A Lagos court sentenced Bamidele Folorunsho to 10 years for indecent treatment and sexual assault of a minor, including fondling her. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced Bamidele Folorunsho to 10 years after he pleaded guilty to his act of indecency. Initially arraigned in 2021, he changed his plea during a re-arraignment on December 11, 2024. Folorunsho … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, to dismiss a jurisdictional challenge filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Representing the EFCC, Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) described the application as a deliberate tactic to delay the … Read more
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has fixed December 12 for the hearing of an application by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele, challenging the court’s jurisdiction in his ongoing trial. Justice Rahman Oshodi scheduled the hearing following a directive from the Court of Appeal, which mandated him to address … Read more
Ahmed Kuru, the former Managing Director of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), was absent in court on Monday, where he was scheduled to face a six-count charge for alleged theft of Arik Air’s property and abuse of office. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Kuru, alongside Arik Air’s current Managing Director, Captain Roy Ilegbodu, … Read more
A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted the Inspector-General of Police’s request to arrest Olusanya Okusanya, an alleged fugitive who is said to have fled to the United Kingdom. Justice Yellim Bogoro approved the request after reviewing a motion ex-parte filed by S. Ayodele, a lawyer from the legal department of the Force Criminal … Read more
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) informed a federal high court in Lagos that no individual has come forward to claim the $2.045 million linked to Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Rotimi Oyedepo, EFCC counsel, made the statement on Thursday before the presiding judge, Deinde Dipeolu. The … Read more
The Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled September 12 for a hearing on various applications related to the asset forfeiture case involving former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Deinde Dipeolu announced the date after reviewing submissions from the involved parties. During the hearing, Bilikisu Buhari-Bala, representing the Economic and Financial … Read more
The Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has granted bail to Fredrick Nwajagu, the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate. He was arrested for threatening to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos. The court granted him bail in the sum of N1m with 4 sureties. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the … Read more
Lagos court has jailed ex-banker for defrauding customers EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Magistrate’s Court sitting at Ebute Metta, Lagos State, has sentenced a 31-year-old former Fidelity Bank worker, Adenike Okuneye, to six months’ imprisonment for fraudulently obtaining N50,000 from customers of the bank EDITOR’S PICK Sanwo-Olu Allays Residents’ Fear, Directs Security … Read more
Chidinma Ojukuw’s trial has resumed at Lagos Court. EKO HOT BLOG reports that the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected killer of Super TV CEO, Usifo Ataga resumed on Monday at the Lagos High Court. Ojukwu was seen in handcuffs on the premises of the court. Read Also: ASUU Declares Pantami’s Professorship Illegal, Vows To Sanction … Read more
Internet personality, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, who is facing money laundering charges, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to pay him N5m for what he termed his “unlawful re-arrest and detention.” Ekohotblog had reported that Mompha, who is answering N32bn fraud charges, was re-arrested … Read more
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 40-year-old electrician, Monsuru Ojo, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly raping his friend’s lover. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs A. A. Oshoniyi, who did not take the plea of Ojo, ordered that the case file should be duplicated and sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions … Read more
A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos, on Friday ruled out four of the 10 count charges filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC against Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel, Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President, Paul Usoro, SAN and two others over alleged N1.4 billion fraud. Others mentioned in the charged include Akwa … Read more