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An air conditioner installer, Pelumi Oluwatimileyin Sunday and three others have been jailed by the Federal High Court in Ilorin, over offences bordering on cybercrime. The three other convicts are Uloko George Ojonugwa, a student of Federal University, Lokoja; Godspower Fatodun Sesan, from…

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti has discharged and acquitted three persons Ganiyu Rosak (22) Oluwole Idowu (22 and Ojo Ayomide (20) who were arraigned before Justice Adekunle Adeleye for alleged armed robbery and unlawful possession of firearms. The charge claimed…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to nullify Section 257(2)&(3) of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021. Justice Taiwo Taiwo held that there was no inconsistency in Section 257(2)&(3) of the PIA and Section 36(1) and…

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) Lagos on Tuesday brought an Ibadan-based businessman, Oluwabukola Odeleye to the Federal High Court in Lagos in connection with alleged N816million fraud and forgery. It arraigned Odeleye and his firm, Beedel Strategic Investment Company Limited, before Justice…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined the request for an interim order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from accepting Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples…

Justice Sodetan Ogunsanya of the Ikeja High Court sitting in Lagos, on Monday, convicted a lawyer, Stella Achebe and her company, Infinite Favour Nigeria Limited for N10m fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Stella Achebe and her company for the offence…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the fresh bail application filed by Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). In a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Binta Nyako described the application, filed by Kanu’s lawyers led by Mike Ozekhome…

After 62 days in detention, a Rivers High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted a member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Farah Dagogo, bail. Dagogo, who represents Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was declared wanted by the…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday 28th of June, 2022 ordered controversial human rights lawyer, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo to file a Written Address on the legality and propriety of his traditional dress while appearing before the Court. Chief Malcolm…

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Kubwa, adjourned for ruling in a no case submission filed by Jubrin Buba charged with alleged forgery and making a false statement to a public officer. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences…