Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna High Court on Tuesday sentenced a businessman, Mohammed Rabiu, to six years’ imprisonment for fraud of N20 million. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged Mr Rabiu with fraud, upon which the judge…
By Ridwan Adekunle The Federal Government has scored a major point with the arrest, repatriation, and arraignment of the Very Large Crude Carrier, (VLCC) MT Heroic Idun suspected of being involved in the illicit activity. This is in line with…
…. I will be on ballot as APC’s candidate for Akwa Ibom – Akan Udofia Dennis Udoma, Uyo The Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital has disqualified the All Progressives Party (APC), governorship candidate for March…
Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Maitama, Abuja today, November 10, 2022, set aside the Order of Committal and the entire contempt proceedings against the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ruling on…
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has awarded cost against the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) in a suit filed by a retired naval personnel, Igwe Dennis Nwaokpara, alleging deportation/extraordinary rendition from Kenya and a five-year illegal seizure of his…
An Area Court on Wednesday sentenced two brothers Kingsley, and Elisha Gyang, to one-month imprisonment for stealing a water pumping machine worth N80,000. A panel of judges made up of Malam Sadiq Adam and Mr Hyacenth Dolnanan, sentenced the convicts…
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a farmer, Jiir Godwin of Tombo village in Logo LGA of Benue, for alleged malicious damage to a police post. The police charged Mr Godwin with malicious damage, abduction, hostage taking, kidnapping and…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa for contempt of court in relation to his agency’s failure to comply with an earlier…
The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara State has again nullified the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which produced Dauda Lawal Dare. The presiding judge, Justice Aminu Bappa also ruled that the party will not…
By Ridwan Adekunle A Federal High Court in Abuja is to hear a preliminary objection filed by Sen. Rochas Okorocha, praying for an order quashing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s N2.9 billion charge against him on Nov. 22.…
