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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application by a Nigerian, Chianugo Peter, to amend his originating processes filed to seek $150 million in compensation from Google and GoDaddy.com. Peter had through his lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, sued GoDaddy.Com LLC and Google LLC for allegedly shutting down his YouTubeAudio.com domain name after eight years […]

A Kano State High Court has fixed April 17, 2024, for the arraignment of the immediate past governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife, son, and five others, for alleged bribery. Ganduje and the others will be arraigned on eight counts bordering on a $413,000 bribery allegation, diversion, and misappropriation of funds to the […]

The Federal High Court in Borno has commanded the freedom of at least 313 suspected terrorists captured by the military. The court instructed their release because there wasn't enough proof to prove their guilt. At the same time, the Defence Headquarters announced on Thursday that soldiers defeated 121 terrorists, captured 253, and saved 244 kidnapped hostages in […]

Disgraced former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was in federal court for sentencing on seven criminal counts Thursday

A former high school football coach, who was disgraced, said sorry during a sentencing hearing for the pain and embarrassment he brought to the nine students he sexually assaulted.

A  Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a legal case filed by an elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, who wanted to prevent the holding of elections and exams on Saturdays. The person who filed the case argued that fixing elections and exams on Saturdays violated his rights and those […]

The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday secured the conviction of six persons charged with offences bordering on cybercrime and fraud-related activities. The convicts, who were prosecuted on separate charges, stood trial before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court, Ilorin, and Justice Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara […]

Binance Holdings Limited was instructed by a Federal High Court in Abuja to provide the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with comprehensive information about all Nigerian traders on its platform. The court issued the order in response to an ex-parte motion filed by the EFCC seeking information about Nigerian traders on Binance.

A 60-year-old man named Bamidele Haruna was brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for supposedly showing a fake National Identification Number while acting as a guarantor in a case at the Federal High Court. The accused is being charged with three offenses related to conspiracy, forgery, lying under oath, and pretending to be someone else, as brought against him by the police. The prosecutor, […]

A three-week trial has been scheduled for next year in Calgary for an Alberta man accused of killing a teenage girl in 1976.