3 h. ago Kwara Court Remands Son, Parents, 4 Others For Alleged Murder Of College Student

A Kwara State High court sitting in Ilorin on Monday ordered that the seven (7) suspects standing trial for the alleged murder of Mojisola Awesu, a student of the Kwara State College of Health Technology, Offa be remanded in the correctional facility. Justice Ibrahim Yusuf gave the order following the absence of the counsel to […]

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57 h. ago Emefiele disowns forfeited assets, says property belong to relative

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has denied the ownership of some funds and property forfeited to the Federal Government on the order of the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, and Read More

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69 h. ago Forfeited properties don’t belong to Emefiele, family members – Lawyer

Tribune Online Forfeited properties don’t belong to Emefiele, family members – Lawyer Lawyer to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has refuted claims that the recently forfeited properties by a Federal High Court in Lagos belong to the embattled Emefiele or any of his immediate family members. In a statement signed by Olawale Fapohunda, Esq., the lawyers clarified that the assets in question, allegedly […] Forfeited properties don’t belong to Emefiele, family members – Lawyer Tribune Online

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3 d. ago Court orders final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, properties linked to Emefiele

Tribune Online Court orders final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, properties linked to Emefiele Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830 million, and multiple properties linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice Bogoro granted the forfeiture request filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), represented by […] Court orders final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, properties linked to Emefiele Tribune Online

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3 d. ago Court orders final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, multiple properties linked to Emefiele

By Lukman Olabiyi   Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7 million, N830million, and multiple properties linked to Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Justice Bogoro who had earlier dismissed an application seeking to halt his verdict, granted the […] The post Court orders final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, multiple properties linked to Emefiele appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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3 d. ago Finally, Court Orders Forfeiture Of $4.7m, N830m, Properties Linked To Emefiele

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, ordered the permanent forfeiture of $4.7million, N830million, and multiple properties linked to the immediate-past governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Justice Bogoro ordered that the monies and properties be handed over to the federal government after dismissing an application […]

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3 d. ago Court orders final forfeiture of Emefiele’s $4.7m, N830m, property

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of $4.7m, N830m, and multiple properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele. The judge who had earlier dismissed an application brought by an interested party seeking to stop the judgment, from being Read More

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3 d. ago Wigwe estate: Father, cousin challenge court judgment on administrators

An appeal has been filed to challenge a ruling by the Lagos State High Court in the ongoing legal dispute over the estate of the late former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe. The appellants, Pastor Shyngle Wigwe (the late banker’s father) and Christian Wigwe (his cousin) are contesting Read More

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3 d. ago Ataga: Court Dismisses No Case Submissions Filed By Chidinma’s Co

Justice Yetunde Adesanya of the Lagos State High Court, sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square yesterday, dismissed the no-case submission applications filed by Chidinma Ojukwu’s co-defendants in their ongoing trial for the murder of Usifo Ataga, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Super TV. Justice Adesanya refused the application filed by the second defendant, Adedapo Quadri, […]

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3 d. ago Convicted Kidnap Kingpin Evans Pleads For Mercy, Offers To Surrender Properties

Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, a convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, on Thursday, made a passionate plea for mercy before the Lagos State High Court. Through his lawyer, Etudo Emefo, Evans expressed remorse for his past actions, stating that he has undergone a transformation during his time in Kirikiri Maximum Prison. Evans revealed that he has obtained […] The post Convicted Kidnap Kingpin Evans Pleads For Mercy, Offers To Surrender Properties appeared first on Information Nigeria.

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3 d. ago Lagos court orders defence to open case in Ataga murder’s trial

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square on Thursday rejected the no-case submissions filed by Chioma Egbuchu, the sister of Chidinma Ojukwu, and Adedapo Quadri, the second defendant in the ongoing murder trial of Michael Usifo Ataga, CEO of Super TV. Quadri and Egbuchu had filed the no-case submissions in a bid Read More

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3 d. ago Kidnapper Evans now prison teacher, willing to forfeit 14 trucks

Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, that he is now a teacher at the correctional centre in Kirikiri after obtaining a teaching diploma in economics from the Yewa College of Education, and is no longer a criminal. Evans said he Read More

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3 d. ago Billionaire kidnapper Evans seeks plea bargain, says he now teaches prisoners

Convicted billionaire kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has told the Lagos State High Court, sitting at Tafa Balewa Square, that he is now a teacher at the correctional centre in Kirikiri after obtaining a diploma in Economics from the Yewa College of Education, and that he is no longer a criminal. Evans said he Read More

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3 d. ago EFCC arraigns 20 Filipinos, Chinese, Indonesian over alleged cybercrime, security breach

By Lukman Olabiyi The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday arraigned 20 foreign nationals before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for alleged cybercrime and an attempt to destabilise Nigeria’s social and economic structure. The defendants include 15 Filipinos, one Indonesian, and four Chinese nationals. Some of the foreigners are Kayceelyn […] The post EFCC arraigns 20 Filipinos, Chinese, Indonesian over alleged cybercrime, security breach appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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4 d. ago EFCC arraigns foreign nationals for cybercrime, plot to destabilise Nigeria

Tribune Online EFCC arraigns foreign nationals for cybercrime, plot to destabilise Nigeria The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned 20 foreign nationals before Justice Musa Kakaki of the Federal High Court, Lagos, for alleged cybercrime and attempts to destabilise Nigeria's social and economic structure. EFCC arraigns foreign nationals for cybercrime, plot to destabilise Nigeria Tribune Online

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4 d. ago Cybercrime: Absence of legal representation stalls Chinese trial

The scheduled arraignment of 34-year-old Chinese national Liao Zhang alongside a company, Genting International Co. Limited, over the alleged use of a computer to destabilise Nigeria’s constitutional structure, was on Tuesday stalled due to the absence of legal representation. Zhang and Genting International Co. Limited were brought before the Federal High Court in Lagos by Read More

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5 d. ago Court directs EFCC to probe Omatsuli’s medical reports in N3.6bn fraud case

From Sola Ojo, Abuja Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the medical reports of ill health which a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli, has consistently presented in court […] The post Court directs EFCC to probe Omatsuli’s medical reports in N3.6bn fraud case appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

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5 d. ago Herbert Wigwe’s estate: Court rejects bid to appoint interim administrators

An application filed by the late Herbert Wigwe’s cousin Christian Wigwe and Pastor Shyngle Wigwe, (Herbert Wigwe’s father) seeking the appointment of interim administrators for the estate of the late Herbert Wigwe, former Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank, has been dismissed by the Lagos State High Court Family/Probate Court in Read More

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5 d. ago Lawyer Petitions IGP Over Alleged Interference by Monitoring Unit Head In Fraud Case

A legal practitioner, Oladimeji Ekengba, has petitioned the inspector general of police (IGP) over the alleged unlawful interference of deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Akingbade Fakorede, head of the IGP Monitoring Unit, in an ongoing fraud case before the Federal High Court in Lagos. In the petition, Ekengba accused DCP Fakorede of aiding a suspected […]

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6 d. ago Bench warrant issued against singer Mercy Chinwo’s manager subsists – Court

Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday held that the bench warrant issued against Ezekiel Onyedikachi (A.K.A. Eezeetee), the manager of gospel singer Mercy Chinwo, over alleged $345,000 fraud, subsists. The court had issued the bench warrant on January 16, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission sought a court Read More

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