A Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of a 34-year-old man, Theophilus Philip, in a correctional centre for malicious damage. The Chief Magistrate, L.A Aina, gave the order after Philip pleaded guilty to wilful damage of a T4 bus engine, belonging to one Emmanuel Effiong. Philip …
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A Minna Senior Magistrate Court sitting in the Angwab Daji community of Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State and presided over by Hafsatu Abdul Bawa Wuse has ordered the remand of a 55-year-old man in a correctional facility for allegedly having unlawful canal knowledge of a six-year-old minor. Yau …
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The Federal Government Tuesday applied to withdraw the “illegal possession of firearms” case it filed against the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) at the Federal Ministry of Justice Mohammed Bakodo Abubakar told Justice …
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Justice Nicholas Oweibo of Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday convicted and sentenced a woman, Adeola Adetutu, and Godwin Johnson, to two years imprisonment each for hawking Skushies and hard drugs. Justice Nicholas handed down the sentence to the duo after they both pleaded guilty to the separate …
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Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court Abuja has fixed August 30, 2023, to deliver judgement on the suit by a former Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, seeking to stop an investigation against him. In June 2023, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared the immediate past …
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After spending three years in prison, a High Court 1in Gusau, Zamfara State has discharged and acquainted Nasiru Garba (Mo) who was arraigned for alleged offences of inciting public disturbances, forgery and given false information to a public officer in the state. Nasiru Garba alias Mo, was detained for over …
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Three men have appeared before an Abakaliki Magistrates’ Court 1 in Ebonyi for allegedly defrauding job seekers of a whooping sum of N11, 300, 000. Chidiebere Ndigwe, 46, Ikembuchukwu Donatus, 27, and Madu Chioma, 47 respectively are facing a two-count charge bothering on conspiracy/false pretence and fraud. They are …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and his officers to immediately vacate the premises of popular Foreshore Towers in Ikoyi, Lagos. In a ruling issued by Justice Daniel Osiagor, the court frowned at the “flagrant disobedience of its order to maintain status quo …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday granted bail to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in his alleged gun possession trial. Justice Nicholas Oweibo released Emefiele on a N20million bail bond with one surety in the like sum. He adjourned till November 14 …
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The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, is scheduled to appear before the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on July 25. The embattled CBN boss, who has been in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), will enter his plea …
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