Voice for the voiceless
In a notable turn of events, the Federal Government has dropped all charges against Tigran Gambaryan, an executive at Binance Holdings, due to health concerns. Gambaryan had been facing a money laundering trial from detention since April. The decision was disclosed by a counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Federal…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an injunction preventing telecom operators in Nigeria from deactivating or blocking any line or sim card that has not been linked to the National Identification Number (NIN) by its user. The injunction was granted by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in response to an application filed by Lagos-based lawyer…
Godwin Emefiele stands accused of impersonating the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in order to unlawfully acquire $6.2m. Onyeka Ogbu, a Deputy Director responsible for Branch Operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria, informed a Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that he was aware of a $6.2 million payment request for…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja had previously issued an order to the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede. This was because the EFCC had disobeyed a court ruling to vacate a property located at Number 6, Aso Drive,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja declared the presentation and passage of Rivers State’s 2024 Budget by a group of unlawful four-member legislators as void and set it aside. In a judgment delivered by Justice James Omotoso, the court ordered Governor Siminalaye Fubara to re-present the budget to the legally constituted House of Assembly under…
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from organizing by-elections to replace 27 Rivers State House of Assembly members whose seats were declared vacant. Justice Okorowo also striped the defendants in the case from interfering with the 27-member camp of the Rivers State House…
A Federal High Court in Dawaki, Abuja, has convicted four Boko Haram financiers after they pleaded guilty to counts 2 and 3 of the charges. Four individuals, namely Modu Aisami, Zana Zarama, Umar Mohammed, and Bunu Kame, were arraigned before Justice Binta Nyako and Justice Emeka Nwite. The prosecution, led by the Attorney General of…
