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TikToker Sentenced to Six Months Imprisonment for Naira Abuse in Kaduna
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced social media content creator, Muhammad Kabir, popularly known as @youngcee0066 on TikTok and Instagram, to six months imprisonment for abusing and mutilating the Nigerian currency.…
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N1.2 Billion Stolen Through Sterling Bank System Glitch
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of N1,292,798,746.81 (One Billion, Two Hundred and Ninety-Two Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety-Eight Thousand, Seven Hundred and Forty-Six Naira, Eighty-One…
NJC Orders Reversal of Imo Acting CJ Appointment, Suspends Judges Over Misconduct
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has directed the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, to immediately reverse the appointment of Hon. Justice Theophilus Nnamdi Nzeukwu as Acting Chief Judge of the state. The NJC…
Court Orders EFCC to Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to grant administrative bail to businesswoman Aisha Achimugu and ensure her release within 24 hours.
Justice Inyang Ekwo, who issued the…
Court Dismisses Emefiele’s Bid to Reclaim Forfeited 753 Abuja duplex Estate
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja, on Monday dismissed an application by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, seeking to reclaim a sprawling estate in Abuja…
Lawyer Accuses Lagos Police of Spreading Fake News in Quadri Alabi Case
Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has accused the Lagos State Police Command of disseminating false information in a bid to cover up what he describes as the "atrocious frame-up" of his client, 17-year-old Quadri Alabi.
In a stern…
Quadri Alabi Finally Released from Kirikiri Prison
Quadri Alabi, the 17-year-old Lagos resident who became a national sensation after he stood in the front of Mr. Peter Obis’s convoy in the build up to the 2023 presidential election has finally been released from prison.
Quadri…
Quadri Alabi to Be Produced Before Apapa Magistrate Court Today
Peter Obi Grass Mobilization In a significant development, has brought forward Quadri Alabi's case to tomorrow, April 17th instead of the initial 28th April.
Quadri Alabi is now scheduled to be produced before the Apapa Magistrate Court…
Relocation of AGC to Enugu: Ibas Fights Back, Demands N300 million Refund from NBA
Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas (rtd), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State has lashed back at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) over the associations relocation of its 2025 Annual General Congress (AGC) from Port Harcourt to Enugu.
Ibas…
SERAP Issues 48 Hours for FG, NBC to Reverse Ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s Protest Song “Tell…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to reverse the ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest song, "Tell…