Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon of the Federal High Court in Abuja has refused to dismiss the terrorism charges brought against five loyalists of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. The Judge on Friday declined to terminate the charges as requested by…
A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Sen. Victor Umeh to pay about N136 million to the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) over his unpaid bank loan. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/AMC/12/2022, also…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until April 27 for further mention. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the…
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has convicted a Lagos cleric, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, of raping his assistant pastor. Justice Rahman Oshodi found Daniel, the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, guilty on Friday. The self-acclaimed Bishop had…
A 39-year-old man, Khalid Rabiu, was on Friday arraigned at a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna for allegedly possessing 3.7kg of Indian hemp. Rabiu was charged with conspiracy and unlawful possession of drugs but he pleaded not guilty.…
A Jigawa State High Court No. 6 sitting in Birnin-Kudu has convicted and sentenced a 61-year-old man to life imprisonment for sodomizing a minor. The prosecution counsel said the defendant was accused of sodomising a 13-year-old boy at Auyakawa…
The Federal High Court in Jalingo has issued an order mandating the Taraba State Government to cease all activities immediately at the Jalingo Trade Fair Complex. This legal action transpired following a case initiated by the Federal Government, asserting…
A Lugbe Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced one Bills Moses, 25, a security guard, to 14 months in the correctional centre for stealing two pumping machine. Moses, a resident at Yakubu Gowon Crescent, Asokoro, Abuja, had…
By Sodiq Adelakun A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 55-year-old woman, Patricia Igbinovia, to seven years imprisonment for trafficking young girls abroad for prostitution. The court also ordered the convict to pay the sum of N1 million…
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday, January 25, 2024, vacated an earlier order of the court directing the Inspector-General of Police to arrest the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ola Olukoyede for…
