Tag: Contempt
Court jails Ondo monarch for contempt
The Ondo State Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in the Igbokoda area of the state has sentenced the Baale of Ebute Ipare Community in Ilaje...
Nnamdi Kanu files contempt charge against DSS DG
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a contempt charge against the Director-General of the Department of...
Yahaya Bello: Court summons EFCC chairman over contempt
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja, the state capital, has ordered the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola...
ALSCON: Court frees ex-BPE boss Okoh of contempt
The immediate past Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises Alex Okoh has been acquitted of contempt charges in a legal dispute between...
‘It could amount to contempt’: FG warns NLC against planned protest
The Federal Government has cautioned the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned nationwide protest slated for February 27 and February 28, 2024.
The...
Court voids order jailing IGP for 3 months
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has set aside its order committing the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, to three-month imprisonment for...
Court orders arrest of Chief of Army Staff for contempt
A High Court sitting in Minna, the Niger State capital, has ordered the arrest of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, for...
Court sends IGP to 3-month imprisonment for contempt
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, committed the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Mr. Usman Baba, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to...
EFCC chair: Why I can’t go to prison for contempt
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said he did not disobey the order of the court directing...
Court sends EFCC chairman to prison for contempt
An Abuja High Court sitting in Maitama has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of...
