The Managing Director of Viscount Microfinance Bank Blessing Gozi-Anyaokei has been arraigned for allegedly converting the sum of N19 million and $30 million given to her for investment for her own use. She was arraigned before Justice Y. Halilu of […]
By Luminous Jannamike, ABUJA The League of Legal Practitioners of Nigeria, yesterday, questioned the fairness and evidential basis of the ongoing United Kingdom trial involving former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, insisting that the case must be determined strictly on credible […]
The scheduled trial of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, for alleged $385,000 and N165,438,000.00 fraud was stalled yesterday before Justice Rahman Oshodi of an Ikeja Special Offences Court. When the matter came up, the defence […]
The Nigeria Police Force says jungle justice is a crime, following Monday’s mob attack on a US-based medical doctor who was falsely suspected of kidnapping. The Force Media Officer, CSP Aliyu Giwa, condemned the act in a post shared on […]
A 36-year-old travel agent, Tijani Abdulroqeeb on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, over alleged N10.6 million visa fraud. Abdulroqeeb, who resides at the Boluwaji area of Ibadan, is standing trial on a four-count charge of conspiracy, […]
The bail application filed by the detained Justice Chidiebere, popularly known as Justice Crack, on Thursday suffered a setback at the Federal High Court in Abuja after his lawyers clashed over representation. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik had, on May 4, fixed […]
By Emmanuel Mogbede Dr Mustapha Abdullahi, Director-General, Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN), has denied being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as reported in the media. He said this in a statement to the News Agency of […]
By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The Chairman of National Council of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders, N-CITRE, HRM, King Bubaraye Dakolo Agada IV, Ibenanaowei of Ekpetiama Kingdom, Chairman of Bayelsa Traditional Rulers Council, has insisted that the planned inauguration of new […]
The trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, continued on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, with testimony from the fourth prosecution witness, who revealed that Malami’s bankers had filed a Suspicious Transaction Report (STR) concerning […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking an order by applicants to confer the rank of a blue silk on legal practitioners in Nigeria as an alternative to the rank of a Senior Advocate of […]