Judiciary

LAGOS – A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday has convicted and sentenced Chief Okey Nwosu, a former Managing Director, Finbank Plc, to three years imprisonment for N10.9m fraud. Justice Lateefat A. Okunnu who delivered the Judgement found the defendants guilty, sentenced the first and second defendants, …

ABUJA – A Wuse Zone II Magistrates’ Court, Abuja on Monday, ordered that Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of Sahara Reporters and four others be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending hearing of their bail application. Chief Magistrate Marble Segun-Bello made the remand order shortly after the defendants were arraigned before …

ASABA – The Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State on Monday sentenced former Information Technology (IT) Access Bank Manager, Asaba Branch, Mr. Onus Osagie Amahian, to Five years imprisonment each on a 25- count charge of forgery and false entry into the Delta State government payroll. The Presiding …

ABUJA – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the revocation of bail granted to Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, for failure to appear for his trial. Justice Okon Abang, who made the order, also issued a bench warrant for his arrest …

BENIN CITY – The Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Godwin Obaseki to look into cases of police brutality, human rights violations or allegations of extra-judicial killings by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Edo State, on Thursday held its inaugural sitting receiving testimonies and …

Abuja – A Grade I Area Court Judge asked a 65-year-old man, Samuel Maduakar, to forgive and pray for his “problem daughter” Ifeoma to change. The police charged Ifeoma, 27, with criminal intimidation, assault and mischief on Feb.19. The police alleged that she attacked her father and threatened to poison …

ABUJA – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, re-arraigned Malabu Oil and Gas Limited on fresh charges bordering on money laundering. Malabu and Aliyu Abubakar, a businessman, were re-arraigned alongside six other companies on a 67-count charge before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. …

BENIN CITY- Edo State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Yinka Omorogbe has said that the administration of Godwin Obaseki is in support of the passage of the Freedom of Information, FOI law because public participation in governance processes are essential. Speaking during the opening ceremony of a two …

BENIN CITY – Edo state high court in Benin city has commenced the hearing of suit filled against the Iyatsere of Warri kingdom, chief Johnson Aseleghe over his continuous parading of himself as the traditional ruler of Ologbo dukedom and to also him from seeling lands that belongs to the …

…case up for hearing on Wed, July 14 The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu, risks arrest if he fails to appear in Court on July 14, for the continuation of the hearing of the alleged N700m money laundering case preferred against him by the Economic and …