By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, struck out an application by the former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom...
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Former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have agreed to explore an out-of-court settlement in a N5.2 billion fraud case. During a recent court session, Ojerinde’s lawyer, Eteya Ogana, informed Justice Obiora...
The trial of six men accused of masterminding the 2014 Nyanya bombings resumed on Monday, with the prosecution presenting its first witness. Aminu Ogwuche and five others are facing charges related to the April 14, 2014, attack that killed at least 70 people and injured many others. The witness,...
Benin High Court has remanded a 38-year-old pastor, Simeon Okehielem, in a correctional facility over allegations of raping a married woman. Okehielem, founder of Ebube Wonders Synagogue Prayers Ministry, faces a two-count charge of rape and felony intent. According to the prosecution, the incident occurred in February 2022 in...
A former Governor of Adamawa State, retired Rear Adm. Muritala Nyako, is considering an out-of-court settlement in a N29 billion alleged fraud case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). During a court hearing on Friday, the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Rotimi Jacobs, SAN, informed the...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, July 11, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of two properties, several cars and cash to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The properties are: one unit of three-bedroom bungalow in Abuja; No....
Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a N500 million suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, and petty traders, against Minister Nyesom Wike and others. Justice James Omotosho held that the suit lacked merit and that there was no credible evidence to prove that the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The scheduled ruling on the No-case submission filed by a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos was stalled on Thursday, July 10, 2025, due to the absence of the Judge. The...
Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 29 for the hearing of a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery against Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over an oil import license dispute. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed interest in the case,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to temporarily take over the lands approved for the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy Model Housing Estate. The ICPC had filed a motion ex-parte seeking an order...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Limited to October 14, due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite. The case, which was scheduled for the continuation of the cross-examination of...
Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 18 for ruling on a motion seeking to restrain the National Assembly from approving budgets or appointments of the Rivers State Government under the current Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The motion was filed by some indigenes of Rivers...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the Inspector-General of Police to do everything within his power to produce five retired senior police officers for arraignment over allegations of age falsification and forgery. The court was disappointed that the accused persons were absent despite being served...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), for allegedly concealing and failing to declare the sum of $420,900 (Four Hundred and...
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has given the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) the go-ahead to prosecute Senator Andy Uba and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, over allegations of N400 million fraud. The case was adjourned to September 24 for the defendants to take their plea. According to the prosecution, Uba,...
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A kidnapper, David Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to abducting a 17-year-old student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Divine Ayeni. Abiodun pleaded guilty before a Federal High Court in Ibadan to a two-count charge bordering on kidnapping instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). The defendant’s...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, July 7, 2025 arraigned Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. They were arraigned on a three-count amended charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, inducement and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has acknowledged the court judgment on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, but said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, stated this in a statement issued...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has hailed the court judgment ordering the Senate to recall suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a victory for legislative independence. CUPP National Secretary, Peter Ameh, described the ruling as a “monumental victory” that not only vindicates Akpoti-Uduaghan but...