EFCC loses as court acquits Nwaoboshi from N322m money laundering
The prosecution said he reasonably ought to have known that N322million out of the purchase sum formed part of proceeds of an unlawful act.
N25billion Fraud: Rude, confrontational jailed ex-bankers beg court for leniency
The judge described the convicts as being rude while being cross-examined in the decade-long trial.
Ex-bankers bag 10 years imprisonment for stealing N26 billion
The judge held that the EFCC proved beyond reasonable doubt that the convicts committed fraud.
Certificate Forgery: Supreme Court dismisses APC’s suit against Obaseki
While awarding a fine of one million against them, the panel held that they woefully failed to substantiate their forgery allegation against the governor.
Supreme Court affirms INEC’s power to deregister political parties
The NUP had filed its case to challenge the earlier July 29, 2020 verdict of the Court of Appeal upholding its deregistration by the electoral body.
APC chieftain begs INEC REC over N5 billion libel suit
Aggrieved by the allegation, Igini slammed a defamation suit against the APC chieftain, describing his claims as malicious and targeted at destroying his reputation.
Court jails professor for falsifying election results to favour Akpabio
Justice Augustine Odokwo, sentenced the accused to 36 months of correctional service in addition to paying N100,000 fine each for count 1 and 2 after he pleaded for leniency.
Appeal Court dismisses certificate forgery suit against Obaseki
Dismissing the appeal as unmeritorious, the three man panel ruled that the findings of the lower court, which said the governor did not forget his certificate, cannot be faulted.