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Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, her ex-aide, Gloria Odita and seven others have pleaded not guilty to a 25 count charge fraud related offences, brought against them by the federal government, before the Federal High Court in Abuja. They are being charged with conspiracy, money laundering and maintaining anonymous bank accounts with First Bank Plc […]
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari, has narrated his experience during the attack on the Medium Security Correctional Centre, Kuje in Abuja by a group of terrorists. He gave the account on Wednesday when his trial resumed before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Addressing […]
An Ekiti State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has granted an ex-parte application brought before it to remand one Olukayode Adebayo (37) in the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti. In her ruling, Magistrate Mojisola Salau said, remanding the defendant will allow the Police to complete their investigation while the Prosecutor, Inspector Sadiq Adeniyi […]
The trial of the self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, who has terrorism and treasonable felony charges brought against him by the federal government, has commenced on today, under tight security by the Nigerian Police and the Department of State Services. Journalists and lawyers who claimed to have come […]
Former Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Adedibu Ojerinde, has been granted bail in the sum of 200 million naira and two sureties in like sum pending the hearing of the trial of his funds’ diversion case. Justice Obiora Egwuatu in ruling on a bail application said the two sureties must […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad has sworn in 18 newly appointed Judges of the Court of Appeal. The swearing-in is coming a few days after a Federal High Court in Abuja had dismissed a suit by an Igbo socio-cultural group seeking to stop the appointment on claims of being biased […]
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