A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, warned the parties in the trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde and four of his children, against frivolous adjournment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the warning following a plea for an adjournment by B.A....
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Justice Yusuf Halilu of an FCT, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday revoked the bail earlier granted one of the defendants in the trial of a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris over an alleged fraudulent diversion of public fund to the tune of N109.5million. The defendant, Geoffrey Olusegun...
An 11-year-old Nelson George has filed an N100 million suit against Limi Children’s Hospital Limited for alleged misdiagnosis and mistreatment leading to the damage of one of his testicles. Nelson, who instituted the suit through his father, Bankole George, also prayed Justice Akanbi Yusuf of FCT High Court,...
The trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, and four of his children was on Monday, stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja following a plea for an adjournment by the defence. The matter, which was listed for trial, could not proceed...
The trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley naicharged with cyber crime, was on Monday, stalled before a Federal Court Lagos, as the court did not sit. The trial judge, Justice Nicholas Owiebo is said to be attending a judges’ conference.. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to promptly establish a joint, credible, transparent, effective, and broad-based investigation into allegations of electoral bribery and violence in the off-cycle governorship...
The Governorship Candidate of the LP in Imo, Sen. Athan Achonu, has rejected the result of Saturday’s election, saying he will seek redress in Court. Achonu said this on Sunday, while addressing newsmen in his Umulomo country home in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state. He...
A total of 36,712 cases are pending in various courts in Rivers, the Chief judge, Justice Simeon Amadi, said on Thursday in Port Harcourt. Amadi said at a special court session to mark the beginning of the 2023/2024 Legal Year in the state that most of the cases...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, struck down some “offending provisions” which takes away the right of appeal of a tax debtor. Specifically, the affected provisions include the Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules ( 2021), the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, made an order of perpetual injunction restraining the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from further disclaiming the certificate of national service number: A808297 issued to Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also awarded N5 million...
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court has again ordered the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) to either produce or release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, on Nov. 8. Justice Adeniyi gave the the first order on Friday...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, awarded N5 million damages against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for alleging that the corps’ discharged certificate held by Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State was fake. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the Director General of the...
Justice Nyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has confirmed the authenticity of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate of Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State as validly issued by the corps. Delivering judgment on Monday, Justice Ekwo held that the evidence before the court...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the failure to probe the grim allegations that over US$15 billion oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries in Nigeria are missing and unaccounted...
The Lagos High Court sitting in the Ikeja area on Friday ordered the arrest of the Chairman/CEO of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Cletus Ibeto for allegedly refusing to appear in court to stand trial on allegations bordering on a 4.8bn fraud. Justice Ismail Ijelu issued the bench...
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday, ordered one Matthew Bem to be remanded in a correction centre, Makurdi, for allegedly killing his wife, Mrs Mngusonum Bem. The 42-year old farmer, who lives at Korinya Settlement in Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue, was charged with culpable homicide....
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of an FCT High Court on Thursday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimea Commission (EFCC) to either release the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, immediately or produce him in court on Nov. 6. Justice Adeniyi gave the...
A 36-year old man, Victor Ameh, was on Thursday arraigned in a Kaduna Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N4.2 million from a crypto currency firm. Ameh, a resident of Marafa in Kaduna, is charged with conspiracy and theft. The prosecution, Insp Chidi Leo, told the court that the...
Kannywood actress, Hadiza Aliyu, known as Hadiza Gabon, on Wednesday dragged one Bala Musa, a civil servant, to a Magistrates’ court sitting at Daura road, Kaduna over alleged defamation of character. The actress, who spoke through her counsel, Mr Mubarak Sani, said she had suffered negative reactions and...
A Rivers State High Court of Isiokpo Division, on Wednesday, issued an interim injunction, restraining the state House of Assembly and the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, from impeaching Gov. Siminalaye Fubara. Also restrained by the court are the Deputy Speaker, the Clerk and the state Chief Judge, Justice Simeon...