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Justice Akintayo Aluko of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced Aniogor Godswill Obialuju and his company, ICE BY CW, to five years imprisonment for rejecting Naira as a legal tender. The businessman and his company were put on trial on Thursday on a two-count charge, highlighting the refusal to receive the Naira as legal tender. According to a statement on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC’s) official X handle, the defendant pleaded “guilty” to the charges for which the prosecution counsel, C.C. Okezie urged the court to convict the businessman as charged after he had…

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has called for decentralization of the Police Force and immediate implementation of community policing nationwide. He also said there is the need for the introduction of digital surveillance systems like CCTV and drones in major cities including body cameras for officers for stricter police accountability. Egbetokun said this at the Maiden Distinguished Alumni Lecture of Centre for Peace and Security Studies, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin.According to him, with effective policing, peace, security and overall well being of Nigerians can be guaranteed adding that all stakeholders have critical roles to play in achieving a secure…

Olufemi Ojaleye, a Nigerian convicted of fraud in the UK, has avoided deportation after a tribunal ruled that his children’s special needs warranted his continued stay in the country. Ojaleye was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for playing a leading role in a sophisticated fraud, conducted over a sustained period, and for profiting from the COVID-related bounce back loan scheme. The loan was introduced in 2020 to support businesses affected by COVID-19, allowing them to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 at low interest rates. The case, heard last month, was disclosed in court papers published on Monday.UK law mandates that…

Quadri Yusuf Alabi, the 17-year-old who became a symbol of youthful courage during the 2023 elections after standing in front of the convoy of Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has regained his freedom after being wrongfully detained for months on a trumped-up charge of armed robbery. Quadri was discharged on Wednesday by a Magistrate Court in Apapa, Lagos, after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of the Lagos State Ministry of Justice found no evidence to support the allegations against him. The teenager had been remanded at the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kirikiri since January 26, 2025, following…

The Chairman of the Committee on the Review, Revision, and Consolidation of the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), Mr. Olawale Fapohunda, SAN, on Monday said the committee has so far reviewed 697 laws out of the mandated 737. He assured that with only 40 laws remaining, the committee is on track to deliver by 2025. Fapohunda, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ekiti State, made this known at the second retreat of the committee held in Abuja. He noted that the recognition of the enormity and importance of the assignment has motivated members—drawn from various…

The FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has approved a new, comprehensive reform on land administration in the nation’s capital. The new policy, which Wike said, was targeted at more revenue for the FCT Administration, is expected to become effective from April 21. Chijioke Nwankwoeze, the director, FCT Land Administration Department and Lere Olayinka, the FCT Minister’s Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication & Social Media, announced the minister’s approval of the new policy. What you should know about the new policy Under the new reform, the period within which to erect and complete developments on any land granted in the FCT…

The presidency has reacted to the directive to US law enforcement agencies to release confidential information generated on President Bola Tinubu. Daily Trust had reported how a United States District Court ordered the FBI to release the information on Nigeria’s number one citizen. Reacting, Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the information being sought did not indict President Bola Tinubu. He also hinted that there is nothing new in the report by Agent Moss of the FBI and the DEA report, saying the report has been in the public space for more than 30…

The United States court for the district of Columbia has ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release records of their investigations on the alleged involvement of President Bola Tinubu in drug trafficking. Beryl Howell, the district judge, on April 8, ruled that FBI and DEA “must search for and process non-exempt records” in line with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. Howell held that the “Glomar responses” issued to FOIA requests must be lifted. Glomar response is an evasive response given by government agencies to neither confirm or deny the existence of…

The Taraba State Judicial Service Commission JSC, on Friday, recommended the appointment of a high court judge, and two Khadis for the Taraba State Sharia Court of Appeal. In a press statement signed by Barr. Talatu Abubakar Jen, the executive secretary, on behalf of the chief Judge, Justice Joel Agya, the recommendation follow due process and qualifications in accordance with the National Judicial Service rules. The statement also disclosed that the judge’s recommendation to the NJC for appointment came as part of resolutions reached at the commission’s 123rd Meeting held in Jalingo. “During our 123rd meeting, the Taraba State Judicial…

An Ogun State High Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, on Friday, awarded N500m in damages against the Gbengande of Ososa Ijebu in the Odogbolu Local Government Area, Oba Adetoye Alatishe, for defaming the character and integrity of the Chairman of Rite Foods, Dr Sulaiman Adegunwa. The court also ordered Oba Alatishe to publish an apology and retraction of the libelous publication in three national newspapers; The PUNCH, The Nation and This Day. Justice E. Osinuga of the court equally awarded N500,000 as cost of litigation against the monarch as well as an order of perpetual injunction restraining the monarch from ever…