Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered a first generation bank to immediately pay the Liquidator of Addy Finance and Investments Limited (in liquidation) the sums of N39 million and $53,078, with pre-judgment interest at 20 per cent and post-judgment interest at 10 per cent per annum. The court also directed the bank to deliver certified …

Two judges of the Federal High Court in Lagos, Justice Yellin Bogoro and Justice Alexander Owoeye, on Friday, convicted and sentenced 15 foreigners to one year imprisonment each for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The convicts include 11 Filipinos: Winnie De Jesus, Kayceelynn Remorin, Irish Chna, Darwisa Esmael, Kimberly Nisperos, Savien Cire Renovilla, Jessa Sanchi, Jhena Sarmiento, Rain Torida, Rex Jose …

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last September’s governorship election in Edo State, Dr.  Asue Ighodalo has rejected the Court of Appeal judgement, which, on Thursday, upheld the decision of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. The tribunal had validated the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the election by …

Jum’ah prayers are set to resume at the Ado-Awaye Central Mosque, Oyo State this Friday, 30 May 2025, after a prolonged hiatus caused by leadership disputes and security concerns. This follows a court ruling affirming the fundamental right to freedom of worship and the mosque leadership’s announcement of the prayer’s recommencement. In a press statement on Thursday, the mosque’s leadership …

The Kaduna Division of the Federal High Court on Tuesday ordered the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to pay N900 million as damages for violating the fundamental rights of Adara community elders in 2019. Justice Hauwau Buhari delivered the judgment in the suit filed by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other elders of the community in Southern Kaduna. The court …

An EFCC investigator, Mr Alvan Gurumnaan, has told an Ikeja High Court that an aide received $17.1 million on behalf of former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele over a three-year period. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving gratification and corrupt demands. Emefiele’s co-defendant, Henry Omoile, is facing a three-count charge bordering on unlawful acceptance of gifts …

The legal team of suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has received a formal summons in the case filed against her by the Federal Government at the Federal Capital Territory High Court last week. On Friday, 16 May 2025, the Federal Government filed the suit, marked CR/297/25, over alleged defamatory remarks made during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Politics …

The Federal Government, on Thursday, said that it has recovered the sum of $200 million and another $10 million award it deposited as bond before a court in the United Kingdom. The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister, Ptimce Lateef Fagbemi said the funds were deposited while the Federal Government defended a legal action that a company, Process …

The Federal Government has instituted a suit against Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the suspended senator representing Kogi Central, over alleged defamatory remarks made on live television. The suit marked CR/297/25 and filed before a Federal Capital Territory High Court on 16 May, 2025, has Akpoti-Uduaghan as the sole defendant. The government accused the senator of ‘making imputation knowing or having reason to …

Two men have been sentenced to death by an Abeokuta High Court, in Ogun State, for armed robbery. Another is to serve 21 years in prison for armed robbery and attempted murder The convicts — Wahabi Idowu, Wale Adedeji and Akeem Sulaimon — were found guilty and convicted on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, armed robbery, attempted murder The …