New Court of Appeal Division Commissioned in Gombe
…As Governor Inuwa Yahaya pledges support to ensure quick dispensation of justice Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has expressed optimism that the new Court of Appeal division will help promote faster adjudication of judicial matters and increase access…
Detained Journalist Agba Jalingo Meets Bail Conditions, Regains Freedom
Detained journalist, Agba Jalingo, who is the publisher of CrossRiverWatch, has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions. Jalingo had spent nearly six months in detention before a federal high court in Calabar, Cross River, granted him bail in the…
Bayelsa Governorship Tussle Not Over Yet as Timi Alaibe Battles Gov. Douye Diri
The governorship battle in Bayelsa State is not over yet as the tussle now shifts to intra party dispute between the newly sworn in governor of the state, Senator Douye Diri and former chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission…
FCIID Arraigns Event Manager Monalisa Okoye Over N122m Fraud
…Monalisa Okoye Accused of Obtaining N122m Under False Pretence of Supplying Interior Furnitures Men of Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department (FCIID), Alagbon, Lagos, have arraigned a businesswoman, Mrs. Monalisa Okoye, before an Igbosere Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, on 10…
Alleged Forgery: Court Adjourns Trial of Innoson Motors Boss, 4 Others Till June 23
The trial of Mr. Innocent Chukwuma, the Chief Executive Officer of Innoson Motors Nigeria Limited, and four others over alleged forgery before a Lagos Federal High Court, has been adjourned till June 23. Others to be tried by the…
Conviction: Appeal Court releases ‘My Pikin’s’ Properties
The Lagos Division Court of Appeal, today, upheld the judgment of a Lagos Federal High Court, which sentenced two employees of Barewa Pharmaceutical Company limited to seven years imprisonment each for selling a killer teething syrup: “My Pikin” The…
Murder: Court Remands Alleged Notorious Mushin Gang Leader
An Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, today, ordered the remand of an alleged Mushin gang leader, Wasiu Akinwande, 35, a.k.a. Olori Eso’, at Ikoyi Prison. The remand order of the court presided over by Magistrate M. O. Ope-Agbe (Miss),…
Alleged N19.7 bn Fraud: Former JTF Commander, Akpolobokemi, 2 others’ Arraignment Adjourned Till June 3
The arraignment of Former Commander of Joint Task Force (JTF), Major General, Emmanuel Atewe and a former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime and Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpolobokemi, over alleged N19. 7 billion fraud before a Lagos Federal…
Alleged $8.4m Fraud: EFCC Re-arraigned Lagos Socialite, Fred Ajudua
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) today, re-arraigned Fred Ajudua over alleged $8.4million fraud before an Ikeja High Court of Lagos. Ajudua was re-arraigned over an allegation that he defrauded former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General Ishaya…
Army General, Akpolobokemi, 2 others for Arraignment Tomorrow over Alleged N19.7 bn Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) will tomorrow, Friday, arraign an army Major General, Emmanuel Atewe and a former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime and Administration Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpolobokemi, over alleged N19. 7 billion fraud before…
Alleged Fraud: SFU File Criminal Charges Against UBA, Oil Firm, 7 Others
The men of Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of Nigeria Police Force, have filed a six-count bordering on conspiracy, forgery and fraud against United Bank of Africa (UBA) and an oil firm, Maters Energy Oil and Gas Limited, and eight others…
