After 13 years of legal battle, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a case of alleged malicious prosecution filed against the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC). The case was filed by a movie producer, Charles Ayiga, who alleged that NCC maliciously prosecuted him for offences he did not commit. Specifically, he said the … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja, on Monday fined Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar N10 million as damages for defaming Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries International. In 2022, for several months, the erstwhile famous actress accused the controversial cleric of failing in his promise to marry her. She alleged he afflicted … Read more
A prosecution witness, on Monday, detailed how former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, who who is standing trial on fraud and corruption charges, allegedly awarded 45 contracts, cumulatively worth billions of naira, to family members, including his wife, Margaret Emefiele, and associates. Agboro Michael, an ICPC investigator, identified April 1616 Investment Limited, … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday failed in its efforts to convince an Abuja court to put the Malabu case trial on hold to buy time to scout for fresh evidence against key defendants in the almost four years long proceedings. The commission, through one of its lawyers, Sylvanus Tahir, a Senior … Read more
Keziah Ogbonnaya, a judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, on Monday, declined a request to recuse herself from a libel suit filed by Geoffrey Onyeama, a former Nigerian foreign affairs minister. Mr Onyeama had sued a career ambassador in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lillian Onoh, who is also a sister to … Read more
