The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a 990 trillion pounds suit filed by a claimant, Mr Tunde Omosebi, against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for being incomprehensible. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also held that the suit filed by Omosebi to seek redress over alleged breach of his fundamental rights,…
Justice Suleiman Belgore of an Abuja High Court in Garki, on Wednesday fixed June 23 for the arraignment of Joseph Eriki and 10 others. Eriki is the Director of Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Justice Belgore fixed the date after counsel for the 1st, 2nd 3rd ,5th and 9th defendants…
A businessman, Abdulrazak Yunusa on Monday dragged his former wife, Latifat Sanusi before a to Sharia court sitting at Magajin Gari, Kaduna state, alleging that she is threatening to kill him. The counsel to Yunusa , Faham Ahmad told the court that she threatened to stab him. “Sometimes she threatens my client with a pestle….
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 4 for the arraignment of Halima Buba, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SunTrust Bank Ltd, over alleged money laundering to the tune of 12 million U.S dollars. Buba will be arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside Innocent Mbagwu, the bank’s Executive…
Justice Suleiman Belgore of anAbuja High Court on Tuesday, issued a bench warrant against the Director, Investigation and Prosecution of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Joseph Eriki and 10 others. The order was given to compel their appearance before the court for arraignment in a charge filed against them by the Federal Government. Belgore…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a defendant, Toyosi Ayodele, over alleged N600 million and $50,000 agribusiness investment fraud. Ayodele, alongside his companies Reaprite Global Ltd and Agrorite Ltd, are facing an 11-count charge of obtaining money under false pretences and stealing, brought by the Economic…
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday awarded N200,000 in costs and dismissed preliminary objections filed by Instagram celebrity, Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). A human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), and his son, Folarin Falana (Falz), had filed a N1 billion defamation suit against VDM. Falana initiated the suit after an audio…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ordered Fidelity Bank Plc to pay an Ibadan based firm Sagecom Concepts Limited the sum of N225 billion bank for breaching court orders and selling encumbered properties to the firm. In a unanimous decision delivered on April 11, 2025, the apex court described Fidelity Bank’s action as an attempt…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday dismissed a N50 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Philip Shaibu, former Deputy Governor of Edo, against ex-Gov. Godwin Obaseki and others Justice Peter Lifu, in a ruling, dismissed the suit following an application to withdraw the suit by Anita Oteh, who appeared for Shaibu. Upon…
The ECOWAS Court has declared Senegal’s shutdown of internet services and social media platforms in June/July 2023 unlawful and violated the rights to freedom of expression and access to information. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Senegalese Government had shutdown the internet in response to protests following the conviction of opposition leader…
