Mercy Yusuf, the owner of the property, and her company, T.M. Properties Limited, were found guilty and given sentences by Justice E. Okpe of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Nyanya in Abuja. After claiming ownership of Plot 1721 Jahi District Cadastral Zone B08, Abuja, she obtained $298,000 and N40 million from Bacab Properties Limited […]
On Tuesday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of attempting to destroy and erase evidence of the alleged rigging of the presidential election that took place on Saturday. PDP has accused INEC of attempting to destroy evidence in order to prevent it from obtaining proof that the BVAS machines […]
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has stated that their party’s presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, did not congratulate Bola Tinubu on his victory because he believed the election to be flawed. In a statement issued yesterday, the National Publicity Secretary of the NNPP, Agbo Major, stated that reports circulating that Kwankwaso congratulated Tinubu were a […]
Festus Keyamo (SAN), the state’s minister of labor and productivity, has provided an explanation for why he isn’t listed among the top attorneys supporting Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s election triumph. Recall that on Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) published a list of 50 attorneys who will defend Tinubu. Former Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, President Wole […]
Following the Supreme Court judgment, which extended the validity of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) currency redesign policy to December, some deposit money banks have started paying out the old notes. Check show that some commercial banks in the City of Kano and Abuja have commenced paying out the old N500 and N1000 notes. […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) urged President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday to provide specifics regarding the steps he was taking to immediately abide by the Supreme Court decision extending the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes. The organization also urged him to instruct the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to continue […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed as arrant nonsense the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) promise to conduct credible governorship and states house of assembly elections next weekend. INEC had come under heavy criticism over its conduct of the presidential election with many claiming the process was marred by operational […]
ABUJA – On January 17, 2023, the Federal High Court that was sitting in Lagos before Justice Akintayo Aluko issued a warrant for the arrest and extradition of three foreign nationals. Their names are Prem Garg, Devashish Garg, and Marcus Wade, and they are accused of committing fraud against a Nigerian bank in the amount […]
LAGOS – Through the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), the government of Lagos State has given instructions to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to provide a legal opinion regarding the death of a student named Whitney Adeniran who attended Chrisland School. In spite of the school’s […]