Category: Court

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court sitting in Calabar has convicted and sentenced six internet fraudsters to six months imprisonment each for criminal impersonation, love scam and identity theft. The convicts are: Chibo Udoka (aka Zxoya Andric, Kelly Rose, Chimata Harry), John Inimfon Okpokpo ( Grace Boar),Emediong Ekerete Bassey (aka Thiwe Ploka), Otu…

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Friday, re-arraigned Binance Holdings Limited on a four-count charge bordering on tax evasion allegations. Nigerian representative of Binance, Ayodele Omotilewa, who was docked, took a plea on behalf of the company before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja. He pleaded not guilty to the four…

A housewife, Kafayat Ajoke, begged an Ilorin court for divorce from her husband, Aminullahi Ibrahim, over his inability to provide food for the family. The petitioner also sought custody of the two children and  N100,000 monthly as maintenance and feeding allowance. “I noticed that my husband changed after he lost his job one year ago,”…

The Kano State High Court reaffirmed on Thursday that the trial of Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressive Congress (APC) chairman accused of bribery and misappropriation, will proceed regardless of his presence. The state government has filed an eight-count charge against Ganduje and others, alleging bribery, misappropriation, and the mishandling of public funds totaling billions of…

A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered Josiah Alkali, a 30-year-old teacher, to be remanded in a correctional facility over allegations of kissing and engaging in inappropriate behavior with four boys. Alkali faces multiple defilement charges filed by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The accusations were reported to the…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, be remanded in Kuje prison in Abuja pending the consideration of his bail application. Justice James Omotosho issued the order on Thursday after the court resumed Mamman’s arraignment on money laundering charge which was earlier stepped down by the…

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has upheld the election of Usman Ododo as the governor of Kogi state. In a ruling on Thursday, the appellate court backed the verdict of the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja which had affirmed Ododo’s victory. The tribunal had dismissed the petition filed by the Social…

The Supreme Court will tomorrow, Thursday, July 11, deliver judgment in the suit filed by the Federal Government against the 36 state governors seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country. A document sighted on Wednesday by DAILY POST at the apex court indicated that parties in the suit have been notified…

Ifeoma Ogbonnaya, an assistant manager at Zenith Bank Plc, took the stand at the Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday as the fifth prosecution witness in a case brought forth by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). She provided comprehensive insights into how the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele, allegedly…