Court dismisses suit challenging Fubara’s ₦800 billion 2024 budget for Rivers
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit that sought to prevent Governor Siminalayi Fubara from re-presenting the ₦800 billion 2024 budget of Rivers State. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, in her ruling, also set aside an interim order made…
Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s N50bn Suit Against FG To February 8
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has adjourned a suit by the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government to February 8th, 2024. In the suit, Kanu accused the…
U.S. Court indicts three Nigerians with wire fraud, money laundering
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that on January 23, 2024, a grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Nigerian citizens John Umukoro, Shedrack Umukoro, and Otaniyen Iduozee with conspiracy to commit…
5 Arraigned Over Fire Incident At Rivers Assembly
Five individuals suspected of burning the Rivers House of Assembly on Oct. 29, 2023, were arraigned on Thursday at a Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They face a seven-count charge bordering on terrorism. The arraignment, presided…
Former lawmaker jailed over N30million fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Suleiman Dabo to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending a ruling on his bail plea. Dabo is the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency. The…
Court admits exhibits against Yahaya Bello’s nephew over alleged N10bn stolen from Kogi account
A prosecution witness in the trial of Ali Bello, nephew of Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello and two others, who are standing trial in a N10 billion money laundering case, on Thursday, January 11, 2023, told Justice James Omotsho of…
JUST IN: Court Fines FG N100m For Violation Of Emefiele’s Rights
Justice Olukayode Adeniyi of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja has awarded the sum of 100 million naira against the Federal Government, in favour of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, for the…
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Kano guber dispute
The Supreme Court on Thursday, reserved judgment in an appeal brought before it by Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal, Abuja which sacked him from office. After hearing the submissions of counsel…
Herbalist bags 5 years imprisonment over N8m fraud
A 58-year-old Ekiti herbalist, Nurudeen Ibrahim was sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for fraud for allegedly defrauding a businesswoman of the sum of N8million. Ibrahim was arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, on Aug. 2,…
Court imposes restrictions on Oyo govt’s bank accounts over N3.4 billion debt
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has ordered an attachment of the Oyo State government‘s accounts in 10 Nigerian commercial banks. The court issued the order in a move to enforce the payment of N3.4 billion judgement debt owed…