Court Archives — Page 2 of 8 — City Business News

April 10, 2024 No Responses

Court Fixes Ganduje’s Arraignment For April 17

The Kano High Court will on April 17, 2024, arraign the immediate past governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on charges bothering on allegations of bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds, including the purported acceptance of $413,000 and N1.38billion in bribes....

February 24, 2024 No Responses

Court Orders FAAN To Account For Airport Toll Gate Revenue

Justice Ibrahim Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to reveal how much it made from toll gates and parking lots fees in all Federal Government owned airports and how...

January 31, 2024 No Responses

Court Adjourns Suit Against Proof Of Vehicle Ownership Levy

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned a suit seeking to stop the imposition of an annual levy for a certificate of proof of vehicle ownership in the country till March 4, 2024. The Federal Government had in...

January 9, 2024 No Responses

Emefiele: EFCC To Appeal N100m Fine

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to appeal N100milion fine imposed on it by the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the violation of the rights of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele. ...

July 20, 2023 No Responses

Ecobank Nigeria To Appeal Honeywell’s N72b Court Judgement

Ecobank Nigeria Limited is to appeal a judgement by the Federal High Court in Lagos, presided over by Hon. Justice Liman, which delivered a judgment in favour of Honeywell Flour against the bank and ordered it to pay the sum...

May 25, 2023 No Responses

Woman In Court Over Alleged N2.9b Fraud

A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos over alleged transfer of N2.9 billion. Iwegue, whose residential address was not given in court, pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on fraudul...

May 6, 2023 No Responses

Court Orders UBA To Take Over Ogiemwonyi’s Properties

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order directing United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, to take over two properties located in Benin City, Edo State, belonging to Godwin Ogiemwonyi (trading under the names of Ogiemwonyi Godwin Nigeria...

April 22, 2023 No Responses

Court Nullifies Sections Of CAMA 2020

A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has nullified some sections of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA), 2020 which were considered to infringe on the fundamental human rights of Nigerian citizens. Justice James Omotosho, who struck out the sections...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

Court Blocks Oyo State Govt’s Accounts In Four Banks Over N3.4b Debt

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has issued an order attaching funds standing to the credit of Oyo State Government and its agencies in four banks. Justice A. O. Ebong issued the order while ruling on...

February 20, 2023 No Responses

Contempt: Court Vacates Order Sentencing Fidelity Bank MD, Company Secretary

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State has vacated its ruling that convicted and sentenced the Managing Director and Company Secretary of Fidelity Bank Plc to six weeks in prison or a fine of Four Hundred Thousand Naira...

January 28, 2023 No Responses

Court Dissolves 15-Year-Old Marriage Over Alleged Money Ritual

A middle-aged housewife, Mrs Olawumi Olasemo on Friday prayed a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her union to estranged husband, Wale Olasemo on grounds of attempted money ritual and domestic violence. Olawumi, told the court that...

January 21, 2023 No Responses

Court Jails Medical Doctor For Negligence

Justice Adedayo Akintoye of Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, has sentenced a medical doctor, Ejike Orji, to one year imprisonment for negligence and endangering the life of a 16-year-old patient. Ejike and his wife, Grace Orji,...

January 6, 2023 No Responses

NCS Loses Four Personnel To Smugglers

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone A, said it lost four of its officers to smugglers in 2022. The acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, disclosed this on Thursday in Lagos. Ejibunu exp...

January 5, 2023 No Responses

Court Remands Two Brothers For Allegedly Enticing Married Woman

A Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday, ordered the remand of two brothers, Saifullahi Hamisu, Mujahid Hamisu and one Hassana Surajo, in a Correctional Center for allegedly enticing a married woman. The defendants, who lives at Bachirawa Quarters...