Olayiwola Oshunrinade The arraignment of the chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, and the former Managing Director of First Bank, Olabisi Onasanya, suffered a setback on Monday following their absence at the Federal High Court, Lagos. In a charge marked FHC/L/20C/2025, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission preferred 13 counts against Otudeko, Onasanya and a […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has upheld Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. A three-member panel, led by Justice Hamma Barka, delivered the judgement on Friday, reaffirming its earlier decision from Nov. 13, 2024, which officially recognises Abure as National Chairman. The court confirmed that this verdict […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order of Mareva injunction restraining all commercial banks and financial institutions operating in Nigeria from releasing any money or assets up to the sum of $225,802,379.69 to General Hydrocarbons Limited, being the outstanding loan owed First Bank Nigeria as of September 30, 2024. The […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the duo of Ekpe Anayaoha Okoronkwo and Umeonuoha Onyinye, staff of one of the new generation banks, for allegedly selling newly-minted N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira). The Enugu Zonal Directorate of EFCC arraigned the suspects on Thursday, December 12, 2024, before Justice Mohammed Garba […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state, has pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The ex-governor was also granted bail in the sum of N500 million, with two sureties in like sum, by the federal high court in Abuja. Bello is facing […]
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The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, bail in the sum of N500 million with two sureties in like sum. This was after the former governor had pleaded not guilty to the 19-count charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order to halt the distribution and production of the book “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System” authored by embattled lawyer Dele Farotimi. The court ruling follows an application spearheaded by Afe Babalola through his chambers. The court, under suit number CV/5372/2024, granted an interlocutory […]
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Case adjourned to January 29, 30 for hearing The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. Justice Maryann Anenih also adjourned hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes […]
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The Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, refused to grant a bail application filed by the former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, saying it was filed prematurely. Justice Maryann Anenih, while delivering the ruling said, having been filed when the 1st defendant was neither in custody nor before the court, this instant application […]
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Olayiwola Oshunrinade The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has described the fainting of some minor suspects arraigned at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday for their participation in the August 2024 End Bad Governance protest, as “deliberate and scripted”. The police’s reaction comes after some suspects brought in for arraignment fainted before Justice Obiora […]
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