Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello continued to evade trial on Thursday by failing to respond to a summons for arraignment before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja. This latest case involves allegations of N110 billion fraud. The judge, Maryann Anenih, had issued the summons on 3 October. She also granted the Economic … Read more
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of N2, 739,836,331.31(Two Billion, Seven Hundred and Thirty-nine Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty-six Thousand, Three Hundred and Thirty-one Naira, Thirty-one Kobo), being proceeds of illegal mining of solid minerals in Endo Community, Nasarawa State. … Read more
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 87 lawyers for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for 2024. The secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Bello, who doubles as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, announced this in a public notice on Thursday. The list of new SAN designates … Read more
The oil-rich Rivers State is bracing for a court verdict that may serve as a tie-breaker in the political debacle between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. In a third of its one year in office, the 10th Rivers State House of Assembly has not known peace as the power tussle between Messrs … Read more
Bauchi Central senator, Abdul Ningi, on Tuesday, resumed plenary five days after he was recalled from suspension. Mr Ningi, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was sighted entering the Red Chamber at 10:40 a.m. He took his seat after exchanging pleasantries with some of his colleagues. Ningi’s Suspension Mr Ningi was suspended … Read more
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja, on Friday, adjourned until 9 May for defence to study additional proof of evidence submitted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Emefiele was charged with … Read more
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Monday in his ongoing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He is being arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi for abuse of office bordering on alleged irregular allocation of billions of US … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, re-arraigned a former acting national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello Mohammed, over his alleged role in the diversion of funds meant for procurement of arms during the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration. Mr Mohammed, whose trial started at the Federal High Court … Read more
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in an appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Okey Ahiwe, challenging the election of Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. A five-member panel of judges headed by Inyang Okoro reserved the judgement on Wednesday after taking final arguments from parties, according to a … Read more
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed sadness over the death of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State. Mr Akeredolu, aged 67, died in a German hospital in the early hours of Wednesday after a long battle with postrate cancer. In a condolence message signed by its chairperson and Governor of Kawara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, … Read more
