By Ridwan Adekunle The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has refused the bail application of the Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for Ankpa II Constituency, Ismaila Atumeyi, and two others. The…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has fixed April 4 for the trial of the former Lagos Attorney-General, Olasupo Shasore charged with a $200,000 bribery case. Shasore was charged before the court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and…
Emmanuel Ejike and Sanusi Sallau, alleged to have conspired and stolen an iPhone 11 and N300,000, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The defendants, who were arraigned on a three-count charge of conspiracy stealing and receiving…
An Ikeja High Court has sentenced the Managing Director of an oil company, Julian Ndubueze Ezeji, to 20 months imprisonment over N81.250million fraud. Justice Raliat Adebiyi convicted and sentenced the oil marketer with his company, Initial Energy Service Limited. They…
The trial of one Kolawole Adedayo Erinle, alongside his firm, Rinde-Remdex Nigeria Limited, for an alleged $1.4m fraud before Justice R.A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos could not continue yesterday, Monday, December 5, 2022 due…
The absence of a prosecution witness on Thursday stalled the trial of the Hilton Honors Hotel, Ile-Ife, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin and six of his workers. Adedoyin, alongside Adedeji Adesola, Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Lawrence, Oyetunde Kazeem, and Adebayo Kunle,…
By Ridwan Adekunle A former Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Gusau, Professor Magaji Garba was on Thursday, convicted and sentenced to 35 years jail term by Justice Maryam Hassan Aliyu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Garki, Abuja. He…
Following the judgement of the Federal High sitting in Abeokuta yesterday against the gubernatorial candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Barrister Biyi Otegbeye and his running mate, Babatunde Awonuga, Otunba Rotimi Paseda have said that they will emerge victorious…
A 27-year-old hotel employee, Gabriel Danjuma, was on Wednesday docked in a Kaduna magistrates’ court for stealing N1.2 million belonging to his employer. The prosecution counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence between September…
…I’m not aware of any Court order — IGP …NPF directs Legal Unit to swing into action By Ridwan Adekunle The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday committed the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to three months’…
