Two alleged operators of a failed cryptocurrency scheme, Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX), have been released on bail by a Nigerian court amid ongoing investigations into a suspected multi-million dollar investment scam. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja granted Avwerosuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim bail on Wednesday, each in the amount of…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court judgment ordering a retrial of a man, Yahaya Ibrahim, convicted and sentenced to death for culpable homicide by a Kano State High Court. The five-man panel of justices, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Tijjani Abubakar, dismissed Yahaya’s appeal against the Appeal Court’s decision for lacking…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined a request by the immediate-past Governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, seeking for the release of his international passport to travel abroad for medicare. Justuc Emeka Nwite, while delivering a ruling at the resumed hearing of the alleged money laundering case preferred against Bello by the EFCC,…
Suspended Nigerian lawmaker Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has issued a formal demand to resume her seat in the Senate, citing a Federal High Court decision that declared her suspension illegal and ordered her reinstatement. The demand was made in a 16 July letter from her legal counsel, Michael Jonathan, addressed to Charles Yoila, Director of Litigation…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered a final forfeiture of several assets, including N335 million, a hospital, five filling stations, among others, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, moved the motion to the effect. Yusuf prayed the court…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Wednesday, reversed the Federal High Court (FHC) judgment that ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay Kasmal International Services N579 billion for its involvement in stamp duty collection. Justice Adebukola Banjoko, while delivering the majority judgment, agreed with the CBN’s argument that the company had no…
A legal practitioner, Victor Nwadike, on Wednesday, sought the permission of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja to apply for an order of mandamus, compelling Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo to appoint the most senior judge as the state’s chief judge (CJ). Nwadike made the application before Justice Mohammed Umar while moving an ex-parte…
Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption advocacy group, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has brought legal action against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), calling for accountability over more than ₦825 billion and $2.5 billion earmarked for refinery repairs. Filed at the Federal High Court in Lagos, the suit seeks an order compelling the state-owned…
A Nigerian court will rule on 18 July whether to block the National Assembly from approving budgets and appointments in Rivers State, which is currently governed by a Sole Administrator following a controversial state of emergency. Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.) was named Sole Administrator by President Bola Tinubu after the suspension of Governor Siminalayi…
Justice Yusuf Halilu of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) do everything within his power to produce five former senior police officers for prosecution. Halilu issued the order on Tuesday after prosecution counsel Rimamsomte Ezekiel expressed disappointment over the former officers’ absence in court in spite of being served…
