An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Emeka Okoye has dragged the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and 36 state governors to court over failure to implement financial autonomy for judiciary. In his originating summons dated June 18, Okoye sued the 36 states through their attorneys- general. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/502/2021, the plaintiff, through his ...

Operatives of Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested a legal practitioner, Barrister Bardi Robert for alleged N15.7 million theft. A statement by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren made available to ASHENEWS on Thursday, said the lawyer was arrested on Wednesday, for allegedly receiving a judgment ...

The Lagos Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned a lawyer, Taiwo Oreagba, before Justice Sherifah Solebo of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos on a two-count charge bordering on alleged corrupt demand and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of N4,000,000.00. The defendant, who is ...

Zamfara state government has chided a lawyer, who accused the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, of violating its constitutional boundaries to “trade” in gold with the state government. This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the governor, Zailani Bappa and made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Friday. “The attention of Zamfara state Government ...