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Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: Court Dismisses Defence Counsel’s Objection, Hears Further…
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court dismissing an objection by the…
DSS Finally Arraigns El-Rufai for Allegedly Tapping NSA’s Phone Conversations
Nigeria;s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned former governor of Kaduna State and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Malam Nasir El-Rufai for allegedly illegally breeching and accessing the…
NECO Staff Jailed 24 years Staff Over Certificate Forgery
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a dismissed staff member of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Abdulwahab Sule, for offences bordering on certificate…
NDLEA Secures Forfeiture of Opioids Valued at N33.6 billion Intercepted at Onne Port
he National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured another significant win in its ongoing offensive against drug cartels as the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, granted an interim forfeiture order for 17 containers laden with…
Corruption Trial: Court Admits Nine Exhibits Against Malami and Family
A Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja and presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Monday, April 20, 2026 admitted nine exhibits against a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar…
ICPC: Woman Jailed for Forging NAFDAC Employment Letter to Obtain UK Visa
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of one Remilekun Temitope Balogun-Okedeyi for forging employment documents of the National Agency for Food and Drug…
Alleged $1.3m, N746.6m Humanitarian Ministry Fraud: Court Issues Arrest Warrant against Sadiya, Perm…
Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Abuja on Thursday, April 16, 2026 issued a warrant of arrest against a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya…
Court Jails Fraudster for N13m Fraud in Maiduguri
Justice Mohammed Maina of the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri, on Wednesday April, 15, 2026 convicted and sentenced Akeem Oriade Adeyinka to various jail terms for obtaining money under false pretence to the tune of…
Alleged Theft of 25,354,000 Litres of PMS : EFCC Presents Second Witness Against Vessel, Captain,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, presented its second prosecution witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of a vessel, MT Ostria, and three others over an alleged theft of 25,354,000 litres…
NDLEA Arrests Medical Doctor, 93-yr Old Grandpa for Cocaine, Skunk Trafficking
A 93-year-old great grandpa and a 69-year-old medical doctor top the list of suspects arrested as operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) intensified their offensive action and crackdown on drug cartels and their…