Law & Society - Page 53

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday – yesterday, March 4 – reportedly arrested a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, over an alleged N700 billion fraud, a source revealed. Emmanuel served as governor between

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, arraigned Jude Chigozie Okoye, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences Court sitting in

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has disclosed that the Service’s  Operation Whirlwind intercepted 245,370 liters of Petrol with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of NGN238.1 million in less than three months. Speaking at a news conference on Monday –

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday – yesterday, March 3 – discharged a defendant, Abayomi Alaka, accused of retaining crime proceeds. Justice Mojisola Dada, discharged the defendant, while ruling on his no case submission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Ltd, demanding 79.5 billion US dollars over economic losses allegedly caused by its operations in Nigeria, until April 7. The

A Federal High Court sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Department of State Services (DSS) to pay N407 million into the court’s account as compensation for the death of Salamatu Adamu in their custody or

A Yaba Chief Magistrate’s Court, of Lagos State, has directed a banker, Mrs. Temitope Olubukola Adetunji-Oseni, who is seeking a divorce, to appear in court on March 20, 2025, with the two kids, who are the product of the crisis-ridden marriage. Temitope,

The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has agreed to compensate former member, Mr Innocent Bola-Audu, in accordance with a National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) judgment. In a statement signed on Saturday, ASCSN Secretary-General, Joshua Apebo, said the

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested the Chairman of Kiru Local Government  Area, Abdullahi Mohammed, over an alleged sale of an expanse of land reserved for the construction of Kafin Maiyaki Mini Stadium. The Commission discovered that

A High Court 2, sitting in Warri, Delta State, has declared as unconstitutional the16-year minimum age fixed by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as a qualification for admission into Nigerian universities. The court, which was presided over by Hon. Justice