INTRODUCTION In a landmark decision in ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62576(SC) last year, the Supreme Court gave the local government system full autonomy, warning governors to keep their political…
A human rights organization in Nigeria, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has strongly condemned the series of unfortunate attacks on a citizen of Osun State, Chief Olayiwola Olufolahan Olagunju over the traditional title in Oyan, Odo-Otin…
THE Lagos High Court, sitting in Osborne, Ikoyi, has ordered all banks to disclose all investments – fixed deposits, treasury bills, and all sums of money, including cryptocurrency – traceable to Imagine Global Holding Company Limited, Imagine Global Solutions Limited,…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Command, on Tuesday, February 1, 2022 arraigned one Chiedu Ijiomah and his Company Adonai Stockbrokers Limited before Justice C.C Ani of the State High Court Enugu on a three count charge bordering…
THE Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, January 31, 2022 secured the conviction of a 25-year-old phone repairer, Abdulkazeem Ridwan, for offences bordering on cybercrime and possession of fraudulent funds. Ridwan, who hails…
JUSTICE S.M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court sitting in Benin City on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, convicted and sentenced one Omo-Ogbebor Uyioghosa to two years imprisonment on one count charge of impersonation and obtaining by false pretence brought against…
JUSTICE Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Monday, 17 January 2022 remanded Grace Taiga, a former Director of Legal at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in prison custody pending perfection of her bail condition. The defendant who…
THE Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside the judgement of the Federal High Court, Abuja, refusing to grant an order of final forfeiture of the sums of 500,000 and N500million allegedly looted from the Zamfara state’s share…
AN Abuja division of the federal high court has declined to vacate an order restraining the federal government from deducting funds from the 36 states in Nigeria to settle $418 million judgement debt relating to the Paris Club. The presiding…
ETHIOPIA has filed a complaint with Twitter accusing the social media giant of suspending accounts critical of Tigrayan rebels it has been fighting in a gruesome, year-long war, a government spokeswoman said Tuesday. The dust-up highlights how both sides are…
