Hushpuppi sentenced to 135 months imprisonment for $300m fraud
Abbas had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to engage in money laundering in April 2021 after he was arrested in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in June 2020.
Court sacks APC guber candidate, orders fresh primary
Relying on the evidence before the court that no governorship primary was held in Taraba, Justice Simon Amobeda ordered a fresh primary within 14 days.
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.
Electoral Act: Appeal Court stops AGF, others from frustrating appeal against judgment
The grouse of the PDP is that President Buhari having assented to the Bill on February 25, 2022, cannot give any directive to the National Assembly to take immediate steps to remove the section or any section of the Act on any ground whatsoever.
Invasion: Igboho sues AGF, SSS, demands N5.5bn as damages
He also asked the court to restrain the defendants from further harassing him and causing his bank accounts to be frozen.
N2.9bn Fraud: Okorocha arraigned, remanded in EFCC custody
To join the former Imo governor, who pleaded not guilty, in detention is Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, his ally and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
Judge suspended for bribery nullifies Alex Otti’s candidacy
Human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong has opined that the judge’s ruling erred in law in a way that could subject the judiciary to public ridicule
Contempt: IGP files motion to stop committal order
The order followed a suit filed by a former police officer, Patrick Okoli, who claimed he was unjustly and unlawfully retired from the Nigeria Police Force.
Kano court orders substituted service on Ganduje in bribery case
Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu overruled Jimoh’s objection and granted the order, following the application made by Kofar-Mata, who represented the lead prosecution counsel, Ya’u Adamu.