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For Anthony Okolie, the man arrested for using the previous phone line of President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, it’s a battle won as the the Department of State Services (DSS) has been ordered by a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba to pay him N10 million. The DSS had arrested Okolie, in July 2019 in Asaba, and when he was released, ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reacted to the judgment of the Supreme Court nullifying the trial of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Jones Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account of Abia State Government and ordering their fresh trial at the lower court. The apex court based ...

…Plus How 73 Nigerians in Tanzanian Prisons Cost Country 330,000 (Tanzania) Shillings Court Fees for Each The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to reports on lamentations by Nigerians in Tanzanian prisons. Sequel to the reports circulating in the media on the matter, the Nigerian authorities noted that it became expedient to clarify the issues at stake. In a statement ...

….Full Gist of How Funke Akindele, Her husband were Convicted for Violating Lagos Restriction Orders On 6th April, 2020 at about 1100hours, Funke Akindele Bello and her husband Abdul Rasheed Bello were arraigned in Chief Magistrate Court 1 Ogba on one count charge bordering on violation of Lagos State restriction orders. The Street Reporters Newspaper gathered that they were taken ...

Worried by the high number of inmates in Nigeria’s Custodial centres across the country amid ravaging Coronavirus pandemic, stakeholders have recommended urgent action that must be taken by President Muhammadu Buhari and State governments to avert a disaster waiting to happen. The stakeholders, including the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, Controller-General of Corrections,  Ja’afaru Ahmed, Attorney General and Minister of ...

Court Awards a Cost of N250,000 Against First and Second Respondents in the Appeal in favour Ifeanyi Ubah Senator Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah has floored Dr Obinna Uzoh and Chris Ubah at the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the court set aside an FCT High Court judgment sacking the lawmaker representing Anambra South Senatorial ...

Court Orders Ecobank to Refund N13 to Customer A Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has found Ecobank and a staff of the bank, Ekpe Sunday, of fraud. Both the Bank and the staff were prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and convicted by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu. The staff was charged with a two-count ...

…Earlier High Court Approved an Acting National Chairman for APC A reconstituted Court of Appeal in Abuja Monday stayed the order of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court which restrained Comrade Adams Oshiomhole from continuing in office as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. This is even as another Court approved an Acting National Chairman for ...

Appeal Hearing Postponed Indefinitely The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday failed to hear the scheduled hearing in the appeal by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole. The court had, last week sent notices of hearing to parties in the appeal, Abuja Business Reports reports. However, on Monday, a panel of three Justices led by ...

His Majesty Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, The Alaafin of Oyo is in the eye of the storm as Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has written to the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde over the Alaafin’s alleged undue interference in the internal affairs of Ekiti Obas. The chairman of Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, HRM Oba Adebanji Ajibade Alabi ...

…Sanusi wants court to declare his banishment illegal, unlawful, unconstitutional, null and void The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and dethroned Emir of Kano, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has formally dragged the Kano State government and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) before a Federal High Court Abuja, over his unlawful banishment to Nasarawa State. Sanusi ...