The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented its first prosecution witness (PW1), Monday Osazuwa, a Senior Supervisor with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the trial of the embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) Godwin Emefiele and one Henry Omeile. The duo were arraigned by the Lagos Zonal…
The Presidential Amnesty Programme has again reassured beneficiaries that it has paid the stipends for the month of March into their accounts. The Office explained in a statement on Friday that the monies meant for all the beneficiaries have been released to the banks for lodgment into their accounts a week ago. The Office explained…
Justice Lawrence Arojo of the Osun State High Court has sacked a traditional ruler, Oba Johnson Ajiboye, the Olola of Ola in the Ejigbo Local Government Area of the state. Ajiboye was appointed by Governor Ademola Adeleke on January 3rd, 2024, while presiding over the State Executive meeting despite a pending court case and restraining…
The embattled former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been granted bail in the sum of N50m after being charged with a 26-count bordering on alleged abuse of office and irregular allocation of $4.5 billion and N2.8 billionrespectively. Emefiele was admitted to bail with two sureties in like sum by Justice Rahmon Oshodi on Friday.
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, to six months in jail with no option of fine. The judgement was handed on Friday morning, April 12. Recall that on April 5th, EFCC arraigned Bobrisky in court on a six-count charge ranging from Abuse…
Insists project award did not meet minimum threshold of due process The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has described as wasteful and a highway to fraud the claim by Works Minister, Dave Umahi, that the 700km Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will tentatively cost N15.6 trillion. Atiku also knocked…
