Alleged $5.6m fraud: Court remands Oil Magnate, Akindele, in prison

A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded a businessman, Akintoye Akindele, in the Nigerian Correction Centre in Kuje, FCT over alleged $5.6 million fraud. Justice James Omotosho on Friday ordered the remand of Akindele, who is the Managing Director…

Lawyer sues AGF over inoperative foreign judgement reciprocal enforcement act

An Abuja-based lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) to Supreme Court for failing to promulgate an order to bring Part 1 of the Foreign Judgment Reciprocal Enforcement Act,…

N10bn fraud: Court grants ex-Kwara gov N50m bail

A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, has given a N50m bail condition for the embattled former governor of the state, Abdulfatah Ahmed, after he pleaded not guilty to 12 counts bordering on alleged mismanagement of public funds…

EFCC arraigns man for car theft, LASTMA arrest man for extortion, Woman stabs neighbour to death and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. EFCC arraigns man for alleged N15.5m car proceed theft (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,…

Court jails actress 6 months for spraying, stepping on new naira notes

Court jails actress 6 months for spraying, stepping on new Naira notes A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new…

Man jailed for defiling minors, NDLEA declares beauty queen wanted and more

What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Man bags life jail for defilement of 2 minors (Punch) The Special Offences and Domestic Violence…

Breaking: EFCC re-arraigns Emefiele, ex-CBN gov pleads not guilty

A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, was on Friday arraigned at the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja on 20-count  bordering on alleged corrupt practices and forgery. Dressed in an ash coloured pair of trousers and…

Supreme Court’s refusal to free Kanu is rape of justice – MASSOB

The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has described the Supreme Court’s refusal to free Nnamdi Kanu as a rape of justice. In Friday’s judgement, the Supreme Court quashed the earlier order of the Court…

Stop lawmakers from taking delivery of 360 SUVs, Group tells court

A group has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop members of the House of Representatives from taking delivery of 360 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) for its members, pending the hearing and determination of the applications for injunction…

Court convicts crypto trader for fraud

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 6, 2023, convicted one Lawrence Success Karinate, a Peer-to-Peer crypto trader for computer-related fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission made this known via an official statement on its…

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