…AS FCT MINISTER HANDS OVER C of O TO APPEAL COURT PRESIDENT The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukoyade Ariwoola has conveyed the gratitude of the judiciary to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the FCT Minister, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike over their support for the Nigerian judiciary Justice Ariwoola made the expression during the ground...
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Expulsion of Students for Peaceful Protest Against Tuition Hike
Global Rights calls on the management of the University of Ibadan to immediately rescind its expulsion of 3 students – namely Olamide Gbadegeshin, Aduwo Ayodele, and Nice Linus for engaging in a peaceful protest against the sudden hike in tuition fees by the University’s management. The 3 students, alongside one Olorunfemi Adeyeye, were apprehended by army officers while protesting the...
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Emefiele Approved Contracts, Payments for Wife, Brother-in-law – Witness
The Seventh Prosecution Witness, (PW7) in the trial of former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Monday, June 24, 2024 told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, that Emefiele signed and approved contract awards and payments to April 1616 Investment Limited and Architekon Nigeria...
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Sextortion: FBI’s Witness Revealed How Defendant Demanded $200 From Late Victim
Ayotunde Solademi, a Foreign Service National Investigator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and second prosecution witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of Muideen Olamilekan Teslim, on Monday, May 27, 2024, told Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, how the defendant threatened to release the unclad pictures of...
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Alleged $34.4m Fraud: Court Refuses Binance Executive Bail as EFCC Presents First Witness
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday 17, May 2024, threw out a bail application filed by Tigran Gambaryan, Binance executive and second defendant in an alleged tax evasion, currency speculation and money laundering case to the tune of $34,400,000 (Thirty-Four Million, Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Ruling on the bail application...
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Immigration, EFCC Parley on Fight against Corruption in Makurdi Parley on Fight against Corruption in Makurdi
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, have brokered fresh collaboration to tackle economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption. This pact was made in Makurdi on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 when the Acting Zonal Director, Makurdi Command of the EFCC, Anselem Ozioko paid a courtesy visit...
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Naira Abuse: Court Adjourns Cubana’s Trial till June 5
Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, May 2, 2024 adjourned further hearing in the trial of Pascal Okechukwu, a.k.a. Cubana Chief till June 5, 2024. Okejukwu was arraigned on Wednesday, April 17, 2024 by the EFCC on a three-count charge bordering on abuse of the Naira. One of...
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NIS Seeks Stronger Collaboration with EFCC
The Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, Rivers State Command, has called for stronger collaboration with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for more credible intelligence sharing in tackling economic and financial crimes and other acts of corruption in the country. This call was made in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, by the Comptroller, Immigration Services,...
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Internet Fraudster Bags 7years in Port Harcourt
ustice P.M Ayua of the Federal High Court sitting in PortHarcourt , Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Odinakachi Prince Onyeoziri to seven years imprisonment. He was jailed after pleading guilty to three-count charges bordering on internet fraud contrary to Section 14 (1) of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention etc) Act, 2015 and punishable under...
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Court Jails Former Banker 121years for N112m Fraud in Onitsha
Justice S. N. Odili of the Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha, Anambra State, has convicted and sentenced a former manager with First City Monument Bank, FCMB, Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to a cumulative 121 years imprisonment for diverting fixed deposit funds of a customer to the tune of N112,100,000( One Hundred and Twelve...