Court Issues Public Summons Against Yahaya Bello Over Alleged ₦110bn Fraud
Justice Maryanne Anenih of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a public summons against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to attend court and answer to a fresh 16-count pending allegations against him. By the summons, the former Governor is to attend court on October 24 in response to the summons and for...
Court Adjourns Money Laundering Case Against Obiano Till Nov 13
The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, shifted the alleged money laundering charge filed by the EFCC against former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, to Nov. 13 for continuation of trial. The matter, which is before Justice Inyang Ekwo, could not proceed because the court did not sit. The judge was said to be attending a seminar at the National Judicial Institute (NJI)...
Alleged Murder Of Super TV CEO: Trial Of Chidinma Ojukwu Stalled
Proceedings were stalled on Tuesday in the trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Michael Usifo Ataga. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student of the University of Lagos, is standing trial before the Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. She is being prosecuted alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu,...
CJN Says FG’s House Gift Will Boost Performance Of Judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, says the construction of 40 Judges’ Quarters in the Katampe District in the nation’s capital, Abuja, will boost the performance of judicial officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CJN, who spoke on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the project, described the project as a significant milestone in the...
Anambra Withdraws From Suit Seeking To Declare EFCC Illegal Organization
The Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, announced its decision to withdraw from the suit that is seeking to declare the operations of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, illegal. The state, through its Attorney General, Prof. Sylvia Ifemeje, told the Supreme Court that it was no longer willing to be a part of the legal action that was originally...
#EndBadGovernance: AGF Takes Over Prosecution Of Teenage Children Accused Of Attempt To Overthrow Tinubu
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has taken over the case of the #EndBadGovernance protesters arraigned in the Federal High Court Abuja on Friday. The protesters, 75 in number between the ages of 12 and 15, were charged with 10 counts of terrorism, an attempt to overthrow the government, and alleged mutiny over their...
