Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed the trial of two Nigerian women, Ijeoma Chinwe Agbakoba and Ifeoma Maryjane Okoye, for June 10, 2026, over alleged unlawful possession of prohibited drugs, namely cocaine and heroin. Justice Osiagor fixed the trial date after the defendants were arraigned last Friday on a four...
The Nigeria’s Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has filed a six-count criminal charge against oil and gas services giant, Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited and two of its senior directors, Michele Poggi and Giani Di Petro, over alleged failure to remit and accurately declare taxes amounting to N66.408 billion and $938,080 USD, between 2014 and 2019. The...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has instituted a suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against Access Bank Plc and two other defendants over alleged N1.125 billion forex fraud. Also listed as defendants in the suit numbered FHC/L/MISC/589/2026 are First City Monument Bank and one Julius Oluwafunmisho Okedele. The DSS in a motion...
By Monday Ubani Justice Delivery and Prevailing Conflicting Judgments: An Imperative for Urgent Judicial Reforms I had the rare privilege of participating as a panelist at the Biennial Law Week of the Nigerian Bar Association, Anaocha Branch, Anambra State this weekend, where distinguished Professors of Law, Justices of various courts, Senior Advocates of Nigeria, and...
BY CHIDI ODINKALU In a week in which the Nigerian judiciary at all levels has been the focus of considerable civic and party-political energy, it may seem odd to expend bandwidth on the travails of an investor or businessman, but Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi is no ordinary businessman. The story of the ongoing ordeal in the Nigerian...
The Lagos division of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, has ruled against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in a protracted employment dispute, declaring the exit of a former branch manager, Mrs. Emelda Azuka Okereke, as wrongful and amounting to constructive dismissal. Justice Sanda Audu Yelwa who presided over the court in a judgment...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revised its official database, restoring Senator David Mark as National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and reinstating other principal figures within the party’s National Working Committee. A review of the commission’s website confirmed the updated leadership structure of the ADC, listing Mark as chairman and former...
A prosecution witness, Chinedu Eneanya, last Monday told Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, that a staggering $6.23 billion was allegedly diverted from the coffers of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) by former Governor Godwin Emefiele. According to Eneanya, Emefiele moved the sum under the guise of funding foreign...
Jury selection is to begin in a high-profile legal battle between billionaire Elon Musk and artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, which he accuses of betraying its non-profit mission. The clash in a courtroom across the bay from San Francisco pits the world’s richest man against a startup that Musk once backed and now competes against in...
Justice Akintayo Aluko of Federal High Court, Lagos, has fixed June 9, 2026, for the arraignment of actress Doris Ogala on allegations of cyberstalking and bullying of Pastor Chris Okafor. Justice Aluko fixed the date following Ogala’s failure to appear before the court yesterday to take her plea of a four count-charge slammed on her...