– Or N5 Million Fine The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday January 19, 2026 secured the conviction and sentence of Ojo Eghosa Kingsley before Justice W. I. Aziegbemhin of Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City. Kingsley wasContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fixed March 25 for ruling on an application filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture order on $13 million linked to Aisha Achimugu’s Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date afterContinue Reading
The High Court Of The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Sitting In Gwagwalada Has Arraigned A Former Senator Representing Adamawa North, Ishaku Elisha Abbo, Over Allegations Of Rape Involving A 13-Year-Old Schoolgirl. Abbo And A Second Defendant Were Brought Before The Court On Wednesday In A Criminal Matter Filed ByContinue Reading
One of the victims of the June 5, 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, on Tuesday, identified two of the five defendants as those who took part in the attack. The victim and a Department of State Services (DSS)’ witness, simply tagged as “SSB”Continue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed Jan. 23 for hearing of the application for stay of further proceedings filed by the Kabiru Turaki-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a suit instituted by a faction of the party in the camp of the FCT Minister, MrContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed Feb. 26 for hearing of the preliminary objection filed by the University of Nigeria, Nsuka (UNN) against a suit instituted by the former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji. Justice Hauwa Yilwa fixed the date to allowContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 property suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the order followingContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to temporarily forfeit the sum of N30.7 million linked to the alleged fraud perpetrated in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite, in aContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, declined to grant a bail application filed by Yakubu Adamu, Commissioner of Finance, Bauchi State, and his co-defendants who are facing alleged $9.7 million terrorism financing. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, held that the offences with which the defendantsContinue Reading
