The federal high court in Ekiti has granted Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist, N50 million bail with one surety. On Monday, the court asked the surety to provide evidence of two years’ tax clearance, land document and a letter…
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse A Jigawa State High Court No. 5, under the presiding Judge, Hon. Justice Ado Yusuf Birnin-Kudu, has sentenced four individuals, including a husband, wife, and two relatives, to death by hanging after convicting them of…
A 40-year-old man, Gafaru Ogundiran, who was found allegedly in possession of guns, was brought before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday. Ogundiran, whose address was not provided, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge of unlawful possession…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a forfeiture order of an estate in Abuja owned by an ex-government official to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024 delivered the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted a total of N1bn bail to 109 foreign nationals detained on allegations of their alleged involvement in high-level cybercrime and hacking activities said to be threatening the nation’s security. Justice Ekerete…
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Friday, ordered the remand of one Olamide Oladele in a correctional facility in Ibadan, for allegedly killing an 11-month-old baby. Oladele, whose address was not provided, was charged with murder. The Magistrate, Mrs Kausarat…
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has been brought to the Federal High Court in Abuja for arraignment but without his lawyers in court. He was brought to the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for his…
A Federal High Court sitting in Gombe has convicted and sentenced two police officers: Yusuf AbdulKarim Bature and Musa Philip and an immigration officer, Nasiru Mohammed to seven years imprisonment each for employment fraud to the tune of N1,640,000, (One…
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Awe has adjourned the case involving twelve suspected killers of Jeffrey Akro, an undergraduate student of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, until Tuesday, 10th December 2024. The suspects, who face a two-count charge, pleaded…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Mr. Gimba Kumo Yau, former CEO of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, in the sum of N100 million. Yau is facing charges of allegedly awarding a $65 million real…
