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BREAKING: Nigerian High Court Reserves Cross-dresser, Bobrisky’s Sentencing Over Naira Abuse For April 9

9 months ago947 min

    The Federal High Court in Lagos has reserved another date for the sentencing of convicted popular cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky. The judgement was reserved for April 9, 2024 by Justice Abimbola Awogboro on Friday, who ordered that the controversial cross-dresser should be remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) pending the judgment date. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the court convicted Bobrisky after the cross-dresser pleaded...

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BREAKING: Kano State Government Drags Ex-Governor Ganduje, Wife, Six Others To Court For Bribery, Diversion Of Funds 

9 months ago834 min

        The Kano State Government has dragged former governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his wife, Hafsat Umar, Umar Abdullahi Umar and five others to court on eight count charges relating to bribery allegations, misappropriation and diversion of funds among others running into billions of naira.     This was contained in a charge sheet dated 3rd April, 2024 with a 15 prosecution witnesses list attached, and obtained by SaharaReporters.        The...

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SERAP To Sue Tinubu Government Over Electricity Tariff Hike, Calls For Reversal Pending Court Hearing

9 months ago944 min

SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian government had approved N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour tariff increment for Band A electricity consumers in the country. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has said it is suing President Bola Tinubu’s administration over the arbitrary increase in electricity tariff.  SaharaReporters earlier reported that the Nigerian government had approved N225 ($0.15) per kilowatt-hour tariff increment for Band A electricity consumers in the country.   Band A are those who enjoy...

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Detained Binance Executives Appear In Nigerian High Court, To Remain In Detention For Two Weeks, Families Say

9 months ago10810 min

    Two executives from Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, will remain in detention for at least two more weeks in Nigeria after appearing in court for the first time on Wednesday even though they have not been charged with a crime.   Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is Binance’s regional manager for Africa, flew to Nigeria following the country’s decision...

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BREAKING: Protesters Storm Lagos High Court, Demand Immediate Release Of Former MFM Chorister, Ayotunde Richards Remanded In Prison Over Alleged Libel Against Church Founder, Olukoya

9 months ago1128 min

  Members of the Coalition of Civil Society organisations in collaboration with the Women Arise for Change platform on Thursday staged a protest at the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos against the continued detention of Ayotunde Richard, a gospel singer and former member of Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries (MFM).   The protesters gathered at the front of the court with placards lambasting the Nigeria Police Force for disobeying court orders directing that...

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Gombe Approves N14.9Billion For New ‘Ultra-modern Governor’s Residence,’ N10.4Bn For Roads In 4 Council Areas, Over N28Bn For State Assembly, High Court Complexes

9 months ago993 min

Gombe State Executive Council on Tuesday approved the spending of N43.13 billion for an ultra-modern governor’s residence, High Court and House of Assembly complex.   The council meeting, presided by the state governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, also approved the spending of N10 billion for the construction of roads in four local government areas of the state.   Tilde Mijiyanwa, the state information commissioner disclosed the resolutions of the State Executive Committee to journalists.   He said...

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‘Affidavit Presented By Governor Ododo Not From Us,’ FCT High Court Tells Kogi Election Tribunal Document Is Fake

9 months ago896 min

Members of the Social Democratic Party and supporters of its governorship candidate in the November 11, 2023 Kogi election, Murtala Yakubu Ajaka are currently in a jubilation mood.  This followed the testimony of the representative of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court at the Kogi Election Tribunal that Governor Usman Ahmed Ododo’s affidavit was fake and did not emanate from the court.  SaharaReporters had reported that Ajaka sued Ododo for certificate forgery as part...

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N30bn lawsuit: Court grants ARCON permission to serve summons on Facebook owners
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N30bn lawsuit: Court grants ARCON permission to serve summons on Facebook owners

2 years ago792 min

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) leave to serve a writ of summons on Meta Platform, the social media giant and Facebook’s owners. The decision was made in response to an application by ARCON in a pending N30 billion suit against the social media giant for violating Nigeria’s advertising laws. The writ will be served at Meta’s corporate headquarters in the United States, which also owns...

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