Month: February 2017

By Economic and Financial Crimes CommissionThe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 arraigned a lawyer, Nze Chidi Duru, before Justice Peter Affen of the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 4-count charge […]

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode on Monday, asked the Federal High Court Abuja, to adjourn his case to allow him explore other options of settlement aside from going to trial.Counsel to Fani-Kayode, Mr Ameh Raji (SAN) who made the application […]

Mr Malachi Coker, the Acting Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, on Monday said the police had sealed the Assembly over its leadership crisis.Coker in Akure said that the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, ordered the indefinite […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Friday re-arraigned former Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe for alleged N8.5billion fraud.Atewe was charged along with former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General […]

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday signed the Anti-Kidnapping Law, which prescribes death penalty for kidnappers.He also signed the Lagos State Sports Commission and Lagos State Sports Trust Fund into law.Speaking shortly after the ceremony at the Lagos House Alausa, […]

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered that Shamsudeen Bala, son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bala Mohammed, be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, who gave the order on Wednesday, said […]