LAGOS AUGUST 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has vowed to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos that discharged and acquitted a former Senior Special Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Affairs, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, and a banker, Joseph Iwuejo, who were charged with N1.6bn fraud….
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has urged the court to order the return of her 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, which were seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Diezani, who is currently in the United Kingdom, accused the EFCC…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says the government will be making a mistake if it files charges against Omoyele Sowore. Sowore, who is the convener of #RevolutionNow movement, has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) since Saturday. The DSS had accused him of threatening public peace…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Islamic Movement in Nigeria is to challenge the court order obtained by the federal government banning the operations of the organisation, Vanguard has learnt in Kaduna. A senior member of the organisation told Vanguard that a team of legal practitioners is being assembled by the movement for the legal challenge. The…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari opened his defence on. Tuesday by tendering some 26 documents, including copies of his academic credentials, including certified true copy (CTC) of the Confidential result sheet of University of Cambridge, West Africa School Certificate 1961 for Provincial Secondary School, Katsina. Buhari,listed as the second respondent in the petition by…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hip-pop singer David Adedeji Adeleke aka DAVIDO has been dragged before Igbosere Magistrate Court 2 Lagos State over an alleged fraud of N4, 000,000.00 (Four Million Naira). Investigation revealed that Davido and his Personal Assistant are been sued for fraudulently obtaining the sum of N4, 000,000.00 only, from an American based Nigerian…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Ad hoc committee which is investigating the alleged misconduct of Senator Elisha Abbo has said that the victim slapped by the lawmaker in a viral video did not honour its invitation. The Chairman of the panel, Senator Sam Egwu, who stated this at plenary on Wednesday, said all efforts to…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, has awarded damages amounting to over N5.5billion in favour of a firm, Maggpiy Trading TFZE., against the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Board Chairman, over the unlawful seizure of 90 containers of rice imported. In a judgment , Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld the…