Metro

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, granted an application by former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi to travel to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for lesser hajj to observe the last 10 days of Ramadan in the Holy land. Justice Emeka Nwite granted…
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The scheduled arraignment of former minister for special duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki (SAN), before Justice K.N. Ogbonnaya, of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, was stalled on Wednesday, due to a petition by the Defendant.…
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the final forfeiture of a Bombardier BD-700 Global 6000 private jet operated by Orlean Invest Africa Limited to the Federal Government over its failure to pay customs duty since its importation…
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British prosecutors on Tuesday accused Diezani Alison-Madueke, the first woman president of OPEC of enjoying a “life of luxury” from bribes taken when she was Nigeria’s oil minister. The 65-year-old, who sat in the dock at London’s…
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Hearing in the report of compliance by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in respect of the interim forfeiture of 57 properties linked to Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday, could not proceed at the Federal High Court in Abuja.…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has instituted a N4.3 billion alleged forex fraud case at the Ikeja Special Offences Court against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four others. Other defendants in the case are,…
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The corruption trial of Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Nigerian oil minister and the first woman president of OPEC, is set to begin in London on Monday. The 65-year-old faces five counts of accepting bribes and one count of conspiracy to…
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The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has formally taken over the prosecution of Mike Ozekhome SAN, in the alleged fraud charges brought against him by ICPC. Ozekhome  was to be arraigned…
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The Federal Government is to arraign a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, January 26, over alleged fraud involving a property in London, United Kingdom.…
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Mohammed Bashir Saleh, one of the suspects standing trial on alleged terrorism, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja how he joined the Ansaru terrorist group led by Khalid Al-Barnawi. Saleh, in a video recording played before…
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