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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria to pay Kasmal International Services N579,130,698,440 with 10% interest per annum for its role in stamp duty collection. The interest will apply from January 1, 2015, to January 31, 2020. Kasmal, through their lawyer Alex Izinyon, filed the…

Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed November 1, 2024 to rule on the application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for final forfeiture of the $2.045million, seven choice landed properties and shares involving former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The court will also rule…

The member representing Kwande/Ushongo Federal Constituency, Hon Terseer Ugbor, has filed a N1 billion defamatory suit against the Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia. Also joined as co-defendants in the suit marked MHC/422/2024 are the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Benue State, Mr. Tersoo Kula, and Isaac Uzaan, identified in the suit as…

The Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja has summoned the former Governor over allegations of criminal breach of trust. The summons issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih on October 3, 2024, reads in part; “You are hereby summoned to appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court of Justice (High Court No. 3) sitting…

The Presiding Judge, Lagos Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Maureen Esowe has declared the termination by redundancy of one Mr Paul’s contract of employment by Pacific Diagnostics Limited in breach of the provisions of the Labour Act as wrongful. The Court ordered Pacific Diagnostics Limited to pay Mr Paul the sum…

Abiodun Badmus, a resident of Lagos State, has expressed his frustration with Access Bank’s handling of a N360,000 sum he mistakenly transferred to the wrong account number on July 26 while in Yola, Adamawa State. Speaking to FIJ on Wednesday, Badmus explained that he had intended to pay someone for a service rendered but accidentally…

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday refused the fresh bail application of the detained Binance Holdings Executive, Tigran Gambaryan. Gambaryan’s lawyer, Mark Mordi (SAN), previously argued on September 4 that his client’s health is “perilous.” He stated that Gambaryan required surgery for a herniated disc and psychiatric care due…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the…

The Federal Government has granted permission to petroleum marketers to lift petrol directly from the Dangote refinery without going through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. This confirms the speculation that the NNPC will no longer be the sole off-taker of the Dangote fuel. In a statement on Friday, the Minister of Finance and Chairman…

The police in Enugu State say a medical doctor, Emmanuel Chimaobi Ugwumba, who was arrested for alleged child trafficking and forgery, has been remanded at the Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre in the state. A statement on Wednesday night by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, said Dr Ugwumba was arrested by the command’s operatives serving…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has, again, appealed the acquittal of a former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, of money laundering charges. EFCC had arraigned Ikuforiji alongside his former aide, Oyebode Atoyebi, on a 54-count charge bordering on alleged N338.8 million money laundering. However, Justice Mohammed Liman, on June…

In the ongoing trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented a compelling evidence of alleged financial misconduct linked to the Mambilla Hydro Power Project. Speaking at the proceedings on Wednesday, Abubakar Kweido, the first prosecuting witness, testified before Justice James Omotosho at the Federal High…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos will on October 14 decide whether to grant bail to four journalists accused by the police of publishing false information about Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc and its Group Chief Executive Officer, Segun Agbaje. Justice Ayokunle Faji fixed the date after the police prosecutor, Emmanuel Jackson and…

Customers of Ikeja Electric, one of Nigeria’s leading utility companies, are expressing mounting frustration over the past two days as persistent network connectivity issues have made it impossible for them to recharge their prepaid electricity meters, despite power being available. Interviews with several Ikeja Electric customers revealed the extent of the problem. “My electricity ran…

The Federal High Court in Kano has refused a request to stop the upcoming Local Government Area (LGA) council elections scheduled for October 26, 2024. The application was brought forward by a faction of the ruling New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the state. The plaintiffs in the case, NNPP and Engr. Muhammad Babayo, sought…

The trial of convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans suffered a set back yesterday due to the absence of prosecution and Evans co- defendant, Joseph Emeka. The defendant could not argue his plea bargain application. Evans was scheduled to argue his plea bargain application before Justice Adenike Coker yesterday. But during resumed…

A Kano State High Court sentenced 27-year-old Kassim Hussain to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for killing a Kano Road Traffic Agency officer, Tijjani Adamu Gambo, who was attempting to remove his vehicle’s licence plate. The court also imposed a fine of N500,000, with an additional five-year jail term if Hussain fails to pay…

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the January 22 judgment by Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja nullifying the passage of Rivers State’s N800 billion 2024 budget by four members of the House of Assembly. In a judgment on Thursday, a three-member panel of the appellate court, led by…

A Kano State High Court on Thursday, again restrained the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero from renovating the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The applicants in the matter are the Kano State Government, the Attorney-General of Kano and the Kano Emirate Council. The applicants, through their counsel Rilwanu Umar SAN, filed a motion exparte dated…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, adjourned till October 31, hearing of an appeal the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, filed to challenge its proscription as a terrorist organization by the Federal Government. A three-man panel of the court okayed the hearing date after it directed the parties to file and exchange…