A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the closure of two companies linked to the alleged 9.6 billion dollars Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd scandal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two companies are Trinity Biotech Nigeria Limited and Resorts Express Concept Nigeria Ltd linked …
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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, has dismissed a N20bn suit instituted by a legal practitioner, Ejumejowo Anthony against two Abuja-based hospitals and the FCT Minister on the alleged negligence he claimed to have led to his wife’s death. Justice Edward Okpe on Tuesday at the …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of two staff members of the Account and Finance Department of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) in Kuje Correctional Centre for alleged N1.853 billion fraud. Presiding judge Justice Emeka Nwite, on Thursday, June 13, 2024, ordered the remand of …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, sentenced 12 internet fraudsters to various jail terms. While Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu convicted and sentenced 11 internet fraudsters – Nwaeke Vitalis Ndubisi, Kingsley Goodnews, Inyang Victor, Ekere-Obong Adams, Usang Enang, Ogudu James, Arinze …
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Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the final forfeiture of the sum of N204,849,859, 15 property and eight high-end vehicles from a fraud suspect, one Jedidiah Ibrahim Ezenwa. The EFCC said the property, money and vehicles were …
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THE Federal High Court in Lagos State has convicted a popular medical doctor and founder of MedContour Services Ltd., Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju. Newsextra24 learnt that this was disclosed on Friday by a former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera. According to FIJ, Dr Anu was convicted over …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered accelerated hearing in a suit filed by Incorporated Trustee of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Nigeria, over leadership tussle. The Incorporated Trustee of CAC had filed a suit against some members, challenging the leadership of the church. The trustees also accused …
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THE ongoing trial of Emmanuella Eteta Ita, Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS and her Surestart School Limited was stalled on Monday, February 19, 2024 due to the absence of defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN. Ita and Surestart School Limited are standing trial before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Wednesday, issued a warrant of arrest for a Lebanese man, Maged Ali-Taan, for failure to appear before it. Justice Muhammad Nasir-Yunusa issued the warrant following the refusal of the defendant to appear in court to enter his plea over a charge of …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Tuesday, sentenced three vandals to six months imprisonment. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC ) operatives arrested the convicts while vandalizing solar security lights in Gujungu town, Taura local government, in March 2023. Those arrested included Kabiru M. …
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