Naira Abuse: Cubana Chief Priest Arraigned, Pleads Not Guilty, Granted N10 Bail
Celebrity businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, who arrived at the Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday morning, for his arraignment for allegedly abusing the Naira notes, have been granted bail. He is facing a three-count charge…
Bobrisky In Court For Arraignment Over Money Laundering Allegation, Plus Full Details of 6-Count Charge
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has arrived at the Federal High Court in Lagos for his arraignment over alleged money laundering. Bobrisky was brought into the court in a white bus at 9.12 a.m. by…
UN Court Orders Israel to Allow Food, Medical Aid into Gaza
The UN’s top court has ordered Israel to enable the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza in order to avert a famine. In a unanimous decision, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel had to act “without delay to…
Gov Abdulrasaq’s Aide Vs National Pilot: Court Asked to Dismiss Case for Lack of Jurisdiction
Mandate International publications Nigeria Limited, publishers of National Pilot Newspapers on Monday, asked a revenue court sitting in Ilorin to dismiss the case of direct criminal complaint levelled against it and one of its reporters for lack of jurisdiction. The…
Forensic Analyst Links Documents Used to Pay $6.2m to Election Observers to Forgery At Emefiele’s Trial
In continuation of the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, a forensic analyst has confirmed that the documents used to…
UNN Host Community Raises Alarm Over Looming Epidemic In Obukpa
Residents of Obukpa Community in university town of Nsukka in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, have raised the alarm over what they described as impending epidemic. The residents, who spoke on Friday, hinged their fears on a leaking…
FBI Charges Senior NNPC Official in $2.1m Swiss Oil Company Bribery To Shortchange Nigeria To the Tune of $2.4bn
A lawyer has been charged by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) with multiple felonies arising from an alleged $2.1 million bribe, which he received while serving as an officer at Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The man identified as…
Why Integrous, Accountable Judicial Systems Will Strengthen Democracy In West Africa – Tinubu Tells ECOWAS Judges
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment as the Chairman of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government to advancing judicial reforms with determined support, emphasizing that integrous and accountable judicial systems will strengthen democracy across West Africa,…
CNPP Says Conviction of Man Who Murdered Own Son Good Deterrence To Others, Commends Enugu Judiciary
Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), Enugu State chapter, has commended the judgment delivered yesterday, Wednesday, at the Enugu State High Court, sentencing a man, Okolie Chigozie Michael, to death by hanging for killing own son, saying that the conviction…
Enugu Court Sentences Man To Death By Hanging For Killing Own Son
The Enugu State High Court sitting in Enugu, the state capital, has found a man, Okolie Chigozie Michael, 32, guilty of unlawfully killing his son. He committed the offence when he was 28 year-old in 2020. Delivering her judgement on…
Supreme Court Strikes Down Lagos Government On Control Of Inland Waterways, Voids LASWA LawÂ
The Supreme Court of Nigeria in a land mark judgment delivered in the case of NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY & OTHERS VS LASWA, GOV. OF LAGOS STATE & ATTORNEY GEN. OF LAGOS STATE on January 5, 2024 by JOHN INYANG…
