A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Thursday has further adjourned the trial of former Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Olasupo Shasore SAN to 21st of February, 2023. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke fixed the date due to a…
By Ridwan Adekunle A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ court on Wednesday remanded 35-year-old Eugene Izuchukwu for allegedly defrauding COVID-19 loan applicants of N28.8 million in Benue. The Magistrate, Erdoo Ter, however, did not take the plea of Mr Izuchukwu for want…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the Continuous Voters Registration until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in the judgment, also directed INEC to ensure…
By Ridwan Adekunle Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed November 25, to hear the preliminary objection filed by a former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, in his ongoing trial over alleged N3.1billion fraud. The former Governor was arraigned…
The Federal Government has dragged a property developer, Cecil Osakwe, before the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged N11 million electricity theft. In the charge, the government accused Cecil Osakwe of tampering with electricity meters which resulted in the loss…
34-year-old man, Olumide Oseni, who allegedly hit a police officer on duty with his vehicle, was on Monday brought to an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Mr Oseni, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a three-count charge…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja on Monday shifted the hearing in a suit instituted against the Federal Government by retirees till January 31 2023, following the absence of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and four other defendants…
The High Court in Lagos has ruled that the Federal Government cannot through the National Assembly legislate on any issue not contained on either the Exclusive and Concurrent Legislative List. The Court said that the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC)…
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, declined to grant the prayer of Mr Kola Abiola, the presidential candidate, People’s Redemption Party (PRP), against the plea of an aggrieved aspirant in the June 5 primary election conducted by the…
An Abuja High Court on Friday discharged a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal and five others of N544 million grass- cutting fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC charged Lawal alongside his younger…
