LAGOS NOVEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the seat of House of Reps menber, Abubakar Gummi vacant for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court stressed that lawmakers must not move with the mandate of the people to another party. Gummi, who represents…
By Emmanuel Udom The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abuja Zonal Directorate has secured the conviction and sentence of one Jonathan Wallang before Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama Abuja, for defrauding the Cooperative Society of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, the sum of…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, admitted immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to bail in the sum of N500 million. Justice Nwite in a ruling held he was minded to grant the bail even though it was at his discretion, due to the good behaviour…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-An Abuja High Court has issued a major ruling mandating the sale of aircraft, hangars, and other movable assets owned by Arik Air Limited. Specifically,the court directed sale of the aircraft with the registration numbers B737-700/5N-MJF, B737-800/5N-MJQ, DASH8-Q400, and 5N-BKX. This decision comes as a result of the airline’s substantial outstanding debts…
LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, discharged two executives of Binance Holdings Limited, accused of tax evasion. The two freed staff of the crypto currency firm are Tigran Gambaryan, who have been in custody since his arrest in late February and his colleague, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who is…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja, has ordered the arrest of a former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, and two other officers over N1.5 billion money laundering charges preferred on them by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The court issued the arrest warrant after…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An FCT High Court has awarded the sum of N100 million in damages in favour of former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele over his prolonged detention without trial, which it declared a flagrant violation of his fundamental rights. In the judgment on Monday, Justice Kayode Adeniyi also…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has sentenced the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to three months in prison for disobeying a valid court order. The court, in a ruling delivered by Justice M. O. Olajuwon, held that the IGP should be committed to prison and detained in custody…