Nigeria Breaking News
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced a businessman, Uzondu Precious Chimaobi, to four years imprisonment for refusing to accept the Naira as legal tender. A statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stated that Chimaobi was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on …
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, on Monday, revoked the bail granted to two co-defendants in the alleged attempted murder trial of Oba Solomon Akinola, the Oloko of Oko. Akinola, the two co-defendants whose bails were revoked, Chief Sunday Aderinto and Adejare Adeleru, are facing a 27-count charge including land grabbing and attempted murder. …
Abuja— The trial of 20 former leaders of Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, was stalled at a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court due to the absence of a defendant, Adamu Ibrahim. Ibrahim was said to be in custody of Calabar prison. The former chairman, Lucky Osesua and others, are being prosecuted in the charge, marked: …
Three sales ladies, Olamide Efuntade, Nofisat Hammed and Aliyat Adio have been arraigned before a Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Yaba, over alleged conspiracy and stealing of the total sum of N24. 5 million. The three sales ladies were arraigned by operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, ForceCID, Annex, Alagbon, Ikoyi, Lagos. The …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking to stop the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and the Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) from arresting and prosecuting Commercial Sex Workers (CSWs) in Abuja. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgement, held that the application of the plaintiff was incompetent under the Fundamental …
A Lagos Special Offences Court has granted bail to Jude Okoye, former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, in an ongoing trial over an alleged theft of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59. Justice Rahman Oshodi, presiding over the case, granted Okoye bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum. The court …
A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has dismissed a suit seeking to compel the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating allegations of fraud and economic crimes involving businessman Abu Samaila Isa …
ABUJA–The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to recognise Chief Edozie Njoku as Chairman of the National Rescue Movement, NRM. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, validated the outcome of an emergency national convention that the party held in Abuja …
ABUJA– An Abuja Customary Court sitting at Dawaki has fixed March 11 to deliver ruling in a paternity dispute involving a former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Ayeni. The court adjourned for ruling after Ayeni, who is the petitioner, explained what led to the frosty relationship between him and his ex-mistress, …
The Enugu State High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the Nigeria Police Force and other respondents from harassing, arresting, detaining, or inviting Dr. Jerry Patrick Onuokaibe, Mr. Kenneth Igbudu, and Mr. Obinna Okonkwo in connection with the ongoing chieftaincy crisis in Mburubu Community, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Additionally, the …