Derek Chauvin is found guilty of murdering George Floyd

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis Police officer was found guilty of two counts of murder on Tuesday in the death of George Floyd, whose final breaths last May under the knee of Chauvin, were captured on video, setting off months of protests against the police abuse of Black people. After deliberating for about 10... Read More

Court jail a jilted lover who frames her ex-lover for rape, kidnapping just for revenge

A scorned barrister who cried rape in an ‘evil’ and ‘malicious’ plot to frame her ex-lover after she found out he was married was on Tuesday handed a discretionary life sentence with a minimum term of four years, six months and 10 days by Oxford Crown Court. Anisah Ahmed, 33, staged her own kidnapping... Read More

CBN orders Access Bank, FCMB to block accounts of 7 firms on suspicious transactions

By Samuel Bankole The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has obtained the order of a Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze the account of Bluebeam Capital Limited domiciled in Access Bank. According to the notice posted on its websites, the court empowered the governor of the CBN or his agent to direct Access... Read More

Court bars five firms from accessing N2.19 bln funds in 24 banks over debt to Union Bank

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has obtained an interim order of a Federal High Court in Lagos division to barred five companies from accessing their accounts totaling N2.19 billion in 24 banks. The interim order following an application by Union Bank against Triton Aqua Africa Ltd, Bharat Ventures Ltd, Globus Resources Ltd, Seafood Products... Read More

Nigeria’s Attorney-General says ex-Vice President Atiku not a Nigerian ~Court paper

Nigeria’s Attorney-General Abubakar Malami has submitted that that a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar is not eligible under the constitution to contest for President. Malami said Abubakar, having not been born a Nigerian or by Nigerian parents, and having not met the provisions of Sections 25(1) &(2) and 131(a) of the constitution, would be... Read More

Appeal Court bars govt from issuing roadworthiness certificate to private vehicle

The Asaba division of the Court of Appeal has ruled that Delta State Government lacks the power to authorise and demand the payment of levy and issuance of Road Worthiness Certificate in respect of private vehicles. The ruling affirmed the earlier judgment of the High Court, Ughelli, also in Delta on the matter. Justice Joseph... Read More

Nigerian Breweries appeal Ondo Court judgment, seeks vacation of premises

By Samuel Bankole   Nigerian Breweries Plc, the local unit of Dutch brewer Heineken on Friday said it has filed an appeal against the ruling of an Ondo State High court ordering the sealing of its depot in Akure, the state capital over tax debt. In a regulatory filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange... Read More

Abuja lawyer wants court to kick out Adamu as Inspector General of Police

A legal practitioner, Maxwell Okpara has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop Mohammed Adamu from parading himself as the Inspector General (IG) of Nigeria Police. Okpara, who is based in Abuja is challenging the continue stay in office by the IGP after the expiry of his tenure by... Read More

EFCC arranges P&ID Nigerian agent for money laundering

Nigeria’s anti-graft the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, arraigned a Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Commercial Director, Muhammed Kuchazi at a Federal High Court Abuja on eight counts charges bordering on money laundering. Kuchazi was arraigned alongside his company, Kore Holdings Limited before Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo on alleged money laundering related... Read More

Access Bank seeks Supreme Court intervention in dispute between Seplat petroleum

Access Bank has filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court to reverse the decision of the Court of Appeal which ordered the unsealing of the corporate offices of Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and freezing its accounts. The Lagos Division of Appeal Court last week had suspended the interim order of a Federal... Read More