Tag: Federal high court

2.6bn Fraud: Petro Union Directors lose bid to stop trial

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a No-Case-Submission application filed by three Directors of an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, who are currently standing…

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Court Nullifies Reinstatement of Sanusi as Emir of Kano

A Federal High Court in Kano has overturned Muhammadu Sanusi II's restoration as the 16th Emir of Kano.   The court, which issued its decision on Thursday, also overturned all…

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Nigerian govt drops tax charges against Binance executive

Binance expressed relief on Friday as the Federal High Court in Abuja cleared Tigran Gambaryan, a 39-year-old American and fleeing Nadeem Anjarwalla, of tax evasion charges filed by the Federal…

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Fraud: EFCC arraigns woman, daughter-in-law for alleged N6m land fraud in Port Harcourt

The Port Harcourt Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has brought charges against Blessing Webilor Nchelem and her daughter-in-law, Deborah Jack, before Justice P. I. Ajoku…

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Court asks EFCC to pay innocent photographer ₦5 million over wrong parade

Justice John Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has awarded N5m damages against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for wrongfully parading a photographer, Nasiru Saidu-Ali, popularly known as…

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Nnamdi Kanu: I’ll end insecurity in south-east in two minutes if I’m released

Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has distanced himself from the violence occurring in the South Eastern part of Nigeria.   Speaking to…

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EFCC arraigns alleged sextortionist In Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 17, 2024 arraigned one Olukeye Olalekan, before Justice Kehinde Ogundare of the Federal High court sitting…

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Court to Binance β€” Release data of Nigerian users to EFCC

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered Binance Holdings Limited to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with comprehensive information on all persons from Nigeria trading…

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IPOB Lawyers To Move For Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail on Feb 26

The legal team of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB has revealed plans to bail him. The team said it will on February 26 move to…

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Impeached Ogun Speaker, Oluomo, Two Others Arraigned By EFCC Over N2.5bn Fraud

The impeached Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, were on Monday arraigned before…

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