High Court granted former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Umar Dikko, permission to travel abroad

Current news revealed that the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday granted the former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Umar Dikko, permission to travel abroad for

Senior Lawyer: Reason for Transferreing N750, 000 to Justice Yinusa's Account

The current report trending now as A top Nigerian lawyer has told of why he transferred as much as N750,000 to a serving Nigerian federal judge.

Joseph Nwobike

It is gathered that A senior Nigerian lawyer, Joseph Nwobike, has narrated how he transferred N750, 000 to a serving federal judge, Justice Nasiru Yinusa, saying the money was to help the judge pay for his mother’s medical treatment, and not to bribe him.

Information gathered according to Premium Times, Mr. Nwobike said this on Wednesday at his ongoing corruption trial before an Ikeja division of the Lagos State High Court.

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness, Daniel Danladi, had on March 29 told the court that the funds transferred by the lawyer into the

Nigeria’s former attorney general Malabu Scandal update: EFCC vows to extradite Adoke

Current latest gist as the Federal Government said on Tuesday that it is making all necessary arrangements to extradite a former attorney general of the federation and justice minister, Mohammed Adoke, to face charges of fraud.

It is reported that the counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Johnson Ojogbane, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja.

The EFCC charged Mr. Adoke and two multinational oil companies, Shell and ENI, to

Detention of Billionaire Ifeanyi Ubah Causes Serious Commotion

Latest gist trending as the continued detention of oil tycoon and billionaire, Ifeanyi Ubah might result in the sack of over 5,000 workers heaping more suffering on affected families.

Oil tycoon and billionaire, Ifeanyi Ubah

It is reported that more protests have continued to greet the continued incarceration of the chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah, who has been in the detention of the Department of State Services (DSS) since May 6.

According to trending report it is reported that the protesting group this time around was members of the Nnewi Sports Club, who insisted that the DSS refusal to release Ubah even at instance of a

See Man who mistakingly married troublesome wife paid her off with car, N5m

The news trending now revealed how A businessman Augustine Anyia has told an Agege customary court, Lagos, that his wife, Nneka, asked for N5m, car, N100,000 monthly allowance as pay off; as he urged the court to dissolve his seven-year-old marriage due to lack of care, lesbianism and threat to his life.

Augustine, a father of two, who resides in Ajah, Lagos, told the court:

Latest Update on Trial of Lover who Killed Female Airforce Officer

The current trending news as the Nigerian Air Force has commenced the General Court Martial (GCM) trial of Aircraftman Kalu Bernard, who allegedly shot and killed Aircraftwoman, Oladipupo Sholape on 12 March 2017 at the NAF Base, Makurdi.

According to the report gathered the court martial consists of a President and 6 other members in addition to a judge advocate and 2 waiting members. Present at the inauguration were also the convening officer, prosecuting officers, 2 defence counsels representing the

POLITICS: PDP Leadership Tussle - Supreme Court Reserves Judgment

 

Current news report as the Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on appeal challenging the affirmation of Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff as National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who presided, reserved the judgment after counsel to parties adopted their written addresses.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Sen. Ahmed Makarfi-led Caretaker Committee of the party had on March 16, filed the appeal against Sheriff’s position.

The Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt on Feb. 27 declared Sheriff as the

Abia State Governor Wins Suprime Court Case

It is reported that the Supreme Court, Friday morning, affirmed Okezie Ikpeazu as the Governor of Abia State. The case was filed by Uche Ogah who had accused Ikpeazu of allegedly submitting false tax information to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The information gathered revealed that Ikpeazu defeated Ogah in the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, primaries ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial election in the state.

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja had on June 27, 2016 sacked Ikpeazu from office as governor of Abia State, after the court found him guilty of tax offences. Abang ordered Ikpeazu to vacate office for Ogah, who challenged Ikpeazu’s eligibility to contest the 2015 governorship election as the flag bearer of the PDP.

Following the judgment and order for the immediate inauguration of Ogah as Abia governor, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, issued him with the

News Trending as EFCC and DSS Ban 15 Judges from Traveling Abroad

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Latest trending report disclose that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Department of State Security Service (DSS) have restricted the movement of not less than 13 judges to the country.

 

Fresh information gathered reveal that the judges have been banned from traveling abroad pending the conclusion of their cases in court. Also, some of the judges banned who

Latest News: DSS To Arraign Judges In Court Tomorrow

Latest news trending now as  The Nation reports it; In an apparent bid to douse the outrage that greeted its midnight arrest of two Supreme Court Justices and three other judges, the Department of State Security (DSS) yesterday said the sting operations yielded a mind-boggling N93, 558,000.00, $530,087, £25,970, €5,680, from three of those in its custody.

It gave no names, but The Nation was able to get their identities and a breakdown of what was found on them.

Those under arrest  are Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and Inyang Okoro both of the Supreme Court , the suspended Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal, Ilorin Division, Justice

$2m Was Found in a Judge's House - DSS

 

The latest news reaching us while speaking to journalists at a news conference at the DSS headquarters in Abuja on Saturday, an agent of the Department of State Services (DSS), Garba Abdullahi, said it raided the homes of some judges across the country over allegations of corruption levelled against them, adding that it it found $2million stashed in the house of one of

News as Judge Presiding Over Saraki’s Case Is Dead

Latest news has it that Justice Evoh Chukwu of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court is dead.

Until his death, Chukwu presided over the alleged forgery case, filled by some senators opposed to the leadership of the 8th senate, against Senate President Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.

A statement issued by the court’s Chief Registrar, Emmanuel Gako, in Abuja on Thursday, said Mr. Chukwu died after a brief illness.

According to the

Court Confirms Five Years’ Jail Term To Ibinabo As Weeps

• Actress heads to Supreme Court

Latest news as the Court of Appeal Lagos Division, Friday dismissed an appeal filed by ex beauty queen, Ibinabo Fiberesima challenging a Lagos High Court judgement which sentenced her to serve five years in prison for the death of one Dr. Giwa Suraj.

It is gathered that the embattled president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) was sentenced by Justice Deborah Oluwayemi for reckless driving which caused the death of Suraj in an auto accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos.

He was a staff of a Lagos State hospital.

Dissatisfied, Fiberesima in her amended appellant brief filed by her lawyer, Nnaemeka Amaechina, urged the court to set aside the sentence and

Court Adjourns Money-Laundering Charge Against Ohakim

Ikedi Ohakim

The latest news r5eaching us has it that A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja before Justice Ademola Adeniyi, has adjourned the matter filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Ikedi Ohakim, former governor of Imo State, for allegedly making a cash payment of $2.3 million for a piece of land in Abuja.
This was sequel to a heated session that took place between the prosecuting counsel, Festus Keyamo and Awa Kalu, counsel to the defendant, when Keyamo informed the

PDP National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh Arrives Court in Handcuffs

Olisa Metuh escorted by prison officials

Current news reaching us now reviews that Olisa Metuh was handcuffed to the venue of the Federal High Court in Abuja for another hearing session of the alleged illicit transfer of a sum of N400 million to his company account by former president, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for an undisclosed task.

Olisa Metuh has changed physically since his detention by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC with images of his previous public appearance being objects of

Redeployment of Judges At Fed High Court

News flash as A major redeployment of Federal High Court judges has seen 27 of the court’s initial 52 judges swapping divisions.

We also gathered, the 30 new judges sworn in last December 2, have been assigned courts  across the country.

Of the court’s initial 52 judges, 25 retain their previous postings.

A senior official of the court, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the redeployment “is a routine administrative exercise carried out by

See The Photo and Face Of Court Registrar Sentenced For Duping Ex Chief of Army Staff

This latest news reaching us has it that on Monday, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of Ikeja High Court, Lagos State, sentenced a court registrar, Mrs Oluronke Rosolu, to 10 years imprisonment for defrauding a former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ishaya Bamaiyi of $330,000.

According to the Nigerian Tribune, Rosolu was convicted on all the

Court Registrar Jailed For 20 Years

Former Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Ishaya Bamaiyi

News reaching us has it that A woman found guilty of fraud by a Lagos court has bagged a lengthy jail term which caused her to collapse as judgement was given by the Judge. 

News As Court Declares Former Enugu Deputy Gov Impeachment Illegal

News reaching us has review that An Enugu High Court on Friday nullified the impeachment of a former deputy governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi.

Onyebuchi was impeached in August 2014 in the infamous ‘chicken impeachment’ saga, after he was accused of gross misconduct by members of the state house of assembly.

A seven-member investigative panel, set up by the state Chief Judge, Justice Innocent Umezuluike, had found Onyebuchi guilty of the charges leveled against him by the lawmakers.

Interestingly, one of the ‘gross misconducts’ was an allegation that the then deputy governor ran a poultry within his official residence in the government house.

A witness, who gave evidence against Onyebuchi during a hearing conducted by the

News Flash As Governor Amosun Wins At Appeal Court

Political news update reaching us on our news desk reviews that the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan on Thursday upheld the judgment of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal delivered on October 23 in Abeokuta which upheld the victory of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun.

The five-man panel of the Appeal Court headed by Justice H.M Ogunjimiju unanimously upheld Amosun’s victory and dismissed the appeal filed by Mr Adegboyega Isiaka of PDP.

Ogunjimiju held that Mr Benjamin Ibikunle, the Principal Witness, PW9, for the appellant was not a credible witness, adding that, his testimony could not be relied on by the court.

She said that the evidence of PW9 was biased and could not be