Category: Legal
Court freezes all the money of Abia state government in 27 banks
02 Apr 2023
A Federal High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja has granted an order freezing all the monies of the Abia State government domiciled in about 27 banks. Justice Bello Kawu in an exparte motion no: M/6686/2023 also barred all the banks from cooperating with the financial aides of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu pending the determination of the […]
Continue ReadingArmy, police shoot 5 dead over protest in Aba
02 Apr 2023
There was pandemonium in Aba, the Abia State commercial nerve centre, as combined security agencies made up of army and police shot dead five members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, who were peacefully protesting against the release of their detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who was renditioned to Nigeria from Kenya after his […]
Continue ReadingFG fines channels TV N5m over an interview with Datti
02 Apr 2023
Channels Television has been fined N5 million by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over an interview with Datti Baba-Ahmed, Labour Party Vice Presidential candidate. In a March 27 letter addressed to Channels Chief Executive Officer and obtained on Friday in Abuja, the NBC said the television station violated broadcasting code. Titled “Broadcast of an Inciting […]
Continue ReadingCourt sentence two men for robbing Patience Jonathan
01 Apr 2023
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced one Praise Gelson and Usman Garba to seven years imprisonment for breaking into the home of the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to steal valuables worth millions of naira Another defendant, Tamunoala Alatoru was convicted and sentenced to six months imprisonment for […]
Continue ReadingICPC arraign lecturer for demanding sex from students
01 Apr 2023
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has arraigned a lecturer of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) for demanding sexual and monetary gratification from a female student of the institution. The defendant, Dr. Balogun Olaniran was brought before Hon. Justice Osinuga of the Ijebu-Ode High Court, sitting in Ijebu Ode, […]
Continue ReadingTwo Chinese Nationals sentenced to three year in prison for attempted bribery of N50m
01 Apr 2023
Justice Abubakar Mahmud Talba of the Court of Appeal, Sokoto Division on Friday, 31st March 2023 convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Kuai, to three years imprisonment for each of the two count charge for offences of Conspiracy, Money Laundering and attempted Bribery to the tune of N50 Million […]
Continue Reading“She must accompany me to my village to swear” – A man refuses to divorce his wife until she demonstrates her fidelity
31 Mar 2023
Sunday Enejo, a distressed man, has refused to allow his wife to divorce him because he wants her to first admit to being unfaithful. He asked an Abuja Jikwoyi Customary Court to refuse to dissolve their marriage until she swears before the holistic god “Aniku” that she was not unfaithful to him. Rose, an entrepreneur, […]
Continue ReadingEFCC invites Akpabio for questioning over multi-million naira fraud
30 Mar 2023
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has invited Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs over an allegation of abuse of office and misappropriation of billions of Naira. The EFCC in an invitation letter served on Akpabio asked him to appear at its office on the 29th day of March, 2023, SaharaReporters learnt from […]
Continue ReadingFake LASTMA officer sentenced to two years imprisonment
30 Mar 2023
A fake LASTMA officer identified as Omotutu Bamidele has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by the Lagos State Special Offences Mobile Court sitting at Bolade, Oshodi Bamidele, 55, was parading himself as an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) and extorting money from motorists in the state. He was arrested last […]
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