Nasir El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna, has commended the ruling of the court of appeal in Abuja that barred the federal high court in Kano from adjudicating over the Kano emirate legal battle. In June 2023, the high court nullified all actions by the Kano state government repealing the Kano Emirates Council Law of…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja on Friday permitted the Department of State Service (DSS) to detain 10 suspected terrorists, who had planned to launch a Boko Haram/ISWAP cell in Osun, for 60 days pending conclusion of investigation. In a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by their lawyer, Justice Nwite held…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has assured his ex-queen, Naomi Silekunola, that God will vindicate her trial on the stampede that claimed the lives of 35 children during a Christmas funfair she organised in Ibadan, Oyo State, on December 4. Oba Ogunwusi absolved his former wife of ill intent to harm the children…
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, the former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has reportedly implicated his former principal, El-Rufai, in a confessional statement linked to an ongoing money laundering investigation. Sa’idu was arrested and arraigned on December 31, 2024, at the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa, Kaduna, where he was remanded in custody. Sa’idu…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday ordered a new hearing in the ongoing legal dispute surrounding the contested Kano Emirate between the Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II and Ado Bayero. A three-member panel led by Justice Mohammed Mustapha held that the judgment delivered by the lower court on July 15 is…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed the fraud charges amounting to N144 million against Mrs Mariam Isoje, the Branch Head of Providus Bank Plc Justice Yellim Bogoro struck out the charges after the Police Prosecutor, Mr. H. Obazi, filed a notice of withdrawal, with no objections from the defence counsel, Mr. Mobolaji Kuti….
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of one Chima Hyginus Nkwocha, a.k.a “Young Billionaire,” for cheating by impersonation and money laundering. Nkwocha was arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on a two-count charge bordering on cheating by impersonation and money laundering. One of the…
Enugu State High Court has barred the apex Igbo socio-political group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, from fielding former Inspector General of Police Mike Okiro as an aspirant or contestant in the January 10 election to the office of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. This followed a motion filed by Chimenu Amadi for himself and on behalf of…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday dismissed the application filed by the embattled ex-Governor of Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear his case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed a 26-count charge against Emefiele, for alleged misuse of office, resulting in losses of $4.5 billion…
An 18-year-old British man who had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old British girl in Dubai while the pair were on holiday with their families has been sentenced to one year in prison, a campaign group has said. Marcus Fakana, of Tottenham, north London, began the secretive holiday romance in September with another Londoner, who…
