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Alleged $1m fraud: Court acquits Air Commodore Umar Mohammed
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, discharged and acquitted Air Commodore Umar Mohammed (rtd) of money laundering charge preferred against him.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had failed to prove the…
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UPDATED : (APC Crisis) Ganduje faction loses as court dismisses applications
An FCT High Court on Thursday struck out an application by the Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje led faction of APC in Kano for a stay of execution.
Solacebase reports that Justice Hamza Muazu refused the application following an order of the court…
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Alleged N5.9bn money laundering: Court remands Mompha
An Ikeja Special Offence Court on Tuesday ordered that a social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha alias Mompha, be remanded in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of conspiracy to launder N5.9billion.
The…
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JUST IN: APC members ask court to stop national convention
Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker- and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) from holding the party’s…
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Probe Supreme Court’s two year adjournment of Jokolo case- Ahamba
A legal luminary, Chief Mike Ahamba SAN has recommended thorough investigation of circumstances leading to the two year adjournment of an appeal in the 16-year old Gwandu Emirate headship tussle by the Supreme Court of Nigeria to November…
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N36bn Corruption Allegation: Court resumes trial of ex-Jigawa Gov. 14 years after
The Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, has resumed the trial of former Jigawa State governor, Senator Ibrahim Saminu Turaki, over alleged N36 billion corruption charges 14 years after the trial was suspended.…
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Teacher rapes 15-year-old mentally-ill student in Kano
A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 38-year-old teacher, Sukairaj Kabir, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping his 15-year-old mentally-ill student.
Kabir, who resides at Rimin…
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Court orders ex-NSCDC Commandant to forfeit 60 buildings, land to FG
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Thursday ordered the final forfeiture of 60 buildings illegally acquired by a former Deputy Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Adenike Ishola Bintu, to the Federal…
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BREAKING: Court nullifies Andy Uba’s participation in Anambra governorship election
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, nullified Senator Andy Uba’s participation in the November 6 Anambra State governorship election.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, held that Uba was never a candidate in the election…
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How I raised $420,000 ransom for release of my husband allegedly kidnapped by Evans, others ―…
A businesswoman, Mrs Chimebere Ahamonu, has narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos State how she raised a ransom of $420,000 for the freedom of her husband.
Chimebere’s husband, Mr Sylvanus Ahamonu, was allegedly kidnapped…
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