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 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 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 NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tinubu has granted full oversight responsibilities to Ministers of State over agencies under them amongst whom are Minister of State for Defence Dr. Matawalle, Water Resources and Sanitation, Minister of State for Agriculture and others will henceforth enjoy full oversight responsibilities over such agencies. President Bola Tinubu at FEC Meeting has approved…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Senior Magistrate Court in Kano State has dismissed the First Information Report (FIR) against 37 protesters arrested during the #EndBadGovernance protests. The court, presided over by Ibrahim Abubakar Mansur, also granted bail to 48 other protesters, but with stringent conditions. The protesters were represented by a coalition of legal professionals from…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board granted asylum to at least 1,467 Nigerians, who applied for refugee protection from January 2023 to March 2024. This brings the total number of accepted asylum claims filed by Nigerians to 11,370 from 2012 to Q1 2024, as shown by data from the Refugee Protection Division of…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The seven-man panel, in the judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, declared that the 774 local government councils in the country should manage their funds themselves. The apex court held that…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has granted leave to Chief Malcolm Omirhobo to apply for judiciary review by way of an order of mandamus compelling the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN Olukayode Ariwoolo to provide him with Certificates of Copies (CTC) of documents relating to the appointment of…