Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, to produce two foreign nationals; Etienne Rocher and Pawan Kapur, alongside others, before it for arraignment. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik gave the order following the absence of the defendants in court toContinue Reading
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who was billed to be arraigned at the FCT High Court on Wednesday, took over crowd control in the courtroom when Justice Maryann Anenih left out of anger. Justice Anenih, who was supposed to take the plea of the former governor andContinue Reading
The former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, on Thursday, sought to amend her suit challenging the order obtained by the EFCC for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, through her lawyer, Godwin Iyinbor, told Justice Inyang of a Federal High Court in Abuja upon resumed hearing inContinue Reading
The arraignment of109 foreigners charged over allegations bordering on cybercrime was, on Thursday, stalled at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The matter, which was fixed for their arraignment before Justice Ekerete Akpan, could not go on due to the defendants’ inability to secure legal representation. The News AgencyContinue Reading
A logistics company, Martreach Logistics Limited, has urged the Court of Appeal to dismissed the appeal filled by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the appeal bordered on the alleged N64 billion breach of contract suit for the provision ofContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned the trial of a lawyer, Chinedu Evaristus, and three others in the alleged N58M million fraud case until Jan. 15, 2025. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case after F.N. Umoh, a lawyer from the office of the Attorney-General of theContinue Reading
Courtesy: Channels Although the accused persons were not in court, the judge ordered their immediate release from prison. By Emmanuella Ekele A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the suit against persons charged over the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. The Trial Judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, on Tuesday, struckContinue Reading
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has set aside its earlier order referring a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Adeola Adedipe, to Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) for investigation and possible sanction. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on Adedipe’s motion on notice on Wednesday, heldContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned hearing in the money laundering case preferred against the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) until Jan. 21, 2025. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter after EFCC’s counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN,Continue Reading
