The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a motion before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, asking for a stay of execution of the judgment of the Kogi State High Court delivered last 12 December, and the consequential order made four days ago, in the suit between the commission and Ali Bello. In the 6 February …

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced two men — a 63-year-old cleric, Adereti Ebenezer, and 68-year-old chief, Akinyede Joseph — to three years imprisonment each for forgery. They were arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on 18th October 2021, on four counts bordering on conspiracy, forgery, false sworn declarations, and making documents without authority. According to …

The Students Loan Bill recently passed by the National Assembly recommended two years imprisonment or N500,000 or both for students who default in repayment or anyone found aiding defaulters. As part of efforts geared towards addressing funding challenges in the country’s tertiary institutions of learning, the National Assembly recently passed the Student Loan Bill, which has faced much criticism, into …