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    Ex-court registrar jailed for fraud – Premium Times Nigeria

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 18, 2018, secured the conviction of a former Deputy Chief Registrar of the Oyo State High Court, Mutiat Adio. Justice O. M. Olagunju of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan found the convict … Read more via Premium...
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    Omo-Agege can resume today, says Senate – Punch Newspapers

    The Senate has said Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, who was suspended but whose suspension was invalidated by a Federal High Court, can resume today. While stating that the access to be given to Omo-Agege was in compliance with the court order, it noted that the judgment … Read more via Punch...
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    Man Bags Life Sentence for Rape as Police Parade Serial Rapists, Others – Thisdaylive

    There was mild drama at an Ekiti State High Court on Friday after one Ajewole Dada Fulani was sentenced to life imprisonment for rape. The 24 year old, was standing trial for robbing, kidnapping and raping two female students of the College … Read more via Thisdaylive –...
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    Court dismisses suit to stop Oyo council poll – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper – Nigeria...

    A Federal High Court in Ibadan yesterday struck out a suit seeking to stop the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) from conducting council polls. The suit filed by some concerned persons in Eruwa area of the state is challenging the OYSIEC and others, from...
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    AGF backs suit against National Assembly on election sequence – The Guardian Nigeria...

    President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), yesterday told a Federal High Court in Enugu that they were not opposed to the suit challenging the attempt by the National Assembly to re-order the sequence of the 2019 … Read more via The Guardian Nigeria...
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    Malabu Scandal: Court to hear case to force seizure of oil block – Premium Times Nigeria

    On Tuesday, the Federal High Court of Nigeria will hear a case to compel the Nigerian government to take back one of Nigeria’s most lucrative oil blocks, which has been at the centre of a $1.1 billion multinational corruption scandal. The case is brought by … Read more via Premium Times...
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    Extradition: Why Appeal Court dismissed order stopping Sen Kashamu’s arrest – Vanguard News

    The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division on Friday set aside a Federal High Court order which perpetually restrained the Federal Government from arresting Senator Buruji Kashamu. Sen. Buruji Kashamu The appellate court also set aside another order which nullified a warrant for Kashamu’s arrest and...
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    Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Properties, N11.4m To FG – Channels Television

    The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of two different properties and the sum of N 11,040,000 belonging to two Naval officers and their company to the Federal Government. A statement signed by Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the Head of … Read more via...
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    We Accept Supreme Court Verdict – NFF – Leadership Newspaper

    The Nigeria Football Federation said at the weekend that it had taken note of the decision of the Supreme Court to refer back to the Federal High Court, to start afresh a case brought before the apex court by two football stakeholders against the NFF leadership. NFF Vice … read more via...
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    …We Won’t Take Supreme Court Verdict – NFF – Leadership Newspaper

    Meanwhile, the Nigeria Football Federation said at the weekend that it had taken note of the decision of the Supreme Court to refer back to the Federal High Court, to start afresh a case brought before the apex court by two football stakeholders against the NFF leadership. NFF … read more...
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    Appeal Court Affirms Forfeiture Of Andrew Yakubu’s $9.7m, £74,000 – Channels Television

    The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has affirmed the decision of the Federal High Court, Kano which ordered the interim forfeiture of the money found in a house in Kaduna belonging to a former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National … Read more via Channels Television –...
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    EFCC Witness: Omokore Paid Me $8m for Cars – Thisdaylive

    The Chief Executive Officer, Skymit Motors, Olutaye Ayeni, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja how Jide Omokore, an ally of the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, bought cars worth $8 million for friends and associates. Ayeni, … Read more via...
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    Katsina: Second trial of ex-Gov. Shema begins – The Sun News

    Agaju Madugba, Katsina The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has succeeded in getting a former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, into the dock again, this time at the Federal High Court. At the resumption of proceedings in the matter, on Tuesday, the former governor...
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    N1.1bn fraud: intelligence report triggered trial of ex-FCT minister’s son – Witness - Premuim Times

    A witness, Ishaya Dauda, on Tuesday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the trial of former FCT Minister Bala Mohammed’s son, Shamsudeen was prompted by an intelligence report. Mr Dauda, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) operative, and a witness in the alleged … Read...
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    Alleged Money Laundering:Court remands ex-gov Shema in EFCC custody – Punch Newspapers

    A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina on Tuesday ordered that the former Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Shema be remanded in EFCC custody until April 27, for alleged money laundering. Shema is standing trial before the court for allegedly misappropriating about N5.7 billion SURE-P funds...
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    22 Houses: Ekweremadu suit Challenging Forfeiture begins April 26 – Olisa.tv

    The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday fixed April 26 to hear a suit filed by Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu challenging the temporary forfeiture of 22 of his houses to the Federal Government. In an ex parte motion filed March 21, FG sought an interim order for the temporary forfeiture...
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    Metro Medical practitioner remanded in prison for allegedly producing ‘fake’ sex drugs - Daily post

    The National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), has arraigned a popular traditional medical practitioner, Mr. Olayemi Lateef, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for allegedly producing fake and counterfeit sex enhancing drugs. NAFDAC in a six-count charge, stated that...
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    Politics $40m scam: Judge fumes as EFCC fails to produce vital document against Jonathan’s cousin

    Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, expessed his dissatisfaction over the way the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is handlng the trial of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Robert Azibaola. Robert Azibaola and his wife Justice Dimgba frowned...
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    Politics Court Okays Permanent Forfeiture of Ikoyi Flat to FG – Thisdaylive

    By Davidson Iriekpen A Federal High Court in Lagos yesterday permanently forfeited Flat 7B situated at No. 16, Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, where the sum of $43,449,947, £27,800 and N23,218,000, totaling N13 billion, was discovered on April 12, 2017 to the federal government. The court...
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    Politics Court orders forfeiture of N6bn, $222,000, N2bn shares linked to Jonathan’s cousin.

    The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Tuesday, okayed interim forfeiture of N6,584,785, US$222,000, and N2,028,800,000 worth of shares of Aso Savings Ltd, that were allegedly secured fraudulently from proceeds of the sale of Power Holdings Company of Nigeria, PHCN. Liberia: Nigeria...
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