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Counsel’s Absence Stalls Trial of Alleged N100m Kwara Bursary Scam
The trial of the immediate past Chairperson of Kwara State Scholarship Board, Hajia Fatima Yusuf and two others slated for today could not go on afterall. Although, all parties in the case were present in court, however the case could not…
LASG Arraigns 65 Offenders For Violating Curfew On January 1
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit Tuesday , arraigned 65 offenders at the Special Offences (Mobile) Court over movement during the 'COVID-19 Midnight Curfew' on New Year’s Day in Lagos.
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ALLEGED N260 FRAUD: EFCC Presents First Witness Against Cast Oil and Gas MD, Amusan
The trial of Olatunji Amusan, Managing Director, Cast Oil and Gas, for an alleged N260 million fraud, continued on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos with the…
AMCON Takes Over 12 Assets Belonging To Jimoh Ibrahim, Freezes N69.4bn.
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has taken over 12 assets belonging to Chairman and of Global Fleet Group, Jimoh Ibrahim, and frozen all his accounts over his debt which amounts to N69.4bn.
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The seizure of the assets is…
EXECUTIVE ORDER 10 : Wike Faults FG Decision To Deduct State Funds For Judiciary
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has stated that the Federal Government decision to dissipate State funds on behalf of State judiciaries, under the purported Executive Order 10, is illegal and ill-advised.
He said if the…
Court Adjourns Corruption Trial of Ize-Iyamu, Four Others To January , As Kwara CP Drums Support For EFCC’s Anti-Graft War
The money laundering case brought against Pastor Osagie Ize -Iyamu, PDP governorship candidate in Edo State in 2016 election and four others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, was today October 15, 2020 adjourned till…
LASG Inaugurates Criminal Laws Review Committee , Appoints Justice Adenike Coker As Chairman
The Lagos State Government, on has inaugurated a committee to review amendments to the State Criminal Laws of 2011.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Committee, held through a virtual platform, the State Attorney-General and…
Court Jails Two Music Producers, Two Others Over Cyber Crimes In Calabar
The Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on Thursday, October 8, 2020 secured the conviction of two music producers and two others, on cyber crime charges, before Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High…
NBA: Lawyer Seeks Disciplinary Action Against Caretaker Committee Of Ikeja Branch
President and Founder, Crusade for Justice, Richard Nwankwo has called for disciplinary actions against members of the Caretaker Committee , Ikeja branch, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over alleged professional misconduct.
Nwankwo a…
M.T DE PRAISE: Court Jails Vessel’s Engineer 3 Years Over Improper License Documents
Justice H.I.O Oshomah of the Federal High Court sitting in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced John Patani to three years imprisonment or a fine of N2, 000, 000 for operating a vessel, M.T De Praise, on the Nigerian…