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Court convicts another jeweller for rejecting naira, orders forfeiture of $10,000 bracelet

Nigeria, April 18 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos Thursday convicted a businessman and his company of refusing to accept naira as a legal tender. The judge, Akintayo Aluko, convicted Aniogor Obiaj... Read More


How Sierra Leonean man's undeclared $90,000 cash was discovered at Lagos airport - Witness

Nigeria, April 17 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has presented its first witness in the trial of a Sierra Leonean national charged with failing to declare $90,000 in cash on hi... Read More


Court orders final forfeiture of N6.67bn mortgage bank shares linked to Ponzi scheme

Nigeria, April 17 -- The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the final forfeiture of about N6.67 billion worth of a mortgage bank's shares and other funds described as proceeds of a Ponzi ... Read More


Court to give judgement as traveller admits guilt for non-declaration of foreign currencies

Nigeria, April 16 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has scheduled judgement for 2 May in a case involving a traveller who pleaded guilty to failing to declare foreign currencies exceeding the thresho... Read More


Jeweller convicted, forfeits $5,700 bracelet for refusing to accept naira as legal tender

Nigeria, April 16 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday jailed a jeweller for refusing to accept naira as a legal tender. Judge Alexander Owoeye convicted Precious Uzondu after he changed his... Read More


Court orders final forfeiture of landed assets recovered from ex-bank official

Nigeria, April 11 -- The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos State, on Thursday, ordered the final forfeiture of seven landed assets linked to a former staff member of First Bank Nigeria (FBN) to the f... Read More


Court sets trial date for ex-officials charged with stealing federal roads' land title money

Nigeria, April 5 -- The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja, on Friday, scheduled 15 May for the trial of a former Deputy Director of Highways, Federal Ministry of Works and Housi... Read More


NHRC appeals to governor to halt execution of death row convict

Nigeria, April 5 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) called, on Friday, the Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri to exercise his constitutional powers to spare the life a death row inm... Read More


NHRC demands justice for slain16 travellers, government's actions to prevent recurrence

Nigeria, April 1 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has demanded justice for the 16 hunters lynched last Thursday in Edo State, and urged the government to take actions aimed at preventing... Read More


We tracked over N2 billion expended on vote buying in Edo, Ondo governorship elections - Group

Nigeria, March 27 -- A civil society organisation, Kimpact Development Initiative (KDI), has said it tracked over N2 billion spent by political parties and their candidates during last year's governor... Read More