Tag: Court
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How BDC operator allegedly defrauded me of $63,950 – Man tells court
A businessman, Mr Chinedu Igbokwe, on Tuesday, told an Ikeja Special Court how a Bureau de Change operator, Abdulami Isah, allegedly defrauded him of $63,950. Igbokwe, who was led in evidence by the Economic and Financial Crimes
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ICPC lawyer not qualified to practice, Suspended UNICAL professor tells court
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), has told a Federal High Court, Abuja that Osuobeni Akponimisingha, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission
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Alleged arms deal: EFCC re-arraigns Ex-PDP chairman
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, re-arraigned former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Chairman, Bello Mohammed, at a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja.
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Court dismisses Nnamdi Kanu’s appeal on unlawful arrest, detention
The Court of Appeal on Monday dismissed the appeal filed by Felix Okonkwo, one of the lawyers to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu over his unlawful arrest and detention
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Court fixes date to hear Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG, DSS
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed April 18 for hearing a N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government and Department of State Services (DSS). Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter after Kanu’s counsel, Alloy Ejimakor, indicated his interest
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Just In: Court orders Binance to release data to EFCC
A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with the comprehensive data or information of all persons from Nigeria trading on its platform. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim order after
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Court rejects suit challenging appointment of 12 judges for FCT High Court
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, threw out a suit challenging the appointment of 12 judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Friday, held that the plaintiff, Azubuike Oko, who claimed to be a lawyer from Ebonyi, lacked the legal right to institute…
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SGBV Epidemic: Father of rape victim cries out for justice
…govt urged to strengthen the fight against sexual violence The father of a 17-year-old girl, who was raped in Mpape, FCT-Abuja, by a neighbour last year, has cried out for justice. Mr Ousmane Abdou, the father of the victim, reported what he described as a rape case and attempted murder against his daughter, calling on…
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Alleged hostage taking: DSS operative lied against me, witness tells court
A 22- year-old man, Aliyu Muhamadu, who was accused of participating in hostage-taking on Tuesday denied ever confessing to being a kidnapper in a Federal High Court Ibadan. Muhamadu, was testifying before Justice Ekerete Akpan at the resumed trial in a case of alleged
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Court sets to hear suit seeking DNA test for Mohbad’s son
The Magistrates’ Court in Ikorodu, Lagos State, is set to hear a lawsuit seeking a Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) test for Liam, the son of the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad.