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A man, Charles Osaibovo, was on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to 50 years imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, for defrauding a foreign woman of £15,000

Osaibovo impersonated popular Nigerian actor, Fredrick Leonard, to deceive his victim, Miss Shenika Garati, into sending the money under the pretence that it was needed for a movie production in Nigeria.

Lagos State has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to commence contempt proceedings against the National Assembly over its continued efforts to pass the Central Gaming Bill, despite a subsisting judgment of the apex court declaring such legislation unconstitutional.

In a motion filed on behalf of the Attorney-General of Lagos State by Senior Advocate of Nigeria Bode Olanipekun, the state is seeking the Supreme Court’s leave to initiate judgment enforcement proceedings through the issuance of Form 48—a legal step that precedes the commencement of committal or contempt proceedings.

The Senate has ordered the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, and other relevant regulatory bodies to strictly enforce the ban on the packaging of high-strength alcoholic beverages in sachet formats beginning December 2025. The red chamber of the National Assembly further resolved that no additional extension should be granted beyond the current moratorium. This followed adoption of a motion sponsored by Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong on the need to halt further extension of the phase out of Alcoholic Beverages packaged in satchet formats. Ekpeyong, in his lead debate during plenary, reminded the Senate that NAFDAC, in…

The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Salim Umar, a court clerk at the Upper Shari’a Court in Rijiyar Lemo, and demoted two other officials — Alkali Shamsu Maul’ainaini, a presiding judge at the Upper Shari’a Court, Durbunde, and Isa Yuguda Wudilawa, a principal registrar at the Magistrate Court, Zungeru Complex — over allegations of gross misconduct.

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to speed up the handling of pending matters and work towards improving the efficiency of its justice delivery system. Justice Kekere-Ekun emphasized that both the CCT and the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) must adopt proactive measures, such as sending timely reminders to public institutions and agencies to file their declarations before deadlines, to further improve compliance. The CJN made the remarks while receiving members of the Tribunal, led by Chairman Mr. Mainasara Umar, at her office. The CCT is mandated to try public…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the development of official residences for top members of the Judiciary — specifically the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the Industrial Court, and the Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory. This was confirmed by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, while speaking with journalists at the State House after Thursday’s council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. According to Wike, construction has already begun at the designated sites, and the move is part of government’s commitment to improving the welfare and working conditions of key judicial officers…

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has sentenced former Wema Bank financial and retail product manager, Samuel Asiegbu, to three years imprisonment — with no option of a fine — over his involvement in allegedly hacking the bank’s system and diverting N8.56 billion.

NIMASA’s Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, says Nigeria cannot unlock the full value of its blue economy unless every sector works together — and the Judiciary remains a key player in that process. According to him, the courts have a major role to play, as their interpretation of laws, regulations, and maritime cases will directly influence how sustainably the nation develops and protects its ocean economy. He stressed that achieving the country’s multi-trillion-dollar blue economy potential is not just about policy or investment — it requires collaboration, clarity, and strong judicial support every step of the way. Speaking in Lagos…

Singapore plans to punish online scammers with at least six strokes with a cane, a minister told lawmakers on Tuesday, as the city-state doubles down on syndicates following record-high scam losses. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy lost more than $2.8 billion through scams from 2020 up to the first half of 2025, Sim Ann, Singapore’s senior minister of state for home affairs, told parliament. Around 190,000 cases of scamming had been reported over that time period, she said. “We will introduce mandatory caning for scammers,” said Sim as an amendment to Singapore’s criminal code was presented for a second reading. “Offenders…

The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Iyabo Yerima, has ordered the release of 79 inmates from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Agodi, Ibadan. Those freed include individuals who had been awaiting trial for bailable and non-capital offences for over four months, as well as some awaiting trial for capital offences who had spent more than two years in custody. Others battling severe illnesses were also discharged. This marks the third time this year the Chief Judge is carrying out this exercise aimed at decongesting the correctional centre and giving inmates a chance at a new beginning. Justice Ladiran Akintola,…