LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ordered all banks operating in Nigeria to blacklist media executive Nduka Obaigbena and members of his family over alleged debt to First Bank of Nigeria. The December 30, 2024, Mareva order also sought to prevent Mr Obaigbena from moving any assets linked to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGER)-Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State. The court also asked Farotimi to provide 3 sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction. He was told to refrain from media interview and to submit his international passport. The case has been…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Baltasar Engonga has been acquitted in connection with the viral sextape scandal that sparked widespread media attention earlier this year. A court has officially dismissed all charges against him, clearing him of any wrongdoing. The case, which had drawn significant public scrutiny, was dismissed after the court found insufficient evidence to support…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The British Virgin Islands High Court has ruled in favour of Chinese investors, Zhongshan, granting them the authority to seize $25 million (£20 million) from Nigeria’s foreign assets. The ruling follows a failed trade zone agreement in Ogun State dating back to the early 2000s under then-Governor Ibikunle Amosun, according to documents…
LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has filed an application urging the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss charges against several underage defendants accused of treason for allegedly participating in the August #EndBadGovernance” protest. Falana, representing the defendants in a statement, insists that the President Bola Tinubu-led government has a constitutional…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Dozens of alleged protesters were brought before a Nigerian court on Friday, sparking outrage as many of the defendants appeared to be malnourished following two months of detention. Four young suspects – who were arrested during major anti-government protests in August – collapsed on the courtroom floor, writhing in pain before being…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), has slammed N1bn suit against renowned cleric, Pastor Paul Rika, of the Holiness Revival Ministry Worldwide for allegedly defaming him in a book he authored. Danjuma, through his counsel, Tayo Oyetibo (SAN), gave the preacher seven days to withdraw the defamatory statements…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Moscow court has begun considering a criminal case against a 72-year-old American accused of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine, Russia’s state news agency RIA reported on Friday. The man, identified as Stephen James Hubbard, was placed in pre-trial detention for six months, according to RIA. The Izvestia newspaper, citing a…
