A judge in the Federal High Court, Justice Peter Mallong, has died. He was said to have died on Sunday after a brief illness. The Chief Registrar, Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hassan Sulaiman, confirmed this to our correspondent on Monday. He said, “Hon. Justice Peter Hoommuk Mallong, a …
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An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 30-year-old hotel official, Jeffrey Ehizojie, to death by hanging for strangling his employer, Olusola Olusoga, and the hotel manager, Tunji Omikunle, to death. Delivering judgement on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Justice Oyindamola Ogala held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Friday remanded a suspected Ponzi scheme operator, Mr. Bamishe Ajetunmobi, wanted by the police since 2021, for an alleged N7.5 billion fraud. Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke ordered that Ajetunmobi be kept in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) pending the determination of …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission from detaining a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. Justice Donatus Okorowo, who gave the …
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Normal judicial activities are expected to dwindle at the Federal High Court across the country beginning from July 24 when the court plans to proceed on its annual vacation. However, its divisions in Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt will be opened for cases of urgent importance and other activities. The …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N Yunusa also nullified the candidature of all Labour Party flagbearers in Abia and Kano States. Yunusa ruled that …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of 1.982, 022, 84 units of Bitcoin worth N40m, property of a suspected internet fraudster to the Federal Government. In addition, Justice Nicholas Oweibo ordered the final forfeiture of iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 7, and all …
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THE Federal Inland Revenue Service has arraigned two South Koreans, Son Chun Gili and Jung Wookshin, alongside two Nigerians and their company, before a Federal High Court, in Lagos, over the alleged attack, assault and detention of its officials. The Nigerians and the company charged alongside the two South Koreans …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Tuesday, nullified all primaries conducted by the various factions of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. The presiding judge, Justice O. O. Oguntoyibo, called for a rerun of the primaries within 14 days. The court declared that all …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted by the Federal Government of Nigeria, seeking to extradite a Nigerian citizen, Andrew Chidiebere Ibe to the United States of America (USA) for trial in wire fraud charges. The suit instituted by the Attorney General of the Federation …
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