Emefiele Free To Travel Out Of FCT — Court
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The court said Emefiele must, however, remain in the country. On his bail terms, he was restricted to the FCT. Emefiele, through his lawyer, Mathew Bukka, SAN, had requested a variation of the...
Imo North: After APC Accused Justices Of Holding Meeting With PDP Leaders, Supreme Court Speaks
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, clarified that Justice Abdu Aboki was not one of the three Justices of the court petitioned by the All Progressive Congress (APC) of plotting to subvert justice in the matter of the Imo North Senatorial District bye-election. The apex court, however, said that Aboki is in the panel of five Justices of the court constituted...
Justice Sector Saved Nigeria’s Economy From Total Collapse — Malami
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice in Nigeria, Abubakar Malami has said the justice sector has been the one that saved the country’s economy from total collapse, which would have been brought about if P&ID had succeeded in enforcing an arbitral award of over $10billion. The AGF said the several recoveries made by the ministry...
Mama Boko Haram, Two Others Bag Ten Years Imprisonment Over N40m Fraud
Justice Umaru Fadawu of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, on Monday, February 12, 2024, convicted and sentenced Aisha Wakil (otherwise known as Mama Boko Haram), Tahiru Daura and Lawal Soyade to 10 years imprisonment. This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Media and Publicity of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Dele Oyewale, late...
Bobrisky Asks Appeal Court To Set Aside His Conviction Over Naira Mutilation
Controversial cross-dresser and socialite, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a notice of appeal challenging his conviction on a four-count charge of Naira abuse. In his Notice of Appeal filed by his lawyer, Bimbo Kusanu, Bobrisky is asking the court to set aside the six months imprisonment sentence imposed on him and replacing same with the option...
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...
PDP Youth Leader Who ‘Insulted’ Buhari, SGF On Facebook Bags One Year Prison Sentence
Chief Magistrate’s Court 4 sitting in Yola, Adamawa State on Monday, sentenced Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Hong Local Government Area, Ikamu Kato, to one year imprisonment for 'insulting' the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari; and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha. The PDP youth leader was remanded in prison custody in a...
Court Awards N5m Damage Against Police For Sacking Female Cop Who Got Pregnant Outside Marriage
The National Industrial Court on Wednesday struck down Regulation 127 of the Nigeria Police Regulation made pursuant to the Police Establishment Act 2020 which provides for the sack of an unmarried woman police officer who gets pregnant. A female corporal, Olajide Omolola, who works in Oye, Ekiti State Police Command, was sacked for getting pregnant outside wedlock. Aggrieved by her sacking,...
Fresh Trouble As Jailed Ekweremadu Comes Under Investigation
Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for human trafficking last year, is under investigation by the London Metropolitan Police in a new case linked to him. According to a documentary by Chude Jideonwo titled: “Daniel vs Ekweremadu,” the police are investigating a case involving Ekweremadu, although details are scarce due to the...
No Bail For You, Court Tells Maina
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refused to grant a former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, bail. Delivering a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, held that Maina’s application for bail lacked merit. Justice Abang said though it was at the court’s discretion to grant bail, the ex-pension reformed boss did not deserve bail after jumping the...
