Tag: Court
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REVEALED! How Emefiele awarded contracts to wife, brother-in-law as CBN Gov, witness tells court
The seventh prosecution witness has told court that the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, awarded contracts to companies owned by his wife and brother-in-law. The witness, Michael Agboro, told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja that the contracts were approved by Emefiele when he was…
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Court orders release of man detained for over 8 months, award him N25m in damages
An Enugu High Court has ordered the immediate release of Mr Sunday Onyeabuchi over unlawful detention by the police and ordered his bank to unfreeze his account. The Court sitting in Enugu also awarded N25million in damages against the first and second Respondents, Chidiebere Ijioma Commander Octopus Squad Enugu and the Commissioner of Police Enugu…
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JUST IN: High Court adjourns Kano gov’t suit against Ado Bayero, 4 other deposed Emirs
A Kano State High Court has adjourned till 2nd July a case filed by the State Government seeking to restrain Aminu Ado Bayero and four other from presenting themselves as Emirs.
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BREAKING: Court nullifies reinstatement of Sanusi as Emir of Kano
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.
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Court nullifies creation of 33 LCDAs in Ondo by late gov, Akeredolu
The Ondo State High Court in Akure on Thursday nullified the 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) created by late Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Delivering judgment, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, described the LCDAs as inchoate and not lawfully created.
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Court denies suspended DCP Abba Kyari bail over drug trafficking
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari has been denied bail in his trial on alleged drug trafficking.
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Russian court sentences U.S. soldier to jail
A U.S. soldier detained in Russia in early May has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison by a court in Vladivostok for theft and death threats. According to local media reports on Wednesday, the court found that the man had stolen 10,000
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Court discharges Binance executives in FIRS tax evasion charge
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, discharged the executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan, and his fleeing colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, from the alleged tax evasion charge preferred against the company by Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, discharged and struck out Gambaryan and Anjarwalla’s names from
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Edo guber: Court announces date to rule on Labour Party’s candidacy tussle
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin City, Edo State has fixed July 19 to deliver judgement on Labour Party’s candidacy tussle.
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Sanusi vs Ado-Bayero: Kano Emirship tussle stalled
Lack of Service of court processes on Tuesday, stalled hearing in the Kano emirship tussle in a Federal High Court.