February 2, 2023, and made available to The Punch on Thursday, Justice Owolabi dismissed the case against Mr. Lucky James. The dismissal was based on the fact that Mrs. Tega James, the plaintiff, had agreed to withdraw the case against her husband. The judgment issued by Justice Owolabi read in part; “This ruling is predicated on the application for the withdrawal of the charge by the complainant, James Amanda Tega. “The prosecutor led the complainant in evidence to confirm her intention and whether she indeed intended to withdraw the complaint leading to this charge against the defendant. She confirmed on oath that she wants to withdraw the complainant leading to this charge. “I have reviewed the uncontroverted oral evidence of James Amanda Tega and am satisfied that the complainant intends to withdraw the complaint leading to this charge against the defendant. Accordingly, charge number MIK/E/61/22 be and is hereby dismissed, dated this 2nd day of February 2023.” As a result of the dismissal, the court has cleared Mr. Lucky James of the charges, and the case will not proceed any further.
Eden Hazard at a match for Real Madrid. Source: Getty For much of the 2010s, the Belgian winger was considered one of the best players in the world. Sadly, however, his 2019 switch to Real Madrid worth up to €146m with add-ons will be remembered as one of the worst transfers in history. He attained an unwanted flop status in his 3 years at Real Madrid and agreed to a mutual termination of his contract a year early. Though Eden Hazard has announced his retirement from international football, he is defiant about what comes next for him in club football. When asked about his plans for the future this weekend, he claimed that his time with Los Blancos amounted to a ‘rest’ that will allow him to carry on his career somewhere else, rather than go down the route of relatively early retirement like former teammate Gareth Bale. The former Chelsea man who was given a guard of honor at the King Baudouin Stadium before Belgium’s match with Austria in the Euro 2024 qualifier on Saturday, June 17, told Belgian broadcaster RTBF; 
Eden Hazard waving goodbye to fans at Belgium’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Austria. Source: AFP “Retirement? Honestly, I don’t know yet. After these three difficult years, I just want to spend time with my family and go on holiday like everyone else. “It’s true that, in the last few days, I’ve read a lot of things about me, and a lot of nonsense. “Going to Molenbeek with my brother? I don’t know if it’s stupid, we’ll see. I know I’m not giving the answers that are expected but that’s because, honestly, I don’t have them yet. “Having said that, I can assure you that I am still capable of being a professional footballer. My body can take it. Besides, I’ve been resting for three years.” Although his chances of playing European football are minimal, there is a chance that he could move to the MLS this summer. After all, the MLS has been getting a lot of attraction since the transfer of Lionel Messi to Inter Miami. 
Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Mr Peter Ob Respondents are the INEC, President Bola Tinubu and Vice president Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress (APC). Ruling on the application, the five-member panel led by Justice Haruna Tsammani held that it lacked the jurisdiction to grant the request as it was brought outside the pre-hearing session and therefore incompetent. “It is an afterthought on the grounds that the pre-hearing period to file such an application elapsed on May 22. “I have not disputed the fact that they did not call the attention of the court during the pre-hearing session.”
President Bola Tinubu The added the date the electoral body conducted functionality tests on the system it deployed for the elections, as well as names and details of those that conducted the test. They further required INEC to answer the following questions: “Who created/deployed the four (4) Applications Patches/Updates to fix the HTTP 500 error that prevented the e-transmission of the results of the Presidential election on 25th February 2023? “What was the exact time of the occurrence of the technical glitch which prevented the e-transmission of the result of the Presidential election on 25th February 2023? “What time were the technological glitches fixed and or repaired? “What percentage of the result of the Presidential election was uploaded on the I-Rev on Feb. 25? “What percentage of the result of the Presidential election was uploaded on the I-Rev at the time of the declaration of the Result of the Presidential election on March 1?” 
The High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos has dismissed claims by Chidinma Ojukwu that she was coerced and intimidated into confessing to the alleged murder of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga. Justice Yetunde Adesanya, who presided over the trial within a trial, stated that the prosecution had provided evidence that proved the voluntariness of the defendant’s statements. Ms Ojukwu, along with Adedapo Quadri and her sister Chioma Egbuchu, is standing trial for the murder of Ataga. The defendant had objected to the admissibility of her statements, claiming that they were not voluntarily made and that she was slapped and forced to sign them. However, Justice Adesanya ruled that the videos tendered in court did not display any intimidation towards the defendant while she was writing her statements, and the voice of the investigating police officer (IPO) was clear and audible and did not show any form of intimidation. “The videos tendered in court did not display any intimidation towards the defendant while she was writing her statements,” Judge said. “The voice of the investigating police officer (IPO) was clear and audible. It did not show any form of intimidation.” The court, therefore, admits the two statements in evidence and marks them as exhibits. The case has been adjourned until May 30 for the continuation of the trial.