Justice Rahman Oshodi-led Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday ordered the remand of Godwin Emefiele, the former Central Bank Bank (CBN) Governor, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged abuse of office and $5.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud. Meanwhile, the judge ordered that Emefiele’s co-defendant,…
A federal high court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday voided a money laundering charge preferred against Adesola Amosu, a former chief of air staff, and two others. It would be recalled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had, in 2018, re-arraigned the defendants on an amended 13-count charge bordering on money laundering to…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday, ordered that Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, be remanded in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending the determination of his bail request. The Informant247 gathered that Emefiele is standing trial on an alleged procurement fraud, the trial which had been stalled…
The Federal High Court will commence its annual vacation beginning on July 24, The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho has said. Justice Tsoho, while disclosing this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday by Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, the FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, in Abuja, said that the vacation, which would begin on…
Justice M N Yunusa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday, nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti and all the candidates of the Labour Party in Abia and Kano States, saying their emergence was not in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act. A copy…
The federal high court has announced a 5-day break for judges, ahead of the 2023 general elections, scheduled to hold Saturday February 25, 2023. The declaration was made by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, FHC, Justice John Tsoho. This was to ensure that senior judicial personnel take part in Saturday’s general elections….
A Federal High Court sitting in Akure has granted an order directing the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) to freeze the account of Polaris Bank over a judgment debt of N2,162,561,509.84k . Justice Adebusoye made the order in an application filed by the Ondo State Attorney General and commissioner for Justice, Sir Charles Titiloye for for…
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has on Thursday sentenced one Sagiru Abdullahi, a 29-year-old to death by hanging for stabbing a 55-year-old stepmother, Zainab Dan’Azumi, to death. The Court convicted him on one count of culpable homicide. Justice Aisha Mahmoud held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced the…
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Mohammed Sani Abacha as the authentic governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State for next year’s election. Justice A. M. Liman gave the order in a judgment…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of monies and properties recovered from the suspended Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). It could be recalled that Idris and others are being prosecuted by the EFCC on 14 counts of stealing and…
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is responsible for his travails at the London court where he is in detention. The Senator who has been in custody in London over an alleged organ harvesting scandal said…
Footballer bags 12 years jail term for fraud in Ilorin A professional footballer in Ilorin, Kwara State, Jacob Wisdom Chukwuemeka has been handed a 12 years jail term for offences related to internet fraud. Chukwuemeka , was jailed by Justice Muhammed Sani of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Wednesday. The footballer had…
Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Tuesday nullified the governorship primary election that produced Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha as the candidate of the party in the 2023 election. Justice Amobeda in his ruling in a case filed by one of the governorship aspirants, Chief David Sabo Kente directed the Independent…
The Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Friday, sentenced five persons to various jail terms over offences bordering on internet-related fraud. The Informant247 gathered that the convicts are Ololade Olabisi and Segun Samson from Lagos state, Issa Shamsudeen and Babatunde Saheed from Kwara and Abdulmatin Akibu from Oyo State. While delivering judgment, Justice Muhammed…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the action of the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has been hindering the agency from probing him. EFCC Counsel, Chile Okoronkwo, made this known to Justice Anwuli Chikere when the fundamental rights enforcement suits filed by the immediate-past Senate…
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, admitted Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), to bail in the sum of N200 million with two sureties. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who granted Ojerinde’s prayer after taking the arguments of counsel to the parties in the matter, said one of the sureties must…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, will on July 6 arraign the former Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for alleged N900 million fraud. Justice Obiora Egwuatu fixed the date on Monday, after counsel to the ICPC, Ebenezer Shogunle, disagreed…
The Federal High Court, Lagos, on Thursday, dismissed its earlier interim forfeiture order on the Ilorin residence of the former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, granted to the Federal Government. Recall that the EFCC through its counsel Rotimi Oyedepo Esq. had filed an application in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/2163/2019 for the forfeiture of Senator Saraki’s property at…
The Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin on Thursday upheld the victory of Raheem Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party-PDP as the duly elected representative of Ilorin South state constituency. The sacked Kwara State lawmaker, representing Ilorin South Constituency, Abdulazeez Elewu, had approached the court to determine the legality of the ruling of the Court…
