Two self-proclaimed Islamic clerics have been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Lagos for allegedly duping a medical doctor of the sum of N280m under the guise of performing spiritual prayers on the money. The defendants, Saheed Atanda Aremu, […]
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Two estate agents, Adeola Ojo, 49, and Abiodun Akinlabi, 48, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly defrauding several accommodation seekers of N7.6m. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not stated, are facing three […]
Justice Chizoba Orji of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday granted Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, a ₦50m bail after she pleaded not guilty for alleged defamation. The female lawmaker was granted bail with one surety, who […]
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday resolved to proceed with the ongoing trial of 20 former leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers in the absence […]
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja One Ugochukwu Joseph Nwaemere, the Executive Director of Pennhydro-Pell Oil and Gas Limited was on Tuesday arraigned for alleged conspiracy, forgery and obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of N750 million by the Economic and […]
I congratulate the Branch Chairman, the Branch Officers, the Planning Committee, Branch Leaders and all members of Kaduna Branch on the occasion of the 2022 Law Week tagged:“Expanding the Frontiers of Legal Practice” which holds from the 27th to 31st […]
By Ejikeme Omenazu Public commentators have blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the rash of litigations that usually follows the conduct of elections in the country. They noted that if the elections had been transparent and standard there would […]
By Unini Chioma The Attorneys-General of the 36 states of the federation have filed a suit at the Supreme Court to challenge the legality of the Presidential Executive Order 10 issued last year to shore up the financial independence of state […]
By Unini Chioma Amid heated litigation over its trademark infringement on the name “eNiara,” a Federal High Court in Abuja has given the nod for the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) rollout of its digital currency. This was disclosed in the […]
By Unini Chioma A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the application filed by Senator Ali Ndume, seeking an order to discharge him as Abdulrasheed Maina’s surety, after he jumped bail. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling, held that the […]