On Wednesday, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Department of State Services were the targets of two separate fundamental rights enforcement lawsuits filed by two siblings of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) suspended Governor, Godwin Emefiele, against the AGF and the DSS. George Emefiele and Okanta Emefiele, two brothers, sued the two … Read more
An Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court indicted two individuals on Wednesday for allegedly obtaining N13 million under the false pretense of converting it into dollars. Christina Oyeleye, a 39-year-old banker from Abule Egba, and Adelana Adewusi, a 39-year-old tech man from Oko Oba, Agege, Lagos, are the defendants. They face charges of conspiracy, obtaining under false … Read more
An unemployed man, Vitalis Okwudiri, was on Tuesday docked in a Grade 1 Area Court, Karu, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a client of N100,000. The police charged Okwudiri, 56, with criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, Ade Adeyanju, told the court that the defendant, with the intention to buy a Nissan Altima … Read more
The first son of former Senate President, Mr Joseph Oladipo Wayas has, through his lawyers, written to the Registrar of Grade A Customary Court, Nyanya Judicial Division, to bar one Catherine Ishiaka Ayim from parading herself either as a widow of late Joseph Wayas or representative of his father’s estate. His lawyers, Shittu Saheed Danshitta, … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has questioned the silence of the Supreme Court over the appeal of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the Supreme Court has shown to be partial by refusing to grant an accelerated hearing to Kanu. Powerful lamented that the ethnic profiling of Igbos across the country … Read more
One Olatunji Taiwo has been placed in custody by an Ilorin Magistrate Court after being found with some charms and female underwear. In violation of Nigeria’s Penal Code sections 287 and 95, Olatunji is currently on trial for the alleged theft of ladies’ underwear and attempted escape. On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, the accused was … Read more
In accordance with a court decision, the Kano State Government has reinstated Muhyi Magaji Rimin Gado, the former Chairman of the state anti-corruption committee. Gado was ordered to be returned to his employment and given N5 million as compensation by the Court in a ruling. The State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, gave his approval for … Read more
On Monday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) reported that three Internet fraudsters have been sentenced to prison on distinct single-count charges of impersonation and obtaining under false pretense. Onukwugha Favour, Lawrence David, and Omoghan Destiny Igbinosa were found guilty and sentenced on Friday by Federal High Court Justice Okon Abang in Warri, Delta … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted leave to the Incorporated Trustees of Ekere PYA Ogoni Initiative for a Judicial Review and to seek an order of Mandamus directing and compelling Minister of Environment and Minister of State Environment to release and make available, information on Ogoni Power Project contained in a … Read more
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the state capital has awarded a sum of N240,000 against University of Ibadan International School Ibadan (ISI). xandertech reports that the court presided over by Justice Moshood Ishola awarded the cost against the school on Thursday. The cost was awarded against ISI for delaying the hearing of … Read more