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BRT Driver in Court Over Reckless Driving, Manslaughter
A 56- year-old Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Yusuf Adewale, who allegedly drove in a dangerous manner that resulted in the death of one man, on appeared in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’Court.The police charged Adewale, who…
Court Jails Professor For Election Fraud In Akwa Ibom
A Professor of Soil Science, University of Calabar, Prof. Peter Ogban, has been jailed by a High Court in Akwa-Ibom State for election fraud.Justice Augustine Odokwo sentenced the convict to three years imprisonment and equally fined…
“It is an anomaly to have a unitary judiciary in a federation” – El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El Rufai of has called for the decentralization of the judiciary to fast-track justice delivery in the country.The governor made the call when the National President of the Nigerian Bar Association…
The Honourable Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour – The Legendary Jurist, By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
I was very young when I used to hear his name, as State Counsel in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice. He was popular with his adept handling of many criminal cases in court, so he was always in the news. I was thus very glad when he was…
P&ID Scam: FEC didn’t approve controversial gas supply contract before it was signed –…
An EFCC witness, Umar Babangida, on Monday told an FCT High Court, that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) neither signed nor approved the controversial Gas Supply Processing Agreement (GSPA) that led to a 9.6 billion dollars liability…
I’m not Building Ethanol Producing Company in Benue — Gov. Ortom
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on Monday said he was not building any ethanol producing company in the state.Ortom made the clarification when he visited Pure Biotech Company Limited at Tyo-Mo, a settlement in…
Defamation: Court orders Kano CP to investigate Sheikh Abduljabbar
A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the state Commissioner of Police to conduct an investigation into the alleged threat to life and defamation of character levelled against one Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara.The court presided…
2 rifles recovered as EFCC arrests 57 for ‘Yahoo Yahoo’ in Ogun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office has arrested 57 suspected internet fraudsters at their hotel hideouts in Ilaro area of Ogun State.This is contained in a statement signed by its spokesperson,…
Court faults Maina over Malami, Emefiele, Magu, Falana summons
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, held that the request by Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), seeking it to compel some persons to testify in his ongoing trial was done in haste.Justice…
Court summons Malami, Magu, Emefiele, others to testify in Maina’s trial
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has issued a subpoena compelling Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Ibrahim Magu, former acting Chairman, EFCC to appear before it.They are to testify in the ongoing case…
EFCC arrests 37 ‘Yahoo boys’ in Ekiti
The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday said it has arrested 37 internet fraud suspects, also known as ‘Yahoo-Yahoo Boys’, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State.This is contained in a statement…
ECOWAS Court orders FG to pay N53m for unlawful detention of German
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has ordered the Nigerian Government to pay over N53 million to a German national, Mr Martin Gegenheimer, for unlawful arrest and detention.The Court’s Communications Department disclosed this in a statement…
Viral video controversy: Court adjourns Ondo chief judge’s suit against Gov Akeredolu
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned a suit filed by the Ondo State Chief Judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu against the state governor and five others over a viral video made by a citizen of the state, Olupelumi Fagboyegun.…
”My Husband Has Abandoned me Sexually”, Divorce-Seeking Wife Tells Court
A housewife, Maryam Muhammad, on Wednesday, prayed a Shari’a Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna to dissolve her 20-year-old marriage to her husband, Abdulhamid Yakubu.The complainant, a resident of Kontagora road in Kaduna…
Ondo CJ accuses Akeredolu, House of Assembly of plotting to unseat her
The Chief Judge of Ondo State, Justice Oluwatoyin Akeredolu, has secured temporary relief against what she said was an illegal plot to remove her from office.This is as Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja…
BREAKING: Court Strikes Out Maina’s Bail Application
Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a bail application filed by former Chairman of the Pension Reforms Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, for lacking in merit.The judge in a ruling on Thursday…
JUST IN: Lagos #EndSARS panel summons IGP
The Lagos State Judicial Panel on Police Brutality has summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu to appear before it.The Justice Doris Okuwobi (rtd)-led panel issued the summon on Tuesday.The summon is in…
Court remands Ogun socialite EFCC arraigned over N35m theft
Justice Abiodun Akinyemi of the Ogun State High Court 4 sitting in Abeokuta has ordered the remand of a socialite, Mary Maisirat Akerele in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ibara, Abeokuta.This followed her arraignment by the Economic…
Court grants N70m bail to Okorocha’s aides
An aide to Senator Rochas Okorocha, Eberendu Chiimechefulem, his legislative aide, Steve Asinuobi and 12 others were arraigned before a magistrate’s court sitting in Owerri on Monday.The 14 defendants were arraigned on a six-count…
EFCC Arrests 11 for Alleged Internet Fraud in Auchi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commisssion (EFCC) says it has arrested 11 suspected internet fraudsters in Auchi, Edo State.In a release, the anti-graft commission said its Benin Zonal Office made the arrest on Monday.The…
N69.4bn debt: Court vacates order against Jimoh Ibrahim’s assets
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, set aside the interim order through which the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) seized property belonging to a businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, for an alleged N69.4 billion debt.Justice…
Implement Report Indicting Disbanded SARS Officers – Wike Urges IGP
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to implement the white paper set to be produced from the report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry that Investigated Human Rights…
My legs are at risk – Serial bail jumper Maina tells FHC judge
Former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reforms Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina has appealed to the Federal High Court, Abuja to save him from losing his leg.He told Justice Okon Abang on Friday that only release on bail could…
How EFCC nabbed doctor, 17 others for internet fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested a 28-year-old medical practitioner, Chijioke Precious and 17 others over alleged internet fraud in Owerri, Imo State.In a statement, the commission said that the…
You can’t inspect money seized from ex-NNPC GMD – Court tells EFCC
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to inspect the money seized from the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National…
British human rights lawyer becomes new ICC chief prosecutor
Criminal lawyer and human rights expert Karim Khan of the United Kingdom was Friday elected the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), an official source said in New York.He will take over on 16 June from Fatou…
NBA drags Buhari to court for extending IGP’s tenure
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has instituted a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari for extending the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu by three months.The suit marked FHC/L/CS/214/2021 was…
Why Lagos Assembly banned illegal sales of COVID-19 drugs
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a resolution banning the illegal sales and administration of drugs meant to treat COVID-19 pandemic in the state.The house’s resolution followed a motion by the Chairman, Ad Hoc…
Adegboruwa faults Buhari over extension of IGP’s tenure
Popular human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa SAN has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari's decision to extend the tenure of Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu by three months.Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi…
Fraud: Maina’s son, Faisal, flees to US – EFCC tells court
Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), has fled to the United States of America (USA), the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said.The EFCC’s Counsel,…