Court orders interim forfeiture of 3 posh Abuja properties valued at N11.14bn link to Emefiele Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of properties valued about N11.14 billion linked to the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank[Read More…]
Sanusi receives appointment letter despite legal hurdle The reinstated Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has received his reappointment letter from the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf despite a court order barring his reinstatement. A federal High Court presided by Justice Mohammed Liman had halted the reinstatement of[Read More…]
Court orders interim forfeiture of N830m, $4.7m, properties linked to Emefiele The federal high court in Lagos has ordered an interim forfeiture of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and other assets linked to Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Economic and[Read More…]
Court Stops Pro-Wike Lawmakers From Parading Selves As Rivers Assembly Members A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an interim injunction restraining the embattled Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule, and 24 others from parading themselves as members[Read More…]
Yahaya Bello’s lawyer begs court for more time, citing unknown whereabouts The mystery surrounding the whereabouts of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has taken a new turn as his lead counsel, Abdulwahab Mohammed, has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja for a four-week extension to search for[Read More…]
Court adjourns to May 27, trial of businessman, Ibeto over alleged N4.8bn fraud In anticipation of the Court of Appeal judgement, a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has adjourned the trial of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto till May 27. Chief Ibeto was charged[Read More…]
Court dismisses DSS suit seeking to keep Emefiele in detention The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has dismissed a request filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) seeking a 14-day extended detention order for the suspended Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The application was filed[Read More…]
Ecobank Nigeria to Appeal Honeywell’s Purported N72 billion Court Judgement Ecobank Nigeria Limited says it will appeal a judgement by the Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Hon. Justice Liman, which delivered a judgment in favour of Honeywell Flour against the bank and ordered it to pay[Read More…]
DSS Charges suspended CBN governor, Emefiele to court The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday said it has dragged embattled Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele to court. DSS PRO, Peter Afunanya disclosed this in a release on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The[Read More…]
A Federal High Court on Monday dismissed a suit seeking to compel anti-graft agencies in the country to arrest and prosecute the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 poll, Atiku Abubakar. Justice James Omotosho held that the suit filed by the immediate past Minister of[Read More…]
