A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a suit filed against the incumbent Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki. Recall that on Friday, June 5, 2020, the plaintiffs Edobor Williams, Ugbesia Abudu Godwin, and Amedu Dauda Anakhu accused the governor of forging his bachelor of arts (B.A.) certificate in classical studies from the … Read more
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, declined to stop further proceedings in the trial of former General Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Andrew Yakubu, over alleged 9.8 million dollars money laundering. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that although both parties had filed appeals before the Supreme Court, whose outcome … Read more
The senator representing Borno South, Mohammed Ali Ndume, has agreed to stand surety for the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, being tried for money laundering charges. Maina, who was arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja last year and was granted bail, has been unable to meet the … Read more
The police in Osun state on Tuesday, June 23, arraigned one Michael Adunola before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court in Ile-Ife, for allegedly killing his wife, Esther and their 14-month-old baby, Glory. The headless body of Esther and Glory were discovered in a gutter opposite the AUD Primary School, Isale Agbara, Ile-Ife in May. Police … Read more
A Nigerian man who raped a 2-year-old to death in Kaduna has been sentenced by a High court to death by hanging. The man identified as Usman Shehu Bashir was sentenced by Justice Kabir Dabo of the Kaduna State High Court to death by hanging for raping a two-year-old girl to death in a case … Read more
An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced a technician, Rasak Abiona, to death for beating his 62-year-old father to death with an iron rod during a dispute over property in Lagos. Our reporter reports that Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo delivered the judgment in a virtual hearing. Justice Taiwo held that though the prosecution had … Read more
A former Exxon Mobil engineer, James Onuoha, has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for raping a 14-year-old niece of his tenant. Onuoha 42, was arraigned by in January 2016 by the Lagos State Government, on a four-count charge of defilement. Onuoha was indicted by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2020/06/01/new-oyo-state-cp-assumes-office/ According … Read more
Orji Kalu is set to resume at the senate tomorrow Tuesday, May 11 after 5 Months In Prison. Ekohotblog recalls that Senator Orji Uzor Kalu the former Abia State governor was jailed in December 2019 over allegation of misappropriation of Abia’s state funds to the tune of N7.6 billion during his tenure; between 1999 and … Read more
A Magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, has remanded a police sergeant who shot and killed a policewoman last week. Recall sergeant Bitrus Osaiah, attached to a task force on illegal trading and road decongestion, was said to have shot Sergeant Lovenda Elekwachi who was on traffic control duty. Elekwachi was … Read more
Lagos State Government has charged the General Overseer of Resurrection Praise Ministries for Africa alias Jehovah Sharp Sharp, Archbishop Samson Benjamin with lockdown violation. According to reports, Benjamin was arraigned before Magistrate Yewande Oshin of Court 1, Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos Island. READ ALSO: IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Is Not Dead- Kemi Olunloyo He pleaded … Read more
34-year-old Sherifat Shakirudeen, has pleaded not guilty to the charge against her by a Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Igbosere. Sherifat was arrainged for alleged assaulting her neighbour, one Okon Bassey, by bathing him with urine on his face and body. The prosecutor, Cyriacus Osuji, revealed to the court that the offence was committed at … Read more
MTN Nigeria has been given an order by a Federal High Court to pay a man N5million over illegal caller tunes deduction. FCT High court in Abuja, has ordered MTN Nigeria to pay a lawyer, Ezuku Emmanuel Anenih the sum of N5 million for illegal deductions for unsolicited caller tunes, Recall that the lawyer had … Read more
A prosecution witness, Dr. Musa A. Musa, on Thursday, February 27, 2020, narrated before Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja how Shamshudeen Bala, son of the former FCT minister and now Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, made payments for three units of four-bedroom semi-detached duplexes, located in Apo and Guzape areas of … Read more
Federal High Court, Akwa Ibom State has sentenced one Nwalozie Onyebuchi to a three-year jail term for parading himself as Dr. Godwin Emefiele, governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a count of impersonation and obtaining N4.5m under false pretense. Acting Head of … Read more
A Turkish court on Friday issued jail terms to six journalists from an opposition newspaper accused of links to the group blamed by the government for the 2016 failed coup, a lawyer told AFP. The court in Istanbul sentenced journalists from the Sozcu daily including columnist Emin Colasan and editor-in-chief Metin Yilmaz to prison terms … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Financial Derivatives Company and a member of the Economic Advisory Council (ECA), Bismarck Rewane, says Federal Government’s obedience to court orders will boost investors’ confidence. Rewane, stated this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Business Morning, following the release of the RevolutionNow protest, Mr Omoyele Sowore and … Read more
Nigerian police have arraigned one Babatunde Owoeye, 40, before the Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for defrauding one Ibrahim Yusuf of N850,000. According to the police, Owoeye had obtained money in tranches from Yusuf under the pretext of procuring for him visa to the United Arab Emirates or the United States of America. … Read more
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed an appeal by a former Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Dr. Joseph Nwobike. Nwobike had approached the appellate court in a suit challenging his conviction by the Lagos State High Court. Nwobike was convicted in April 2018 of attempting to pervert the course of justice by inducing … Read more
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Nasarawa state Governor, Abdullahi Sule. The seven-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili dismissed the appeal filed by David Ombugadu and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to challenge Sule’s victory at the March 9, 2019 election. READ ALSO: https://ekohotblog2.com/2019/12/13/former-prime-minister-tebboune-wins-algeria-presidential-election/ More Details later….
Erstwhile Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor-Kalu,has prayed a Federal High Court in Lagos to grant him bail from the Ikoyi Custodial Centre on ground of serious health challenge. Kalu, who has since been taken to the prison after conviction, said in an application on Tuesday that he is battling serious health challenges that the … Read more