The Federal High Court, Benin, on Thursday sentenced an Indian hemp farmer and dealer, Mike Omoarukhe, to 75 years imprisonment, the NDLEA stated in Abuja on Friday. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a statement that the drug dealer’s…
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday granted a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), seeking to discontinue a suit against the Kogi Government. EFCC had brought the suit, seeking an interim order to freeze the…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, has sentenced a 20 year-old teenager, Michael Ojo to one-year imprisonment for dealing in 700 grammes of cannabis saliva popularly known as Indian hemp. In her judgment on Thursday, Justice Uche Agomoh…
Justice Daniel Osaigor of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday, ordered a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, to pay N200,000 for not making himself available for re-arraignment for alleged money laundering. Osaigor said that he had gone…
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday fixed Dec. 2 for arraignment of Prof. Obiajulu Obikeze and four others over allegations bordering on forgery. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date due to the absence of the 3rd defendant, Chief Israel…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a man, Segun Soneye to one year in prison over impersonation and internet fraud. Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh said that Sonye was convicted and sentenced based on the evidence before the…
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday fixed Nov. 22 for hearing two separate suits filed by former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, to restrain the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and others from probing him and seize his assets.…
A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday, further adjourned until Dec 1, Dec. 2 and Dec. 3, continuation in the trial of former Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose over alleged N6.9 billion fraud. The case, which was listed in…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday held that the a former official of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kolawole Babalola had a case to answer in the alleged N8 billion currency scam instituted against him. Ruling in…
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Oct. 18 to deliver judgment in the fundamental rights suit filed by former Rivers Governor, Peter Odili against the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) challenging the seizure of his international passport. Justice Inyang Ekwo…
