Policeman Who Killed Kolade Johnson Bags Life Imprisonment
A Lagos state high court sitting in Ikeja has sentenced a dismissed police officer, Ogunyemi Olalekan, to life imprisonment for killing 35-year-old, Kolade Johnson. Olalekan, who was said to be attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad (SACS) of the Nigeria Police, shot Mr Johnson in the lower abdomen with an AK-47 rifle at about 5.10pm on Sunday, March 31, 2019,...
Inibehe Effiong Challenges A/Ibom CJ To Release CCTV Footage Of Court Proceedings
After spending 30 days behind bars, human rights activist, Barrister Inibehe Effiong on Friday, breathe the air of freedom. The activist lawyer looked a bit worn out with his hair and beard shaved, but remained high-spirited as he narrated experinces. Recalling what transpired in the court on the fateful day, he asked the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Ekaette Obot...
#BREAKING: Court Rejects Okorocha’s Application To Stop Confiscation Of Property
A court sitting in Abuja has declined former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha’s, application to restrain the Imo State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating his properties. More details soon
22 DRC Soldiers Sentenced To Death For Fleeing Battlefield Against M23 Rebels
A military court in DR Congo’s volatile east sentenced 22 soldiers to death on Monday for “fleeing the enemy” during fighting with M23 rebels, a lawyer told AFP. Sixteen soldiers were handed death sentences in one case in the North Kivu province, and six others in a separate case, just days after 25 soldiers received a similar judgement. The latest sentences...
Bauchi Governor’s Son To Open Defence April 28 Over Alleged N1.2bn Fraud
The Federal High Court Abuja on Monday, fixed April 28 for Shamsudeen Bala, son of Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to open his defence in an alleged fraud charge levelled against him. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) had filed a 20- count charge against Bala bordering on money laundering, forgery and failure to disclose assets. However, in Dec....
Ademola Adeleke To Defend Victory At Tribunal With 52 Lawyers
Osun State governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke, has assembled about 52 lawyers, including seven Senior Advocates of Nigeria, to defend his case at the Election Petition Tribunal in Osogbo. Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, who contested the July 16 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, had asked the tribunal in Osogbo to nullify Adeleke’s election. Adeleke was the candidate of the...
Appeal Court Affirms Conviction Of Former Bank PHB MD, Francis Atuche Over N25.7bn Fraud
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has upheld the conviction of a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB Plc, Francis Atuche, for a N25.7bn fraud. The court also upheld the conviction of Atuche’s accomplice and co-convict, Ugo Anyanwu, w...
Ibori To Face Fresh Seizure Of £100 Million, Fresh Jail Term In UK
A court in the UK is set to order the seizure of more than £100 million ($129 million) from former Delta State Governor James Ibori. This comes about six years after Ibori’s return to Nigeria after serving a prison sentence for money laundering and fraud charges. The British authorities had indicted him for stealing public funds and laundering them through UK...
EFCC Denies Raiding Justice Odili’s Home
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday denied it carried out an operation on the home of Justice Mary Odili. Reports of a raid on her home were condemned by the Commission’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who noted that none of its officers carried out any operation on the Justice’s home. There had been reports earlier that the EFCC had...
FG Inaugurates Committee To Enforce Supreme Court Judgment On LG Autonomy
The Federal Government has set up a 10-member committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment delivered on 11th July, 2024 granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. Director, Information & Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation OSGF, Segun Imohiosen disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja. He said the SGF, Senator George Akume, who...
