A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed the alleged examination malpractice case against Senator Ademola Adeleke. The charges against him were dismissed by Justice Inyang Ekwo. Justice Ekwo in his ruling on Friday said he took the decision following the prosecution’s decision to withdraw charges against him. The judge noted that the trial…
A businessman from the Republic of Benin, Jean Codo, who is under investigation for alleged €29m fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has died at the Kirikiri prison, Lagos. Codo, who owns Transport and Port Management System Limited, died on Thursday for lack of proper medical attention. According to report by Saharareporters, he…
The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the judgment which earlier convicted the former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu. Also, a seven-man panel of the apex court set aside the judgment which convicted Ude Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House. The Supreme Court while giving the…
A former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Omobola Adio on Friday jailed for five years imprisonment after she was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan zonal office. Justice Muniru Olagunju found her guilty of a lone-count charge of stealing in a case preferred against her by…
A pastor and his wife have been remanded in custody of Nigeria Correctional Services (NCS) facility by an Ikeja Special Offences Court for allegedly stealing N63.5 million belonging to one late Mrs. Odemuyiwa Janet Adeola. The defendants, the senior pastor of Temple International Church, Lagos, Harry Uyanwanne and wife, Oluwakemi on Tuesday arraigned alongside their…
The alleged killer of Temitope Olatoye popularly known as ‘Sugar’, Hon. Olafisoye Akinmoyede on Thursday 23rd January, 2020 discharged and acquitted by a High Court No. 7, Ring Road, Ibadan over two count charges of murder preferred against him and three others. The accused, Hon. Olafisoye Akinmoyede, Former Chief Whip of the Oyo State House…
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has blamed the Government of United Kingdom for saboteur behind bringing the former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke to face her corruption charges in Nigeria. The acting Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu stated this on Wednesday during an official visit to EFCC, Ibadan zonal office. According to Magu,…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ court sitting in Ibadan on Wednesday ordered that a 25-year-old man Momodu Okunola who allegedly raped a mentally challenged girl, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Momodu, who lives in Omi – Adio, Ibadan, with rape. Chief Magistrate O.O. Ogunkanmi, did not take the plea…
A Federal High Court sitting in Yola, the Adamawa state capital, has sentenced an accountant of the Church of Brethren in Nigeria, Ibrahim Aku, to 18 years in prison for fraud. According to the EFCC, the money was generated by the church members through offerings, donations and tithes. The defendant, who pleaded guilty to the…
A 42-year-old man, Taofeek Oyeyemi, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for impregnating his 16-year-old biological daughter, and attempting to abort the pregnancy through a quack doctor. The police spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, made this known on Thursday in a statement. The suspect was arrested following a complaint from the mother of the…
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