Flowerbudnews A lawyer, Festus Onifade, on Tuesday, commenced contempt proceedings against Mr Mohammed Sani, Manager of Abuja office of Multi-Choice Nigeria Ltd, over alleged disobedience to the order made by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the CCPT presided overContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned two separate money laundering suits filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against British national, James Nolan, and two other companies for judgment. Justice Donatus Okorowo adjourned the suits for judgment after counsel for the EFCC, BalaContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned an amended money-laundering charge instituted against Ali Bello and his co-defendant, Daudu Sulaiman, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until June 19. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter for trial continuation after the EFCC’s counsel, Rotimi Oyedepo,Continue Reading
By Flowerbudnews The Carmelite Prisoners’ Interest Organisation (CAPIO) says community service sentences will deter offenders from committing crimes, reduce prolonged trial period and cost of maintaining inmates in the country. The Legal Officer of CAPIO, Mr Wilson Nneji, said this on Monday in after a presentation at a One-dayContinue Reading
By Flowerbud News May 4, 2024 Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a former manager with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit funds ofContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday granted an ex-parte motion for stay of contempt proceedings filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and issued against its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, by ex- Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi. The Court of Appeal, presided over by JusticeContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Magistrate Court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) to seal off a company, Ifedi A.K. Nigeria Ltd, over allegations bordering on non-filing of annual returns. The Magistrate, Janada Balami, gave the order after lawyer to FCT-IRS,Continue Reading
Courtesy: 1440 Binance founder Changpeng Zhao was sentenced to four months in prison yesterday for violating US money laundering laws and federal sanctions at the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The sentence is less than the three years prosecutors had sought and the 12- to 18-month sentencing guidelines for the crime. Continue Reading
Flowerbudnews Scores of youths from Kogi, on Wednesday, trooped out in Abuja to ventilate their disappointment with the handling of the allegations of corruption preferred against ex-Governor Yahaya Bello by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The youths, under the auspices of Kogi Independent Youths Association (KIYA), inContinue Reading
