The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a decision of the Court of Appeal which granted bail to Lagos businessman and former socialite, Fred Ajudua. Ajudua is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a German company of $1 million over 30 years ago. In a unanimous ruling , the apex court held […]
Day: May 10, 2025
NAPTIP Rescues Two-Year-Old Girl Trafficked For N100, 000.
A two-year-old girl trafficked from Abuja to Aba and sold for N100,000 has been rescued by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking Persons (NAPTIP). According to a statement by the agency on Friday , the suspect, arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), allegedly sold her for […]
Court Orders Final Forfeiture of N1.2bn Stolen From Sterling Bank.
By Ken Chiwendu The Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of the sum 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 Kobo ) to the Federal Government of Nigeria […]
Court Jails Two for Non- Declaration of $86,500, 305,150 Riyal, 560,000 CFA To NCS.
By Ken Chiwendu The Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction and sentence of Sale Bala and Abdullahi Tahir Hamisu before a Federal High Court sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice S.M. Shuaibu for failure to declare the sums of $86,500( […]