Dud cheque, buy to sell deal, Lagos court jails bizman seven years for N28m fraud
Hon. Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted and sentenced a businessman, James Onyejekwe of Kainos Exploration and Producing Company Limited, over…
‘Spiritual attacks’ under judicial lens
Although Nigeria’s constitution does not recognise witchcraft or the use of charms, long-standing rumours persist about alleged spiritual attacks on lawyers and the judicial system, writes CHIJIOKE IREMEKA In many…
Police arraign CEO for excessive charges on loan facility, N14.5m theft allegation
The Director and Chief Executive Officer of Vale Blue Limited, Adesola Adeyinka, was on Thursday arraigned before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Igbosere over alleged fraud and the…
Boundary crisis: Diaspora group seeks relief for Ebonyi community
Traders from Amasiri living in the diaspora have called on Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru to reconsider his handling of the long-standing boundary dispute between Amasiri and Edda communities and…
Haunted Wigs: Lawyers Share Mysterious Courtroom Experiences
Although Nigeria’s constitution does not recognise witchcraft or the use of charms, long-standing rumours persist about alleged spiritual attacks on lawyers and the judicial system, writes CHIJIOKE IREMEKA In many…
Whether an individual has the power to lawfully send another to prison?
By M.O.Idam The process of a criminal trial is as follows: arrest, investigation, and trial (which includes arraignment, and the grant of bail or remand pending trial), followed by judgment.…
Amupitan And The Ruse Of Law
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, every act of political grubbiness sooner or later ends up before the courts. The kinds of things that come out of the courts in…
Caveat Abuja Luxury Hotel: Not For Sale, Wells Carlton warns against fraudulent sale and lease claims
The management of The Wells Carlton Hotel & Apartments, Asokoro, Abuja, has issued a strong public disclaimer rejecting any purported sale, lease, or third-party management arrangement involving the property, describing…
Sanwo-Olu approves 43 inmates released from Lagos prison
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has approved the release of 43 inmates from various correctional centres across the state as part of an ongoing initiative to decongest facilities and strengthen…
Certificates Without Competence: Time To Scrap Special Centres
By Azeez Kareem Nigeria must confront a hard truth about its secondary education system: the steady normalisation of special centres for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) is…