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BREAKING: Court Adjourns Ruling On Former Nigerian Central Bank Gov, Emefiele’s Bail Application To April 11

1 year ago1363 min

    The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday adjourned the ruling on the bail application filed by the former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. SaharaReporters had reported how Emefiele arrived at the court for his arraignment earlier on Monday morning over alleged abuse of office. Emefiele was arraigned along with his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, on 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi. The former governor of the apex bank...

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BREAKING: Former Nigerian Central Bank Gov, Emefiele Arrives In Lagos Court For Arraignment  

1 year ago1243 min

  The former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has arrived at the Ikeja State High Court in Lagos to be arraigned on alleged abuse of office. Emefiele will be arraigned along with his co-defendant, Henry Isioma Omole, on 26 counts before Justice Rahman Oshodi on Monday. The charge marked ID/23787c/2024 and dated April 3, 2024, was filed by Mr. Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleged that Emefiele abused his...

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Why Soldier Of Northern Extraction Facing Murder Charge Was Freed By Court Martial In Enugu – Nigerian Army

1 year ago1315 min

The Nigerian Army has explained why one of its soldiers of Northern extraction facing murder charges before a Court Martial in 82 Division, Enugu was set free by the Court Martial.    SaharaReporters had exclusively reported that multiple military sources confirmed that two soldiers who were being court-martialled in the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army for murder were freed and re-absorbed into service.   The two soldiers said to be of Northern extraction were...

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

1 year ago1247 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 

1 year ago1114 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

1 year ago1274 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

1 year ago15910 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

1 year ago1468 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

1 year ago1333 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

1 year ago1296 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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