Court sentences six for internet fraud in Calabar
The Federal High Court, Calabar, Cross River State on Friday sentenced six internet fraudsters to six months in prison for…
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Court jails 3 illegal Bureau De Change operators in Maiduguri
Justice K. Dagat of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has convicted and sentenced three illegal Bureau-de-Change…
LG autonomy: Govs should study Supreme Court judgment – Falana
Activist lawyer, Femi Falana on Friday said state governors should study the Supreme Court judgment that granted financial autonomy to…
LG autonomy: S’Court judgment monumental victory for democracy – ADC
The Action Democratic Congress, ADC, says the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to local government councils is a monumental…
Court dissolves 16-year-old “loveless” marriage
An Area Court in Jos on Friday dissolved a 16-year-old ”loveless” marriage between Hussaina Abdullahi and her husband, Saidu Ali.…
Court sentences 2 men to 4 years in jail for aiding terrorism
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced two men to four years imprisonment each for aiding and abetting terrorism.…
29 years old man docked over alleged N18.6m fraud
A 29-year old man, Israel Onwe, was on Thursday, arraigned before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged N18.6…
Autonomy: Supreme Court freed LGs from decades of captivity, systemic plunder – Shehu Sani
Former Kaduna lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has said the Supreme Court has freed the local governments from over two decades…
LGA autonomy: Nigerian Govs problem of good governance – Atiku’s ex-aide on Supreme Court verdict
Daniel Bwala, a former spokesman of the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has described state governors…
BREAKING: Supreme Court orders Nigerian govt to pay local government funds directly
The Supreme Court has ordered all state governors to henceforth steer clear of the funds meant for the 774 local…
Two federal workers remanded for N12m job racketeering
An FCT High Court sitting in Apo has ordered the remand of one Ndubuisi Chineme of the Federal Ministry of…
Two arraigned for allegedly stealing employer’s goods worth N6.3m
Two men were on Wednesday brought before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing their employer’s goods valued at…
Alleged diversion of state funds: Tension as APC National Chair Ganduje, wife set to appear in court
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others are set…
Pastor docked for allegedly enticing married woman
A clergyman, Ekejiuba George on Tuesday appeared before a Magistrate’s Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly enticing a married woman.…
Benue :Court fixes September 26 to hear suit challenging executive order
A Benue State High Court presided over by Justice Theresa Igoche has fixed September 26, 2024, to hear the suit…
Nigerian court okays arraignment of REA officials indicted in alleged N1.84bn fraud
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed Sept. 26 for the arraignment of another two senior staff of Rural…
71-year-old remanded for defiling minor in Lagos
A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded a 71-year-old man, Dumashi Sabo, who pleaded guilty to defiling…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Project: Nigerian govt dragged to court
Funsho Doherty, the 2023 African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in Lagos State, has instituted a legal action against the…
My wife slaps me at will – Man tells court
A vehicle spare-parts dealer, Olawale Idowu on Friday told a Grade A Customary Court at Mapo, Ibadan, to end his…
Alleged Invasion: Court adjourns case against military, CDS, others, awards N50,000 fine
The Federal High Court, sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday, awarded a cost of N50,000 against the Nigerian Army…
Bus driver bags 12-year jail term for killing LASTMA officer
The Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a commercial bus driver, Elijah Shokoya to 12…
Court remands man for alleged homosexual activity
A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Thursday remanded a 47-year-old man, Olatubosun Fayakinnu, in a correctional centre…
Court adjourns trial of Abuja lawyer, town planner over alleged forgery
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Wednesday shifted till October 19, the trial of a legal…
Court strikes out suit against Olanipekun, NBA on body of benchers dispute
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has struck out a suit filed by Abuja-based lawyer Chidinma Udebuani,…
Nnamdi Kanu: There was evidence – Lawyer counters court over DSS
Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, countered…
Remove name, photos of Emefiele’s wife from wanted list – Court orders EFCC
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared illegal the declaration of the wife of former Central Bank Governor,…
Abuja estate developer, Valington Homes incures N10.5m fine in court over tresspas on FCT land
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has imposed a fine of N10.5 million on an Abuja-based estate…
Proprietor in court for allegedly siphoning NECO fees
A 67-year-old man, Segun Oyedepo, Owner of Fedeco International College, Ibadan, was on Wednesday docked in a Grade ‘A’ Customary…
Court adjourns suit seeking Ganduje’s removal till July 5
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned till July 5 the suit seeking to remove the National…
Edo Guber: Court strikes out suit seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as PDP candidate
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to prohibit Barrister Asue…
BREAKING: N432bn probe: El-Rufai drags Kaduna Assembly to court
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a lawsuit against the Kaduna State House of Assembly…
Court orders Emefiele to forfeit $1.42m corrupt proceeds
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture of $1.426 million linked to the embattled former…
Alleged procurement fraud: Court adjourns Emefiele’ trial till Oct. 22
A Federal Capital Terrritory, FCT, High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned until October 22, the trial of the suspended…
Court remands 39-year-old farmer for alleged murder
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 39-year-old farmer, Joseph Awua at the Correctional Centre…
Court fixes July 8 to hear suit challenging Benue Public Order Law
A Benue State High Court in Makurdi, presided over by Justice Theresa Igoche, has fixed July 8 to hear the…
Court remands two over alleged abduction
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday ordered two terror suspects, Aliyu Mohammed and Ozain Mohammed, to be remanded…
Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court discharges case against Bayelsa Senator, Konbowei
An FCT High Court sitting in Apo has discharged Senator Benson Friday Konbowei (PDP-Bayelsa Central) charged with certificate forgery. Konbowei…
EFCC loses N1.2bn fraud case against ex-Gov Fayose’s Aide, Agbele in court
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has struck out a 24-count amended charge bordering on alleged N1.219…
Three Magistrates recalled over alleged gross abuse of duties
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has taken disciplinary actions against Chief Magistrate, Talatu Makama, magistrate court No 29, Senior…
Man docked over alleged N5.2m theft
A 36-year-old man, Yetunde Alao, who allegedly stole $5,006 Canadian dollars (about N5.2 million), on Friday appeared before an Ejigbo…
Three in court over alleged possession of explosives in Ekiti
Three men, Adamu Abdullahi, 46, Haruna Musa, 57, and Sanni Garba, 26, were, on Friday, arraigned in an Ado-Ekiti Chief…
Emirate tussles: Court ruling reaffirms our position – Kano Govt
The Kano State Government has said that the ruling by the Federal High Court regarding the Kano Emirates Council (Repeal)…
Davido drags Sophia Momodu to court, seeks joint custody of Imade
Popular singer, David Adeleke, AKA Davido, has dragged Sophia Momodu, the mother of his first child, Imade, to court, seeking…
Court dismisses suit seeking removal of EFCC chairman, Olukoyede
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking the sack of Mr Ola Olukoyede as the chairman…
Court sentences man to life imprisonment for raping minor In Ekiti
A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has sentenced Ayegbusi Ojo to life imprisonment over the rape of a…
Osun lawmaker appeals court judgment barring him from rendering pro-bono service
A member of the Osun State House of Assembly, representing Oriade State Constituency, Kanmi Ajibola, has appealed the judgement of…
Court sentences two to death in Jigawa
The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Birnin Kudu on Friday sentenced two persons to death for conspiring and killing…
Court sentences native doctor to death for kidnapping in Akwa Ibom
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, on Friday, sentenced one Sunday George Andrew, also known as Sunday Akpan…
Police detain Rivers monarch for threatening retired court Judge
Detectives from the Rivers State Criminal Investigation Department, CID, have arrested and detained His Royal Highness, Eze Cyprian Amadi-Worenwu, the…
Court discharges Tigran Gambaryan, Nadeem from tax evasion case against Binance
An Abuja Federal High Court on Friday discharged Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla of Binance Holdings Limited for tax evasion.…