The Court of Appeal in Owerri, Imo State, has made a significant ruling that entails the removal of Julius Abure from his position and the official recognition of Lamido Apapa as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. In addition … Continue reading Appeal court removes Abure, confirms Apapa as national chairman of LP
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed charges of illegal firearm possession against Godwin Emefiele, the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The charges were struck out due to lack of diligent prosecution, following an application … Continue reading Illegal firearm charges against Emefiele dropped by court
FBN Holdings has clarified that it has not received any court order prohibiting the holding of its 11th Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for Tuesday. In a notice submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday, the company addressed recent … Continue reading FBN Holdings affirms no court order halting AGM
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) revealed that Nigeria suffered a loss of more than $380 million prior to the enactment of the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Content Development Act in 2010. The Executive Secretary of NCDMB, … Continue reading Nigeria lost over $380 million before local content act – NCDMB
On Monday, July 24, a London court directed Bhadresh Gohil, former lawyer to James Ibori, the ex-Governor of Delta State, to pay approximately 28 million pounds (around $36 million) for his role in concealing illegally obtained funds. Gohil, aged 59, … Continue reading Indian lawyer fined £28m by UK court in Ibori’s corruption case
The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, received bail in the sum of N20 million with one surety of the same amount from the Federal High Court in Lagos State on Tuesday. He pleaded not guilty … Continue reading Emefiele granted N20m bail by court
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court granted Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), permission to have access to the medical doctor of his choice while in the custody of the State Security … Continue reading High court grants Nnamdi Kanu’s request for access to private medical doctor
Court orders Ecobank Nigeria to pay N72.2bn in damages to Honeywell Flour Mills, as ruled by Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court in Lagos. The legal battle between the two companies involved a series of allegations and counterclaims, … Continue reading Court orders Ecobank to pay Honeywell N72 billion in damages
The Federal Capital Territory High Court has issued a one-week ultimatum to the Department of State Security Service (DSS) to either charge or release the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The ruling came as a … Continue reading Court orders DSS to charge or release Emefiele within seven days
A 25-year-old man named AbdulGafar Ayanrinde has been handed a three-year prison sentence by the Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court for falsely posing as a lawyer. The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps revealed that Ayanrinde … Continue reading Osun court sentence fake lawyer to three years in prison
The ECOWAS Court has ruled in favor of Sunday Ayodeji, who had his leg amputated after being shot by a police officer in Kaduna State, Nigeria. The Court has awarded him N60 million in damages and has instructed the Nigerian … Continue reading ECOWAS court directs Nigerian government to compensate gunshot victim with N60 million
A skit maker known as Trinity Guy, whose real name is Maruf Abdullahi, has been ordered by a family court in Iyaganku, Ibadan to be kept in Agodi Correction Centre until August 31. The court is hearing a case where … Continue reading Court extends remand of skit maker ‘Trinity Guy’ and victim’s parents in prison
Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, has been granted bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The bail was granted by Justice James Omotosho in a case where Kyari and his siblings, Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari, … Continue reading Abba Kyari granted bail after 18 months in prison
Sunshine Edafe, a 30-year-old woman, appeared before a Magistrates’ Court in Yaba, Lagos State, where she was charged by the police for supposedly posting defamatory messages on social media targeting Pascal Offiah. The defendant faced three counts, including intent to … Continue reading Woman faces defamation charges in Lagos court
A 25-year-old man named Bala Hassan has been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment by the Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for his involvement in a conspiracy to steal a generator set worth N450,000. Hassan, a resident of Ungwan Dosa in Kaduna, … Continue reading Man sentenced to 10 months in prison for stealing generator
In a federal high court in Yenegoa, Bayelsa state’s capital, a preliminary objection raised by the defense counsel questioning the prosecution powers of the Department of State Services (DSS) in cybercrime cases has been dismissed. The DSS had brought charges … Continue reading Judge upholds DSS’s power to prosecute cyberstalking case
The Chairman of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Cross River, Justice Oken Inneh, has revealed that the petitioner and the 1st respondent are expected to present a total of 20 witnesses during the proceedings. Among these witnesses, 17 will … Continue reading 20 witnesses summoned to election tribunal in Calabar
Dino Melaye, the National Collation Agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 25 presidential election, appeared before the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja and testified that election collation errors committed by the Independent National Electoral Commission … Continue reading Results used by INEC to declare Tinubu as winner were completely incorrect – Dino Melaye tells court
A defamation suit filed by Nasir el-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State, against former senator Shehu Sani has been thrown out by a Kaduna high court. El-Rufai had sought N2 billion in damages over comments attributed to Sani. The … Continue reading Court throws out El-Rufai’s N2bn case against former lawmaker
Abuja’s National Industrial Court has issued an arrest warrant for Inspector General of Police, Mr. Usman Alkali, and Force Secretary, AIG Hafeez Inuwa, after they were found in contempt of court for disobeying a previous court order. The court had … Continue reading Arrest warrant issued to arrest IG and AIG
In a recent development, the Ogudu Magistrates Court in Lagos has granted bail in the sum of N500,000 to Lekan Wasiu, a 19-year-old teenager who was charged with attempted theft. Wasiu, a mechanic residing in the Bolar of Ajah area, … Continue reading Teenager faces court charges for attempted SUV theft
Witnesses in the ongoing court case regarding the disputed presidential election have testified that their attempts to upload polling unit results using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines to INEC’s I-Rev portal failed. Two of the five INEC ad-hoc … Continue reading BVAS system failed to upload presidential poll results, INEC staff testifies in court
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has ridiculed Festus Keyamo’s law degree following Keyamo’s recent defeat at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Phrank Shaibu, Atiku’s Special Assistant on Public Communication, made the remark in … Continue reading Atiku mocks Festus Keyamo’s law degree as court dismisses suit: “Throw it into the dustbin”
A 32-year-old man named Bello Ismaila was brought before the Ado Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court by the police on Monday, accused of receiving stolen cattle. According to the police prosecutor, Johnson Okunade, Ismaila allegedly received two stolen cattle from Abdulkadril … Continue reading Man faces charges for receiving stolen cattle in Ekiti state
Labour Party candidate presents evidence in election petition against President Tinubu. The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) admitted documents submitted by Peter Obi, the Labour Party candidate, to support his petition challenging President Tinubu’s victory in the 2023 presidential election. … Continue reading Labour party candidate submits evidence in court against President Tinubu in election petition case
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