Category: Justice

Court reserves judgment in Obasa’s suit challenging removal as Lagos Speaker Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has reserved judgment in the suit filed by reinstated Lagos Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, challenging the legality of the January 13, 2025, proceedings that led to his initial removal. The judge reserved judgement after hearing arguments…

Court Restrict Dantata Travel Movement Over Alleged N350M Fraud Trail. Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences Court Ikeja has refused an application to release the international passport of a 35-year-old woman, Rukayya Saadina Dantata, standing trial over alleged N350 million. The judge, while ruling on her application for a passport to travel on medical…

Court Orders Oba Otudeko to Appear for Arraignment for Alleged N12.3bn Fraud Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, March 17, 2025, ordered Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko to appear in court for his arraignment over an alleged N12.3b fraud brought against him by the Economic and…

AAN Condemns Supreme Court for Upholding Sunday Jackson’s Death Sentence ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has condemned what it termed a travesty of justice in the case of Sunday Jackson, a young farmer and student sentenced to death for defending himself against a violent attacker. In a statement signed by its Country Director, Andrew Mamedu, on Thursday,…

Obasa’s Suit Challenging Impeachment Adjourned till March 17 Justice Yetunde Pinheiro of an Ikeja High Court adjourned the hearing of a suit filed by the reinstated Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, until March 17. Justice Pinheiro fixed the new date following submissions of lawyers representing parties. Obasa challenges the allegations…

Alleged $340,000 Fraud: Court Adjourns Mercy Chinwo’s Ex-Manager’s Case till May 14 Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, has adjourned the alleged $340,000 fraud case involving Ezekiel ThankGod, the former manager of gospel artiste Mercy Chinwo, to May 14, 2025, for a hearing. The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and…

Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $1.4m Linked to Ex-CBN Governor, Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, March 6, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of $1,426,175.14 ( One Million, Four Hundred and Twenty Six Thousand, One Hundred and Seventy Five United States Dollars, Fourteen cents) linked to a former…

Court Grants Psquare Ex-Manager 50M Bail Over Alleged $1Million, €34,537 Theft Justice Rahman Oshodi of Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has granted bail to Jude Okoye, the former manager of the hip-hop artists of the defunct music group P-square, in the alleged theft of $1 million US dollars 34,537 pounds. The judge admitted him to…

Lagos Court Reserves Judgment in BRT Driver’s Rape and Murder Case The Lagos State High Court, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) annex, has reserved judgment in the trial of a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) driver, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, who is accused of killing a fashion designer, Oluwabamise Ayanwola, for May 2. Andrew Nice…

Court dismisses fraud charges against Alaka, citing lack of evidence A Lagos Special Offences Court has acquitted Abayomi Kamaldeen Alaka of financial fraud charges brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), citing the prosecution’s failure to establish a prima facie case. Justice Mojisola Dada dismissed the charges, centring on allegations that Alaka had…