A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered a suspected drug dealer, Oluwatobi Salako to be remanded in the correctional centre for allegedly trafficking 138.6kg of cannabis sativa, a narcotic substance. Justice Nkeonye Maha ordered Salako to be remanded […]
Law
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, convicted the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, UNICAL, Prof. Cyril Ndifon, and sentenced him to five years imprisonment for sexually harrasing his […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA– President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, urged the judiciary to take decisive actions to tackle concerns about its integrity, warning that justice must never be for sale. According to him, citizens have not only expressed frustration at […]
The Akure branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Ondo State has called for the conclusion of all election cases before the winners declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are sworn into office. The NBA branch stated this in […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Nov. 26 to hear a motion seeking an order compelling the police to investigate and prosecute Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze over alleged certificate forgery. Nwankwoeze, a Director of Lands Administration, Federal Capital Territory […]
By Ayox Ojo Two Nigerians identified as Ike Isaac, also known as Alex Kwesi Brown Appiah and Emmanuel Innocent Egbe, also known as Innocent Emmanuel Kodom have been handed o 12 months jail term each for attempting to use forged […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to make arrangements for a former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, to contest its chairmanahip position in its planned national convention. Justice Peter Lifu, in a […]
In compliance with orders by Justice Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos, First City Monument Bank Limited (FCMB) yesterday took possession of properties and assets belonging to Bankers Warehouse Limited, Vandt Investment Limited, and Mr. Victor Hammond. It is over […]
By Omowunmi Samuel A recent online claim has caused confusion regarding the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) enforcement of withholding tax on investment income. The claim suggests that the government is attempting to target Nigerians’ savings through a new tax […]
General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL), its directors and shareholders have commenced contempt proceedings against senior officials of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). It alleged they misled the Federal High Court, Lagos and Justice Akintayo Aluko by not disclosing a substantive […]