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Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja, has set aside the Forfeiture Order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on all UK properties belonging to Aiteo boss, Mr. Benedict Peters. The court also cleared UK Properties of Mr. Benedict Peters, of any link with former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Dizeani Alison Madueke and upheld the ...

Senator representing Kaduna North senatorial zone, Senator Suleiman Uthman Hunkuyi has cried out over what he described as an attempt by the Kaduna State Government to demolish his house located at No.18a Inuwa Wada Road, Ungwan Rimi, Kaduna. The Kaduna Geographical Information Service (KADGIS) in February sent a bill to his personal residence informing the senator of a 24-year-accumulated ground ...

A Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of N11,040,000.00 belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Justice Muslim Hassan granted the orders following an ex parte application made by one, Idris Mohammed, a prosecutor with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The money, which is suspected to be ...

Mr. Olajide Omokore, an ally of former Petroleum Minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday, lost his bid to recover his property forfeited to the Federal Government by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, as his suit was struck out. Omokore had filed the suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking to secure the release of his property ...

A federal high court sitting in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of N28.5 million belonging to Anifowoshe Alade, a director in Lagos state civil service.. Alade is the director of accounts at the state’s Ministry of Public Works Corporation. Rilwan Aikawa, the presiding judge, also ordered the forfeiture of a number of houses and a piece of land belonging ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered an investigation into the allegations that the former First Lady, Patience Jonathan’s property was demolished in Abuja. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba gave the directive on Monday following submissions by Mrs. Jonathan’s counsel, Mike Ozekhome, that the property was demolished by an agency of the Federal Government. The building belonging to Aruera Reachout Foundation/Women for ...

Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON ) has dragged a Limited liability company, Reachout Nigeria Limited and its Chairman, Barrister Steve Ahaneku before a Federal high court in Lagos over unpaid loan of N100m debt. Joined as co-defendants in the debt recovery suit are, the Managing Director of the company Bona Nlemadim and Maxwell Ignatius Eze who is the owner ...

A property allegedly belonging to the former first lady, Patience Jonathan, was on Tuesday demolished by the FCT Development Control Department. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the building, which is inside A. Aruera – Reachout Foundation/Women For Change and Development Initiative, is situated on Shehu Yar’Adua Way along Mabushi–Kado–Life Camp Expressway, Abuja. Emmanuel Anene, a lawyer with E.A. ...

“Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has approved community service punishment law to decongest prisons in the state.The governor disclosed this in Ibadan during a visit to the state’s High Court, where he led the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice (AG), Mr. Seun Abimbola to meet the Chief Judge, Justice Munta Abimbola.” – The Guardian Under the arrangement, convicts ...

According to PM News, a Lagos High Court in Igbosere on Thursday dismissed a motion by the Executive Director of Lekki Gardens Estate Limited, Mr Sola Olumofe seeking to quash the criminal charges filed against him and others by the Lagos State Government over alleged negligence in the events leading to the collapse of a building in Lekki area of ...