Tag: Court

Court documents reveal how ‘$6.2m stolen from CBN’ was shared

Aminu Imam
CBN dollars

Court documents have revealed how $6,230,000 cash allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on February 8, 2023, was shared. Recall that President Bola Tinubu had set up a special investigative team, led by Jim Obaze, to probe the tenure of Godwin Emefiele, former CBN governor. The team had claimed that $6.2 million was removed from the apex bank’s vault under the guise of paying election observers. Emefiele is standing trial on a 20-count amended criminal charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC).…

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Kano Emirate tussle: Court to rule on jurisdiction June 13

Aminu Imam
Sanusi & Bayero

A Federal High Court hearing a case against the reinstatement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II by the Kano State Government has fixed next Thursday, June 13, to decide whether it has jurisdiction to continue with the case or not. Recall that one of the Deposed Kano Emirate Senior Councillors, Aminu Babba ?an-Agundi, dragged the Kano State Government to the Federal High Court, seeking the enshrinement of his allegedly abused Fundamental Human Rights by the Government for removing his unilaterally without his consent or attention. When the case resumed hearing on…

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Alleged terrorism: Court frees Miyetti-Allah President, Bodejo

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Bodejo

President of Miyetti-Allah Kautal Kore, Bello Bodejo became a free man yesterday, after the Federal Government withdrew alleged terrorism charges filed against him. The charges against Bodejo were withdrawn by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on resumption of the trial yesterday. Upon resuming hearing, the lawyer to the AGF, Aderonke Imana, moved an oral application for the withdrawal of the three-count charge The lawyer said the application was under Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015. She said the request was further…

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Court fixes May 29 to commence trial of Miyetti-Allah leader

Aminu Imam
Miyetti Allah leader

Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has fixed May 29 to begin the trial of detained leader of the pan-Fulani cultural group, Miyetti-Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. The court fixed the date after dismissing the application for bail of the accused person. At the last adjourned date, the bail application was fixed for ruling and commencement of trial of Bodejo, but his absence in court stalled the trial from going ahead. Shortly after the court fixed the date for trial, his counsel, Dr Ahmed Raji,…

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Court declines MultiChoice’s plea to stop NBC from auditing its account

Aminu Imam
MultiChoice NBC

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, refused to grant an application filed by MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd, seeking an interim order restraining the National Broadcasting Commission, (NBC), from requesting any financial, accounting, or tax documents from them. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the ex-parte Motion moved by the applicants’ counsel, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), directed all parties not to take any step that could make the suit’s outcome nugatory. Although the ruling was delivered on Wednesday. “The ex-parte order for interim injunction dated May 8, 2024…

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?Kano: ?”I’ll report judge who stopped Sanusi’s reinstatement from US” – Gov.

Aminu Imam
Abba Yusuf

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, yesterday, promised to report Justice Mohammed Liman, of a Federal High Court, for allegedly giving an order stopping the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano from the United States. He said he would report the judge to the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, (NGF). Justice Liman had granted the order in an application filed by the Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate, Aminu Babba ?an-Agundi, to stop the Kano State Government from enforcing the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Law that…

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Alleged N19.4bn Fraud: “Not guilty, my lord” – Hadi Sirika

Aminu Imam
Hadi Sirika

Former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and his brother, Ahmad Sirika, have yesterday pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charge of alleged N19.4bn fraud. The two Sirikas and a company, Enginos Nigeria Limited, are facing an amended 10-count fraud charge before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT). The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), is accusing them of an involvement in an airport contract fraud. One of the counts read: ”That you, Hadi Sirika, while being the Minister of Aviation, on or about August 18, 2022, in Abuja,…

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Kano: CJ reassigns corruption case against Ganduje, others to new judge

Aminu Imam
Court Ganduje

Kano State Chief Judge, Dije Abdu-Aboki, has transferred the case of alleged misappropriation, and diversion of funds filed against the All-Progressive Congress(APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, along with seven others to a new judge. Recall that the case was earlier before a judge of the Kano State High Court, Usman Na’abba. But it has now been transferred to another judge, Amina Adamu-Aliyu. The Kano State Judiciary Public Relations Officer, Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, confirmed the development in an interview yesterday, in Kano. He said the office of the Chief Judge has…

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Abuja: Court grants Sirika, daughter, others N100m bail

Aminu Imam
Sirika in court

…Bars them from unauthorised foreign travels Ex Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, yesterday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) denied alleged corrupt practices involving N4. 135 billion brought against him by the Federal Government. Sirika was arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji alongside his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law Jalal Sule Hamma and a firm – Al Buraq Global Investment Limited. The daughter and son-in-law also pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the six-count charges when read to them. They were put on trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

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Emefiele challenges court’s jurisdiction, hires al-Mustapha’s lawyer

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Emefiele challenges

Former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has hired a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Olalekan Ojo, to lead his defence in his on-going trial for fraud at the Lagos High Court. The embattled apex bank chief is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion acts of fraud. Ojo is well known for his defence of Major Hamza al-Mustapha (rtd),  a former Chief Security Officer to the Late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha. Ojo defended…

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