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N9.4bn Fraud: Court orders arrest of two foreigners
“That you NABIL MAUKARZEL ‘M’, HALAWI FIDAA ‘M’ and others now at large sometimes in the year 2014 at Apapa, Lagos within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria conspired among yourselves to commit felony to wit obtaining the…
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Court fixes date to rule in motion against order restraining Kano Govt from taking N10bn CCTV loan
A Federal High Court in Kano, on Friday, fixed July 19 to deliver ruling in a motion against the order restraining the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion loan.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the suit was filed…
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BREAKING: Court orders AGF , NASS, RMAFC to review judges’ salaries
A National Industrial Court in Abuja has ordered the National Assembly, the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) to urgently initiate measures to ensure upward…
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PDP drags INEC, APC to court, seeks Obi, Tinubu’s disqualification
In the suit numbered FHC/ABJ/CS/1016/2022, PDP argued that Obi and Tinubu are not eligible to participate in the election unless they do so with their previous running mates — Doyin Okupe and Kabiru Masari, respectively.
The defendants in…
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Nollywood actor, Baba Ijesha bags 5 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor
“The question here is that penetration occurred seven years prior to the one that happened in 2021 but we do not know by whom or the time it occurred.
“The survivor never reported that particular incident to her mother at that time and…
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Osun Guber: Court dismisses suit seeking disqualification of Oyetola as APC candidate
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, in Saturday’s Governorship Election holding in the state.…
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Court disqualifies PDP Delta governorship candidate, Oborevwori
The Federal High Court, Abuja has disqualified the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta, Mr Sherrif Oborevwori, from contesting the 2023 election.
Delivering judgment on Thursday in a suit filed by Mr…
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N270m Fraud: Court jails fake Army General for seven years
“It is so sad that people have given our dear country a bad name. I intend to send a clear message to scammers,” the judge said.
The fake Army General was charged by the EFCC on a 13-count charge bordering on obtaining money by false…
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Court adjourns trial of Ekweremadus’ till August 4, as ‘Kidney donor’ admits he’s 21
The trial of Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, has been adjourned till August 4, 2022.
The couple were arraigned at Westminster Magistrate’s Court over alleged organ harvesting, on Thursday.
Gavin Irwin was the counsel who…
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Ex-APC delegates ask court to stop Masari’s replacement as Tinubu’s VP candidate
The two delegates, in the suit marked FHC/ABJ CS/1059/2022 and dated July 4, 2022, asked the court to hold that withdrawing Masari as running mate would amount to the invalidation of the joint ticket of the party.
The duo asked the court…
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