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The Court of Appeal, Makurdi Division, has validated the power of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to direct banks, without the backing of a court order, to freeze the accounts of state governments for the purpose of investigations. The decision of the court delivered on Thursday overturned the earlier judgement of the Federal High Court in Makurdi which had barred the anti-graft agency from placing a Post-No-Debit (PND) order on the Benue State government’s accounts. “In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice M.S. Hassan on Thursday, September 22, 2022, the appellate court held that, the EFCC has powers…

An Ikeja High Court on Friday imposed a N.750 million on Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in a watershed judgment on the powers of the agency to impose fines and tow vehicles of motorists suspected to have committed traffic offences. Justice Olalekan Oresanya in a suit instituted by a motorist, Mr. Lawal Aliyu against LASTMA, Lagos State Government, and the state’s Attorney General, held that it was unconstitutional for LASTMA to impose fines and tow vehicles of alleged traffic offenders without a valid court order. Aliyu had filed the matter to contest the N20,000 fine imposed on him by LASTMA…

Olukayode Ariwoola, chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says the constitution should be amended to stop some cases at the court of appeal. Appearing before the senate on Wednesday for a screening exercise, Ariwoola told the senate that the workload on the supreme court is too much when compared to the number of justices on the bench. The number of supreme court justices has dropped to 13 as against the maximum requirement of 21. “More justices need to be appointed as out of 21 needed in the supreme court, only 13 are left and for expeditious consideration of cases, some of…

The Federal Government says a number of factors beyond its control led to the current situation in which the cost of fertiliser increased to between 110 and 150 per cent. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this at a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. The minister was reacting to an allegation by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, while presenting his Economic Blueprint that farmers now pay 200 per cent more for a bag of fertiliser. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports with the efforts of the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative inaugurated in 2016 by President…

The Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside a consent judgement given in favour of a company, Panic Alert Security Systems (PASS) Limited, for its acclaimed roles in the recovery of the Paris Club refund. PASS had relied on the consent judgement to lay claim to a professional fee of $47,821,920. The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had led the push for the payment of a total $418 million to some contractors and consultants, including PASS, who claimed to have been engaged by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) to recover the Paris Club refunds. The NGF, led by…

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced Ayodeji Oluokun, an assistant pastor of the Redeem Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David Parish, Victoria Island, Lagos, to two years imprisonment for issuing 1.6 million dollar dud cheque. Oluokun was charged alongside his company, Peak Petroleum Industry Nigeria Ltd., on an amended six-count charge bordering on the issuance of a dud cheque, stealing and obtaining money under false pretences. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, held that the prosecution had successfully proved the charge of issuance of a dud cheque against the defendants. Taiwo, however, discharged and acquitted the…

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An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced the convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans and his accomplice, Victor Aduba to 21 years imprisonment to life imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman Slyvanus Ahamonou and collecting N$420,000 as ransom from his family. Justice Hakeem Oshodi handed out the sentence to the trio on Friday after convicting them on two counts of conspiracy and kidnapping of a businessman, Donatus Duru. The victim is the Managing Director of Maydon Pharmaceuticals Ltd. In convicting the trio, Justice Oshodi held that the prosecution had successfully proved the charge against them beyond a reasonable doubt.…

The Government of United Kingdom has published at least 56 dead Nigerians with unclaimed estates and other valuable assets. The report said one of the oldest affected was identified as Mark N’wogo, was a Nigerian said to have been born in Sapele, Delta state, and died on December 9, 1992 in Surrey, United Kingdom. But for almost 30 years now, the assets the deceased left behind have remained unclaimed. By December, they would become forfeited to the British government. The list of unclaimed estates held by the Treasury Solicitor and last updated on September 8, 2022, identified N’wogo among 56…

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, said yesterday the Federal Government would collaborate with the Judiciary to ensure appointment of new justices into the Supreme Court bench. Malami, who spoke at a valedictory court session held in honour of a retired justice of the apex court, Justice Abdu Aboki, said the appointments would be done in anticipation of expected surge in number of cases” that will arise from the general elections. He noted that the past five months witnessed a steady reduction in the number of justices of…