A Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court on Tuesday issued an interim order restraining the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), from arresting former defence minister Lawal Batagarawa over a land dispute. Justice Yusuf Halilu, who issued the order, also…
The absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, stalled the trial of Aliyu Abdulhameed, former Managing Directing, Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc. The matter, which was on number…
…Warns of constitutional crisis, judicial interference …Says petrol price increase will hurt vulnerable Nigerians The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to immediately reverse the recent…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a fresh bail application filed by the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, dismissed the application on the ground that it constituted an abuse…
The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned Yahaya Bello, the former governor of Kogi State, over allegations of criminal breach of trust. The former governor, who was earlier declared wanted by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
…Dismisses Fubara’s appeal on N800bn budget The appeal court on Thursday has dismissed Governor Fubara’s appeal against the Rivers State House of Assembly, upholding Martin Chike Amaewhule as the speaker. This decision comes after the Fubara-backed assembly passed the 2024…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced three Internet fraudsters – AbdulFatai Ismail Alade (aka Hismaheel Asiwaju), Audu Ishida and Elisha Smith for fraud. They were prosecuted by Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial…
Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced three persons to death by hanging for armed robbery and conspiracy. The convicts are Alexander Solomon (29), Desmond Peter (29), Eric Tile (30). The fourth defendant Promise Shie (27) was discharged…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) Nigeria Limited has been dragged to the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos over allegations bordering on loss of cargo. The shipping company was sued before Justice Friday Ogazi alongside Five Star…
A Jimeta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yola on Tuesday ordered that a couple Abubakar Yuguda and Fatima Abubakar should be remanded for allegedly maltreating two minors. Chief Magistrate Musa Adamu ordered that the first defendant, Abubakar and the second defendant,Yuguda…
