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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday, September 24 has ignored the application of the DSS to further detain Omoyele Sowore and ordered his immediate release. Justice Taiwo Taiwo, who presided over the ruling,…
In a fresh application filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener of #RevolutionNow protest, who is being held by the Department of State Services, has asked for bail in liberal terms.…
The Senior Pastor, Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, COZA, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has responded to the court summon filed by photographer, Busola Dakolo, over rape allegations. Recalls Busola Dakolo had accused him of violating…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Inspector General of Police to explain why Omoyele Sowore and others in detention over the protest held…
A former Minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison Madueke told the Lagos court to order EFCC to release her $40m jewellery The former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison Madueke has filed an appeal at…
The immediate past governor of Lagos State, Akinwumi Ambode, has stated his position over the alleged N9.9bn recently traced to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Ambode made it clear that there…
The legal adviser to the African Action Congress, Inibehe Effiong, has said that the party will contend the 45-day detention order against #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore. Mr. Effiong disclosed that the AAC…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the DSS permission to detain #RevolutionNow convener Omoyele Sowore for 45 days. The DSS had on Tuesday applied for permission to keep Sowore for 90 days to investigate his…
A Federal High Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has denied the request of the Federal Government for an ex-parte order to keep convener of RevolutionNow movement, Omoyele Sowore, for at least 90 days. The human rights…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Benin Zonal Office on Wednesday, June 19, 2019, secured the conviction of Osaghale ThankGod (a.k.a James Lee Chan) before Justice A. A. Demi-Ajayi of the Federal High…
Access Bank and Diamond bank are expected to complete a merger within the first half of 2019 as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has no objection to the potential merger of the two banks. According to the boards of the…
The Enugu Office of EFCC on December 17, 2018 arraigned one Kingsley Ifeanyi Eluma (aka Doctor Eluma), Managing Director of EEAL Global Links Nigeria Limited before Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court Enugu,…
The Federal Government, through its Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property, has started an investigation into the ownership of some offshore companies allegedly linked to a former…
Three political parties, on Monday, approached the Federal High Court, Abuja seeking an order of the court to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from assenting to the Electoral Amendment Bill 2018. The three political…
Justice John Tsoho of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court Wednesday ordered the founder of DAAR Communications Plc, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, to open his defence in a corruption allegation against him by the…
Ayodele Fayose, embattled former governor of Ekiti State has been refused bail today at the federal high court in Lagos. It was gathered that Fayose was arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on…
Nigerian media businessman, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and his Daar Investment and Holdings Company Limited have denied their involvement in the embezzlement of N2.1B as alleged in their ongoing trial but claimed that the…
President Muhammadu Buhari, invoking the Executive Order 6, has barred 50 prominent Nigerians from traveling out of the country. In a statement on Saturday, October 13, 2018, by presidential media aide, Garba Shehu,…
An Abuja Federal High Court, on Thursday denied leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, bail. Recall that Kanu, alongside Chidiebere Onwudiwe, Benjamin Madubugwu and David Nwawuisi, were re- arraigned by the…
