The Senate has mandated its committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal matters to investigate the reported invasion of a Federal High Court Abuja by operatives of the Department of State Services(DSS) to re-arrest the convener of #revolutionnow,Omoyele Sowore. This resolution followed a point of order moved by the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Senator Opeyemi … Read more
An high court sitting in Yola, Adamawa state, presided over by Justice Nathan Musa has sentenced two Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) officials to 42 years for bribery offence. Justice Musa also asked the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, and the International Police to produce former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Allison-Madueke, to face prosecution over … Read more
Former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,Hon. Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has appeared before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over alleged N338.8 million money laundering charges. Ikuforiji is charged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi. The defendants were first arraigned on March 1, 2012 before Justice Okechukwu Okeke on a 20-count charge … Read more
Kano kingmakers, have filed a suit before the High Court sitting in Kano state, seeking an injunction to stop Governor Abdullahi Ganduje from inaugurating the state council of chiefs. The kingmakers, led by Yususf Nabahani (Madakin Kano), pointed the court’s attention to a subsisting suit challenging the creation of four new emirates by Ganduje. In … Read more
An Igando Customary Court, in Lagos, on Tuesday granted the request of Mrs Ayo Amos, seeking dissolution of her union to 72 year old Funsho Amos on the grounds of sex starvation and irreconcilable differences. The court president, Adeniyi Koledoye, while delivering the judgment, said it appeared that the estranged couple was tired of the … Read more
A fake doctor, Ibrahim Mustapha, who pleaded guilty to forgery and impersonation has been sentenced to accumulative 44 years and six months in jail by a high court in Adamawa. He is however to spend 10 years. The presiding judge, Justice Nathan Musa, sentenced Ibrahim Mustapha on ten counts, which variously attracted between six months … Read more
Ekohotblog earlier reported that operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have rearrested activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore today. This follows an initial report that DSS stormed the premises of the Abuja Federal High Court to arrest the #RevolutionNow convener but were resisted by other activists in court. READ ALSO: DSS Re-arrests Sowore,Bakare Meanwhile, Nigerians … Read more
The Department of State Services (DSS) has finally released the convener of the RevolutionNow Movement, Omoyele Sowore. Ekohotblog reports that Sowore, a former Presidential candidate was released on Thursday evening, December 5 after spending 124 days in detention. This was disclosed by an online news platform, Sahara Reporters, which is owned by the pro-democracy activist. … Read more
Court has dismissed the suit challenging the continuous stay of Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The suit was challenging the legality of Magu’s position as EFCC acting chairman after the Dr. Bukola Saraki-led Eighth Senate refused to confirm him as the substantive chair of the anti-graft … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has directed the Federal Government to recover pensions collected by former Governors now serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly. The court also directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, (SAN) to challenge the legality of states’ pension laws permitting … Read more
A 52-year-old old female pastor, Charity Okpara, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft of a four-month-old baby girl from her church member, Mrs blessing Okon. Okpara, resident at number 10 Abiodun Kayode Street, Araromi Bus Stop, Ojo is facing a four-count-charge bordering on conspiracy, unlawful abduction and child … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to Faisal, the 20-year old son of former Chairman, defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTM), Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling on Tuesday, granted Faisal bail at N600million and a surety in like sum. READ ALSO: lasg-seals-unapproved-buildings/ Justice Abang said that the surety … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has adjourned trial of a former Minister of State for Finance, Nenandi Usman, and others, over N4.6 billion Money laundering charges till December 2. Usman is standing trial alongside a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Yusuf Danjuma, a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed February 25, 2020, for judgment in the trial of one time Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Olisa Metuh, on money laundering charges involving the N400m which he allegedly recieved from the Office of the National Security Adviser in 2015. Justice Okon Abang fixed the … Read more
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court has arraigned 34-year-old Chinenye Nwakwo, for allegedly selling her one-day-old female baby for N300, 000. The alleged buyer, Happiness Bini, 49, who was arraigned alongside the defendant, was charged with unlawful adoption of baby, NAN reports. The duo, whose residential addresses were not given, are facing a three-count-charge of conspiracy, … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has stalled the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from prosecuting a former Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Abudullahi Inde Dikko for alleged financial misappropriation while in office. Delivering judgment on the suit instituted by Dikko, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba held that the non-prosecution agreement entered into between the … Read more
An High Court sitting in Edo state has directed that a status quo be maintained, pending the hearing of an interlocutory application over the chairmanship of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court granted an order of interim injunction as at 10th of November, 2019, confirming Anslem Ojezua as the chairman. Ekohotblog recalled that Ojezua … Read more
A Magistrates’ Court in Gombe on Wednesday ordered that 40-year- old man, Kabiru Abdullahi, who pleaded guilty to sodomising his neighbour’s 14-year-old son, be remanded in a correctional facility, pending sentencing. Abdullahi pleaded guilty and begged the court for leniency. Chief Magistrate Babayo Usamatu, who gave the order, adjourned the case until Nov. 28, for … Read more
An High Court sitting in Maitama,Abuja has fixed Jan. 27, 2020 for the hearing of a case against Olisa Metuh, a former PDP spokesperson, charged with criminal damage of evidence to open his defence. Metuh was arraigned alongside his company, Desita by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) in January 2015 on a … Read more
An Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) not to remove the All Progressives Congress(APC) and its governorship candidate, David Lyon, from the ballot, to enable him participate in this Saturday’s governorship election in Bayelsa State. The court gave the order following an ex parte motion filed by counsel … Read more