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Court dismisses Emefiele’s jurisdiction objection in $4.5bn, N2.8bn fraud case

January 8, 2025Bode DoluLeave a Comment

Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, has dismissed the objection filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the $4.5 billion and N2.8 billion fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Rahman Oshodi held […]

US court assumes jurisdiction in Atiku’s case for Chicago State University to produce Tinubu’s documents

August 23, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, has ruled that it has jurisdiction in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, to compel Chicago State University (CSU) to produce critical student documents relating to Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As one of […]

Adamawa governorship poll: Court refuses to hear Binani’s motion over jurisdiction

April 18, 2023Bode DoluLeave a Comment

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, refused to hear an ex-parte motion filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Senator Aisha Ahmed, popularly called Binani. Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered the APC candidate’s counsel, Mohammed Sheriff, to address the court on the issue of jurisdiction before hearing the […]