Saturday, January 31, 2026
Saturday, January 31, 2026

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Court Awards Punitive Damages Against First Bank Over ‘Wrongful Blacklisting’

The Owerri division of the National Industrial Court, Imo State, has awarded a punitive cost of N50 million, against First Bank Plc, in favour of one of its wrongfully dismissed staff, Collins Godspower, over “wrongful blacklisting” by the Central Bank...

Police Arraign Man For Alleged Romance Scam, $7k USD Fraud

The operatives of the Force Criminal Investigation Department ForceCID Annex Alagbon-Ikoyi Lagos, has arraigned a suspected Internet fraudster popularly called Yahoo-yahoo boy, Samson Babatunde Onaolapo for an alleged romance scam and fraud of $7, 000 USD  The suspected Internet fraudster, who...

Court Slams N210m Damages On Airtel Network Over Unlawful Use Of ‘Nigeria Go Survive’ Song

Justice Ibrahim Ahmad Kala of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has awarded a total sum of N210 million as damages for copyright infringement, against Airtel Network Limited, over unlawful use of a musical work titled 'Nigeria Go Survive'. As further...

Contempt Proceedings: Court Orders Service Of Forms 48, 49 On IGP Over Alleged Disobedience

IGP Egbetokun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) be served with Forms 48 and 49, directing him to show cause why an order of committal should not be made...

NDLEA Arraigns Congolese Man For Trafficking In Hard Drugs 

A 45 year-old citizen of Democratic Republic of Congo, Jeancy Mubenga Mukeba, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court, Lagos, for trafficking in prohibited drugs. The Congolese was arraigned before the court presided over by Justice Musa Kakaki, on...

Bizman Victor Ogiemwonyi, Firm Convicted Over $80,000, N953m Share Proceeds Fraud

Victor Ogiemwonyi A Nigeria businessman, Victor Ogiemwonyi and his firm, Partnership Securities Limited, have been convicted for stealing N953,535,861.57 million and $80,000 USD in a fraud linked to the sale of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) shares by an Ikeja court...

Businessman Wilson Opuwei, Firm Docked Over Alleged $550k Fraud

The businessman, Wilson Opuwei The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Wilson Opuwei, alongside his company, Dateline Energy Services Limited, before the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos, over an alleged $550, 000 USD fraud. Opuwei and his...

Court Adjourns N1.5bn Defamation Suit Against This Day, Onikepo Braithwaite, Other To Mar. 10

Further hearing on N1.5 billion defamation suit filed by a senior lawyer, Adekunle Babatunde Ogunba (SAN) against This Day newspaper and one of its editors, Mrs Onikepo Braithwaite, has been adjourned to March 10, 2026. The presiding judge, Justice Rosul...

DPP Exonerates Lawyer Olabiyi Ademola Of Stealing Allegation

Barr. Olabiyi Ademola The Lagos State Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has cleared a Nigeria lawyer, Olabiyi Enoch Ademola, of stealing allegation made against him by one Ademola Akinyemi Louis. Ademola Akinyemi Louis, a former client to Barrister Olabiyi had petitioned...

Osolo Stool: Hearing Stalled As Defence Lawyer Files New Applications

Osolo Stool: Hearing Stalled As Defence Lawyer Files New Applications Further hearing in the Osolo of Isolo Chieftaincy title suit scheduled to continue on Monday, before a Lagos High Court, was stalled due to new two applications filed by the...
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Court Awards Punitive Damages Against First Bank Over ‘Wrongful Blacklisting’

The Owerri division of the National Industrial Court, Imo State, has awarded a punitive cost of N50 million, against...
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