A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday ordered that three men should be remanded in a correction centre for alleged armed robbery. The police charged Tasiu Suleiman, Abubakar Mohammed and Haruna Salisu with five counts…
Alleged N109.5b Theft: Ex-Accountant-General Idris returns to court for bail
A former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, and his co-defendants have arrived at the Federal Capital Territory High Court for the hearing of their bail application. The defendants were brought to the court on Wednesday by officials of the…
Alleged N109b Scam: Court remands ex-AGF, Idris Ahmed, others in prison
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Maitama, on Friday, remanded the former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, in prison custody, following his alleged complicity in the illegal diversion of public funds to the tune of…
Court discharges 5 youths of armed robbery charge for lack of diligent prosecution
An FCT high court, Nyanya on Thursday struck out a case of alleged armed robbery preferred against five youths for lack of diligent prosecution. The defendants are Rilwanu Zakiru, 21, Adamu Zakiru, 19, Abubakar Sanni, 19, Abdulbasit Nuhu, 21 and…
Husband’s Murder: Court sentences Maryam Sanda to death by hanging
An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced Maryam Sanda, the woman who stabbed her husband to death, Bilyaminu, son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello, to death by hanging. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf…