LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Ikeja special offences court has ordered the return of the $20,000 tendered as an exhibit in the alleged fraud charges involving Olalekan Abdul, the managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cleanserve Integrated Energy Solution Limited. Mojisola Dada, the presiding judge, gave the order on April 30, and also lifted…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, NICN, has slated ruling on the suit filed by Courses 18, 19, 20 against their forceful removal from office by Police Service Commission, Inspector General of Police and the Force Secretary. The legal battle in the law suit between Courses 18,19,20 and the Police Service Commission,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The older brother of Paul Pogba, former Manchester United midfielder, has been sentenced to a three year jail term, two years suspended, after being convicted of attempting to extort the French footballer. Mathias Pogba, who was also fined €20,000 (£16,500), will avoid time behind bars and instead serve one year wearing an…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (INEC) has vowed to revisit the case of alleged N70billion fraud against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, while he was the governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. The EFCC’s acting Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajuren, stated this while addressing protesters…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Tuesday imposed a fine of N40 million on a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mike Ozekhome, for filing frivolous, vexatious and irritating motion before the court in respect of Imo governorship tussle decided since 2019. Ozekhome was handed the fine for bringing a motion before the apex court…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Thursday, said it was still pursuing the N7.1bn fraud case against a former governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, revealed this to State House Correspondents at the 62nd session of the State…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The trial of four suspects standing trial in the murder of one Chidi Onwukwe in Port Harcourt on Thursday suffered another setback following lack of counsels to defend three of the suspects in the matter. Samuel Onwukwe (1st defendant) Andrew Epai Otanye (2nd defendant), Samuel Emmason (3rd defendant), Promise George (4th…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court yesterday ordered the service of fresh hearing notice in the suit seeking to stop the Nigeria Police Force and the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, from arresting and extraditing the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba…