Tuesday, 14 May, 2024

Category: Judiciary


Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the ruling of Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, the Coroner who investigated the death of Master Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos State. Recall that in the ruling delivered on Monday, Read more…


Reno Omokri, a well-known social commentator, shared his insights on the arrest, trial, and imprisonment of popular Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky, for alleged abuse of the Naira. According to Omokri, the Nigerian government was well aware that any overt attempt to Read more…


Amid the battle for the control of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between the camps of former Vice President Atiku Abubukar and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr. Nyesom Wike, there are indications that the governors elected Read more…


Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was granted bail by the Court after meeting the stipulated conditions. Arriving at the Lagos High Court, Ikeja in the custody of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operatives, Emefiele Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has debunked as false, news making the rounds that one of its prosecutors was offered a bribe over the Malabu OPL 245 fraud case leading to the dismissal of the charges against a Read more…


The National Chairman of All Progressive Congress ( APC) who was a former Kano state governor, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje along with his wife, son and six others are to be arraigned at a Kano High Court on 17th April Read more…


The Edo State House of Assembly, Monday, impeached the state deputy governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu. The vote to impeach Shaibu was okayed by 18 members out of 24-member state Assembly following the consideration of the report of the seven-man panel Read more…


Justice Abimbola Awogboro of a Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted popular Nigerian cross dresser, Idris Okuneye alias Bobrisky, over mutilation of the Naira. The defendant is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) The court Read more…


An eleventh suspect has been put under arrest over the March 23 terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue, the press service of the Moscow criminal courts said in a statement on Friday. The man was charged with Read more…


Former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, Chidi Odinkalu, has responded defiantly to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) threats of legal action against him. In a statement released on his social media platforms, Odinkalu made it clear that Read more…


The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced on Friday that it will be reviewing the recent developments in the Malabu OPL 245 fraud case. This decision comes after the dismissal of charges against former Attorney General of the Federation Read more…


The Kano government has filed an eight-count charge against Abdullahi Ganduje, former governor of the state, for allegedly collecting $200,000 from a contractor. In a charge sheet filed before the Kano high court, the state government said the offence contravened Read more…