There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, as detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, who is facing a money laundering charge, slumped in the open court over alleged ill-health. The development occurred shortly after the matter was called for trial continuation before...
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A yet-to-be-identified septuagenarian has slumped and died inside an Ondo State High Court in Oka, Ondo. It was gathered that the incident happened before court proceedings began. Witnesses said that the deceased was present to testify in a case involving his friend. A court staff, who asked not to...
Trial of Mamman Ali, son of a former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, for alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud suffered a setback on Wednesday due to absence of lead prosecution counsel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali is...
The arraignment of Binance Holdings Limited and its executive, Tigran Gambaryan, by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Wednesday, suffered a setback at a Federal High Court, Abuja. The matter, which was scheduled for arraignment before Justice Emeka Nwite, could not proceed due to the absence of Gambaryan...
A FCT High Court in Zuba, on Wednesday dismissed the application filed by the Medical Director, Alliance Hospital, Dr Christopher Otabor asking for variation of his bail conditions. Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya held that granting the application would not be in the interest of justice adding that Otabor’s wife...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – A contractor, Olugbenga Obadina, who is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) for receiving payments from the Office of the National Security Adviser, (NSA) on November 28, 2015 without any contractual agreement on Monday, May 20, 2024 before Justice...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to enter his defence following the dismissal of his fresh application for bail. Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling, fixed June 19 and June 20 for commencement of trial...
Hearing of an ex-parte motion for stay of proceedings filed by EFCC Chairman, Mr Ola Olukayode, against contempt charge instituted by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bell, was on Monday stalled at the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The case, scheduled for today, could not proceed due to...
A Fidelity Bank compliance officer, Mr Ezekoli Ozoemenam, on Monday testified against a social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha) charged with six billion Naira money laundering. Ozoemenam, the fourth prosecution witness, was led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) counsel, Mr Suleiman Suleiman. The...
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Rijiyar Zaki Kano, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, in a corrections centre for allegedly setting a mosque on fire, killing 14 people. The defendant, who lives at Gadan Village in Gezawa Local Government Area of Kano,...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed the application filed by ex-terrorist negotiator, Tukur Mamu, seeking a transfer from the Department of the State Service (DSS) custody to Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, dismissed the application on the ground of insecurity of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over $22,000 recovered from a convicted internet fraudster Hakeem Olanrewaju to the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). In a Saturday statement, the EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale said the money was handed over to the FBI on Friday in...
Kano State High Court No.7 has re-scheduled the arraignment of the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje to June 5. Ganduje is standing trial alongside his wife Hafsat Umar, his son, Abdullahi Umar and five others The defendants in the case included Abubaka Bawuro,...
The Ikeja Special Offences Court on Friday granted the request of the defence to recall the first prosecution witness in the trial of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele is standing trial over abuse of office and alleged $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion...
A Director with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Abdulkadir Abbas, on Friday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja how Binance Holdings Ltd breached the Nigerian law to operate naira peer-to-peer services in exchange of crypto assets. Abbas, the Director of Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Department at...
A Jimeta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Yola, on Friday ordered the remand of a 37-year old teacher, Adamu Ayuba in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a seven-year-old girl in school. The police charged Ayuba of Rawani of Jambutu, Yola, with defilement contrary to section 211 of penal...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday dismissed a bail application filed by the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that based on the affidavit evidence before him, Gambaryan would jump bail if the application is granted. “I have carefully considered the...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has filed an amended four-count charge against Binance Holdings Limited and its executive, Tigran Gambaryan, on alleged tax evasion. FIRS lawyer, Moses Ideho, made this known on Friday before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. Ideho informed the court...
Dstv, Gotv subscriptions: FCCPC keeps mum on MultiChoice’s price hike Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), on Thursday, did not oppose the recent price hike on tariffs and cost of products and services by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, the owners of Dstv and Gotv. FCCPC made this known through...
There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin when the judge sentenced a divorcee, Adenike Aliyu to three weeks community service for admitting that she committed adultery while her marriage to husband was legal. The presiding Judge, Hammad Ajumonbi while delivering his ruling, said that the punishment...