Alleged N16.7bn Fraud: 9 Consolidated Discount House Officials Arraigned
The office of Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on Monday, arraigned nine officials of Consolidated Discount House Limited, before a Lagos Federal High Court on 24 count charges bordering on alleged stocks’ fraud, worth N16. 738,700,401.56 billion. Those arraigned before…
Alleged Bribing of Judge: Court Dismisses Tarfa’s Application
*As EFCC opens case against Nwobike Written By Paul Sanusi, Lagos A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, on Friday, told the embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Rickey Tarfa has been to go and prepare his defence over allegation…
Court Fonvicts Puff-puff Seller, Another Over N3.2m Theft
By Paul Sanusi, Lagos A Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Ebute-metta, has sentenced a puff-puff seller Oluwakemi Efunkeye, alongside her sister-in-law, Funmilola Okewole, to two years imprisonment, for conspiracy and stealing The convicted puff-puffy seller, a…
Reps Grill Police IG, Solomon Arase, Over Reopening of Kogi Assembly
The House of Representatives Adhoc Committee on Kogi Assembly Crisis on Thursday quizzed the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, over the re-opening of Kogi House of Assembly complex. The House had through a resolution directed Arase to seal off the…
No Chance for Saraki to Give Statement Before Trial – Witness
A prosecution witness on Thursday said the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, was never interrogated by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) before the commencement of his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Saraki is standing trial for alleged false…
Alleged N754.7m Theft: ExNIMASA DG, Akpolobokemi, Others’ Trial Stalled
The absence of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, prosecutor, Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo, who is prosecuting the former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Patrick Ziadeke Akpolobokemi and seven others, stalled the continuation of trial…
5 Court Officials Docked for Setting Court’s Exhibit Facilities Ablaze
An Assistant Chief Registrar, ACR, Salman Adeoye, 55, and four other officials of Lagos state magistrate court, were on Thursday, arraigned before an Ebute-metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, on charges bordering on conspiracy, arson and negligence. Others charged alongside Adeoye…
DSS Arraigns 2 Traders for Cloning Ambode’s Phone Number
The Department of State Security (DSS) on Wednesday, arraigned two traders before an Isolo Magistrate Court for allegedly cloning the mobile line of Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The suspects, Rilwanu Jamiu and Balogun Stanley Oyewole, who claimed to…
Saraki: Your Trial Must Be Daily – CCT Insists
In a continuation of cross-examination of the prosecution witness at the Code of Conduct Tribunal in a case against the Senate President, Dr Bukola Abubakar Saraki, on alleged false asset declaration, the Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal re-affirmed the Tribunal…
Ekweremadu Not Anti-Corruption Ambassador – EFCC
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied decorating the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as “Anti-Corruption Ambassador”. The anti graft agency in a statement by its Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren, noted that the statutory responsibility of the commission…