Abuja: A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has closed his case against Ms Lilian Onoh, a former Nigerian ambassador to Jamaica and Namibia, over allegations bordering on defamation. Onyeama closed his case after a cross examination on Friday before Justice Keziah Ogbonnaya of a Federal CapitalContinue Reading
Abuja: There was a mild drama at a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, after Justice James Omotosho adjourned the hearing of a bail application of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), until Jan. 31. The adjournment followed counsel forContinue Reading
Abuja: Mr Hamma-Adama Bello, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s witness, has told a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja how Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, immediate-past Head of Service (HoS), used her companies to launder government’s funds while in service. Bello, a Chief Superintendent of EFCC and Head, SpecialContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, ordered Mr Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer to Mr Victor Onukogu, to be remanded in a correctional facility over alleged N16.6 billion fraud. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after Duru was arraigned by theContinue Reading
. Abuja; A legal practitioner, Mr Eric Ifere, has threatened to proceed with pending committal proceedings to prison against Dr Musa Aliyu (SAN), the newly appointed Chairman of, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Ifere, counsel for Nkrah Marine Limited and its CEO gave the warningContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Jan. 29 for hearing of a suit filed by seven senior advocates of Nigeria against Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi and others over his appointment of judges in the state in violation of extant laws. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Tuesday, set aside a judgment directing the Human Rights Radio and Television Ltd. to pay a N10 million in damages to Mr Samuel Onaibre over alleged violation of his fundamental rights. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the Jan.Continue Reading
Abuja: Mr Umar Babangida, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, revealed how top government officials aided Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd.’s directors in the alleged $9.6 billion scam against Nigeria. Babangida, who was the 2nd prosecution witness (PW2) in the ongoing trial ofContinue Reading
Abuja: A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered Mr Suleiman Dabo, the immediate-past member of Kaduna State House of Assembly representing Zaria Constituency, to be remanded in Kuje Correctional Centre pending ruling in his bail plea. Justice James Omotosho gave the order following Dabo’s arraignment byContinue Reading
