A Lagos Federal High Court has convicted and sentenced a convict, Mrs. Odeyemi Omolara, to another 15 years imprisonment for drug trafficking. The convict, Omolara, who is currently serving a 25-year jail-term, was sentenced to another 15 years by Justice…
Court Grants Emefiele N300m Bail
Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court Abuja, has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele, bail in the sum of N300 million and two sureties in like sum. The sureties must…
Emefiele arraigned, pleads not guilty to firearm charges
Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday morning, was arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on two counts of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Emefiele was arraigned before the vacation judge,…
NDLEA arraigns man allegedly caught with hemp at MMIA
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday arraigned a 32-year-old man, Cyril Ewelike, for alleged conspiracy and trafficking in cannabis sativa. The defendant is charged on two counts before Justice Yellin Bogoro of a Federal High Court in Lagos State,…
Man, 24, charged with alleged unlawful transportation of Cannabis
A 24-year-old man, Yusuf Taofeek, was on Thursday arraigned in a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged drug trafficking. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), charged Taofeek with two counts offences, bordering on conspiracy and illegal transportation of…
Court remands 5 alleged Ikorodu drug lords
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ordered that five alleged drug barons, arrested in Ikorodu, Lagos, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA be remanded till January 17, 2023, when their bail application would be decided. Trial…
Alleged Fraud: Judge’s absence stalls Fayose’s trial
The money laundering trial of a former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, was on Monday, stalled before a Federal High Court Lagos as the trial court did not sit. The trial which was fixed for continuation on Monday, could…
