The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Muhammad Umar before Justice Aisha Ibrahim of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri. He was arraigned on a two count charge bordering on obtaining by […]
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By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, ordered the permanent forfeiture of a total sum of $49,700 that was allegedly recovered from a former Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Sokoto State, Dr. Nura Ali. A team […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over oil import licence dispute until Nov. 5 for hearing. The matter, […]
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, yesterday, remanded a 42- year-old man, Emmanuel Egbosimba, in Kirikiri prison for allegedly defiling his 19-year-old daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mr L. Owolabi, did not take the defendant ‘s plea. Owolabi ordered him to be […]
By Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned to enable the police file an application for an additional witness in the trial of a Lagos property developer, Olukayode Olusanya, alleged to have swindled an American-based Engineer, Anthony […]
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP)Abba Kyari and his two brothers failed on Tuesday in their bid to terminate their ongoing trial for alleged failure to fully disclose their assets. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), in the 23-count […]
By Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned further hearing in the criminal trial of a British national, two Indian businessmen, and their companies accused of orchestrating a $42.48 million international trade fraud under the guise […]
By Taiye Agbaje The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the arraignment of Sen. Andy Uba and his co-defendants in the alleged N400 million fraud case until Nov. 6. The matter, which was earlier fixed for Uba and Benjamin Etu […]
LAGOS — The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order empowering a consortium of Nigerian lenders to take possession of assets belonging to Nestoil Limited, one of the country’s leading indigenous oil and gas service companies, pending the […]
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has applauded recent court rulings affirming consumer rights in Nigeria, describing them as significant milestones for market accountability and consumer confidence. In separate decisions, the Lagos High Court awarded ₦5 million in […]