The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed August 15th for hearing the application of the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, praying the Federal Government through the Department of State Service stops his trial. More so, the Court will also entertain the application tendered by the Nigeria secret police seeking to appeal the N20m bail granted to Emefiele by the court. The judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the date to enable the defence to reply to the prosecution’s further counter affidavit, which was served on the defence in court just before proceedings began.

An ex- Integrated Payroll and Personnel information system (IPPIS) officer at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), Haruna Kolo, who was indicted for collecting bribe to offer jobs to susceptible Nigerians has confessed to the allegations of about 75 million on the order of the Commission Chairman, Farida Dankaka.

The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is scheduled to be arraigned before the Federal High Court, Lagos on July 25 on two counts charges. Victor Opara (SAN), one of his lawyers confirmed that hearing notices to that effect have been sent out by the court to counsels involved in the matter.

Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday granted the request of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu access to medical doctor of his choice while in the custody of the secret police.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has okayed the application by the federal government to secretly try the witnesses line up to testify against the terroristr negotiator, Mr Tukur Mamu over his role in the train attack in year 2022. The presiding Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following an-exparte motion moved by D.E. Kwase, counsel to the federal government, AGF office. The ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/96/2023, Kaswe said the application dated May 11, was filed on June 15.

The Nigerian Army (NA) has disclosed that troops of 192 Battalion operating in 81 Division Area of Responsibility have apprehended an international ammunition smuggling syndicate while transporting a truckload of smuggled ammunition en route to Anambra state. This was made known on Monday in a statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu who stated that a Stop and Search operation took place on Saturday, July 15, 2023, along Ajilete-Owode Road in Yewa North Local Area in Ogun State, adding that the development was a result of actionable intelligence made available to the troops.