Tag: court
Paris club refund: Court orders forfeiture of N1.4bn to FG
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered the permanent forfeiture of a total of N1,442,384,857.84…
Synagogue building collapse: Absence of witness stalls trial
Absence of the first witness of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) on Friday stalled opening of its defence…
Court orders remand of Senator Nwaboshi in prison
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the remand of Senator Peter Nwaboshi in Ikoyi Prison.
Court nullifies National Assembly’s reordering of election sequence
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has nullified the National Assembly’s amendment to Clause 25 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill…
Court jails Magistrate 3 years for demanding bribe
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday sentenced Magistrate Mohammed Balogun, to three years imprisonment for demanding gratification to influence…
Alleged N7m Fraud: Court strikes out case
An Igbosere Magistrates' Court, Lagos Island has struck out a case of alleged N7m fraud instituted against a businessman, Uzoukwu…
Former South African President appears in court on corruption charges
Former South African president Jacob Zuma appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges relating to a 2.5 billion…
Dino Melaye, 4 rearrested suspects to be arraigned May 10
The Nigeria Police Force said it would arraign Sen. Dino Melaye and the four suspects rearrested for alleged conspiracy and…
EFCC defends interrogation practice, says they don’t drug suspects
Miss Zahra Abubakar, a second prosecution witness(PW2) in the trial within trial on alleged N600 million Naval property scam, on…
$40m arms scam: Court asks Jonathan’s cousin to defend himself
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered former President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola to defend himself in a fraud…
58-year-old man arraigned for alleged possession of hard drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Thursday arraigned a 58-year-old alleged drug baron before a Jos Federal High…
South African woman sentenced to 3 years in prison for racist rant
A South African court on Wednesday sentenced a white woman to three years in prison for yelling racist abuse at…
Man sentenced to 1 year imprisonment for breaching official trust
A Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Tuesday, sentenced a 33-year-old civil servant, Aminu Maru, to one year imprison…
M.D Drags Customer To Court For Stealing N16m Trucks
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Jayjibs Ventures, Alhaji Jimmy Ibrahim has dragged a customer, Kehinde Samuel before…
Court acquits Supreme Court Justice, Ngwuta of corruption
The Federal High Court has dismissed all the 13 counts of money laundering and passport fraud instituted by the Federal Government…
IPOB Treason: First witness testifies behind barricade
The Federal Government on Thursday called its first witness on Thursday testimony behind a barricade in the treason charge preferred…
Record Label Sues Runtown
Eric Many, the record label that signed popular ''Mad Over You'' crooner, Runtown says the singer has breached his contract…
“I was chained for 88 days” – escapee testifies against Evans
Mr Donatius Dunu, the Managing Director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Lagos, on Friday told an Ikeja High Court how he was…
Medication preventing me from following court proceedings – Metuh
A former National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, on Friday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that…
JAMB worker’s suit dismissed for failure to tender condition of service
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Friday struck out a suit filed against the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB),…
Court Dismisses N272.5m Fraud Charge Against Oil Marketer
After five years of trial, a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, has dismissed a two count-charge of stealing…
20 Year Old Arrested For Defiling Minor
A 20-year-old, Sunday Abraham, who allegedly defiled a 10-year-old girl, is to cool his heels in prison for the next…
Court adjourns trial of Bala Mohammed’s son to April 24
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday fixed April 24 to continue the trial of Shamsudeen Mohammed, son of former…
Court adjourns pre-trial conference of Ojukwu’s property dispute to May 7
An Awka High Court on Monday adjourned until May 7, the pre-trial conference in the sharing of late Sir Louis…
N26m fraud: I was not sent to spy on Ex-Minister, witness tells court
Mr Victor Ehiabhi, the first prosecution witness in the on-going trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday told…
Updated: N3bn fraud: LSGNPPA account freezed
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday froze the bank accounts Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority (LSGNPPA) over an…
Court freezes LASG Agency’s account over alleged N3bn fraud
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered that the Zenith Bank account of the Lagos State Number Plate…
Court orders final forfeiture of another Dieziani’s properties
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered final forfeiture of two penthouses linked to a former Minister of…
Woman In Court For Allegedly Biting Driver
A 21-year-old fashion designer, Zainab Oyeyemi, who allegedly bit a commercial driver and caused him bodily harm, was on Wednesday…
Shiite Vs Kano Govt.: Court adjourns suit until April 10
A Kano State High Court on Tuesday adjourned hearing in a suit filed by Aljafariyya Shiite Movement against Kano State…