Court bars company directors from selling assets
A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has restrained the Directors of Retail Supermarkets (ShopRite) from selling the shares or assets of the company until the satisfaction of the judgment debt.…
Natasha rejects N1bn defamation case judgment, heads to Appeal Court
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has rejected the N1 billion defamation judgment delivered by the Kogi State High Court in Lokoja against her, declaring her intention to challenge the ruling at the…
Yahaya Bello gets May 6 to continue cross-examination of EFCC witness in alleged N80.2b fraud
Hon Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned sitting in the ongoing alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya…
Wiretapping: El-Rufai pleads not guilty, faces fresh charges
The Federal Government, on Thursday, expanded the criminal case against former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, introducing fresh allegations bordering on interference with critical national infrastructure and unauthorised access to…
Bank fraud: Court ruling paves way for stricter consumer protection in banking sector
Upholds FCCPC’s authority over banks, others Consumer rights in the banking sector received a significant boost yesterday as a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a suit by United Bank…
Court strikes out LIRS tax assessment suit against firm
Hon Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court, Lagos has struck out the suit filed by the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) against Eroton Exploration and Production Limited,…
Man bags 42 years jail, orders forfeiture of assets over internet fraud
Hon Justice Olubunmi Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced Ndidi Joshua Bobby to a cumulative 42 years’ imprisonment for offences bordering on…
Lagos court remands bizman over alleged N16.5m forex fraud
Hon. Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has remanded a businessman, Fowowe Olanrewaju Akinola, in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) over…
Convocation: Ekiti Court orders sealing of hotel over death of 3 during stampede
A Chief Magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has ordered that the Crown Emirate hotel, in Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State where three persons died be during a convocation party stampede be sealed…
Yahaya Bello: Court fixes April 24 for ruling on EFCC’s plea to re-present exhibit to witness
Hon Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 24 for ruling on whether or not the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC could alter…