Lagos State Police Command has arraigned a 44-year old civil servant, Charles Ogunyinka, before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly indecently touching his 3-year-old daughter’s private parts. The incident reportedly occurred in January 2025 at the defendant’s residence, located at No. 13 Popoola Arandun Street, Abaranje, Ikotun, Lagos....
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the suit on the authentic National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until September 22. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the date for a definite hearing of the suit as well as hearing of all motions filed in the suit. During...
A mild drama unfolded at the Federal High Court in Abuja during the trial of former Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, described the case as “a political case” while arguing on whether the defence lawyer, Joseph Daudu, SAN,...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has tendered documents against the daughter of former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika, Fatima, and her husband, Hamma Jalal Sule, in an Abuja High Court. The documents revealed that Fatima and Sule are currently employed by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Justice Maryanne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned the N110 billion fraud trial of the immediate past Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, and two others until July 8; October 8 and 9; and November 12 and...
A High Court in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi to death by hanging for the murder and dismemberment of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps member. Justice Simon Aboki handed down the judgment, finding Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide contrary to Section 221 of the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 convicted and sentenced the trio of Aisha Alkali Wakil (a.k.a Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Saidu Daura and Prince Lawal Shoyode to fourteen years jail term each. The...
Two Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witnesses have testified in the trial of former Kogi Governor, Yahaya Bello, and two others, accused of N110.4 billion fraud. The witnesses told the Abuja High Court that none of the defendants paid money into their company account. The first witness, Fabian...
The Lagos High Court has fixed July 2, 2025, for judgment in the application filed by Mohbad’s father, Joseph Aloba, seeking to quash the DPP’s legal advice that freed Naira Marley and Sam Larry over allegations of being involved in Mohbad’s death. Senior Advocate Wahab Shittu, representing Aloba, argued...
Professor Pat Utomi has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) over his alleged plan to establish a “shadow government” in Nigeria. Utomi, a Professor of Political Economy and Management Expert, argued that the DSS’s suit disclosed...
A dramatic scene unfolded at an Ilorin Area Court when ex-convict Segun Samuel attempted to escape from custody. Samuel, who had multiple cases pending against him, cunningly removed his leg chains with a broom stick and scaled the court fence. According to ASP Samuel Mayowa, the Prosecution Counsel, Samuel...
The Federal Government will arraign Adewunmi Ogunsanya, Chairman of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, and John Ugbe, the company’s Managing Director/CEO, alongside six other top officials, on October 7. The defendants are accused of breaching the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act, 2018. The charges include failure to comply with a...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned ruling on former Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele’s application seeking forensic analysis of WhatsApp evidence in a $4.5 billion fraud case. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, are standing trial on charges bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands. Emefiele’s counsel, Olalekan...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) will arraign the CEO of Qatar Airways, Temi Birdzell, and top officers on October 7 over allegations of breaching the FCCPC Act. The defendants will face charges before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The FCCPC alleged...
R&B singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm in an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub. The 36-year-old musician was accused of attempting to unlawfully and maliciously cause grievous bodily harm with intent to Abraham Diaw at the Tape venue on...
Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has pleaded not guilty to alleged defamation charges filed against her by the Federal Government. The lawmaker was arraigned before Justice Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on three counts bordering on alleged defamation of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and...
The Federal Government has closed its case in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over allegations bordering on terrorism and treason. The government’s lawyer, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, made the announcement after the 5th prosecution witness testified and was cross-examined....
By EZEKIEL OBi, Abuja- The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja that Agunloye’s successor, Senator Liyel Imoke...
A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday heard that between 170 and 200 security agents in the South East lost their lives due to the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The court also heard that...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled June 23 for hearing of contempt proceedings against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso. The proceedings stem from alleged disobedience to a Supreme Court judgment. The case revolves around a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a forfeiture order against...