Court Sets January 29 To Decide Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail
The ruling on a bail application for pro-Biafran leader Nnamdi Kanu has been set for 29 January, one of the defence lawyers told IBTimes UK. Kanu, who is facing treasonable felony charges, was brought to the federal high court Maitama…
Internet Romance: Malaysia-Based Student Jailed 24yrs Over N25m Scam
Justice Lateefa Okunnu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja  has convicted and sentenced  an undergraduate of  Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University, Malaysia, Hope Olusegun Aroke, to twenty-four years imprisonment for his involvement in an internet scam that fetched…
EFCC Arraigns EX-Adamawa NBA Chair, Court Registrar Over N60m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the weekend arraigned the duo of Shehu Mustapha, Registrar Litigation, Adamawa State High Court and Barrister Binanu R. Esthon, former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Yola Chapter before Justice B.B Aliyu of Federal…
$5.2 billion Fine: MTN, NCC Opt For Out-of-Court Settlement
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned hearing on the suit filed by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited against the Nigeria Communications Commissio (NCC) over $5.2 billion, about N1.04 trillion, fine imposed on the telecommunication outfit till March 18….
Confession Statement: Again, Metuh Gets Another N600m Bail
The Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been granted bail by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court over allegation of tearing his statement. The embattled PDP spokesman was on Thursday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Court Postpones Dasuki’s Trial Again
The trial of a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (Rtd), who is accused of money laundering, to the tune of N19 billion was postponed once again by an Abuja Federal High Court. The counsel to the Economic and…
N1bn Fraud: Ex-Zamfara Governor Yerima Gets N100m Bail, Supporters Attack ICPC Staff
Justice Bello Muhammad Shinkafi of the Federal High Court in Zamfara State, has granted bail to former governor of the state, Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima. He was arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practice and Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly…
$2.1b ArmsGate: Dasuki Demands N500m Damages at ECOWAS Court
Former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd), has slammed a N500million suit on the Department of State Security (DSS), the Federal Government Nigeria’s secret Police at the ECOWAS Court in Abuja. Dasuki is seeking an order of the…
Police Arraigns Pro-Biafrans Agitators in Court
The Nigeria Police, Rivers State Police Command, has arraigned ten suspected Pro-Biafra protesters arrested between January 16-18, 2016. The suspects were on Wednesday arraigned before Magistrate Courts 7 and 14 in Port Harcourt, the state capital on a two-count charge of…
Port Harcourt, Kaduna Refineries Shut Down Over Militants’ Attacks
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been forced to close down operations at the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries over alleged sabotage activities by restive youths in the Niger Delta region. The Street Reporters learnt that the operational shutdown…
Biafra: Nnamdi Kanu Leaves DSS Custody, Remanded In Prison
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Director of Radio Biafra, Mazi Nnnamdi Kaku, is leave the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) on the orders of the court. Justice James Tsoho of the Federal…
