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Alleged N36m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO in Court
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka,…
Alleged N8.7b Fraud: Witness Tells Court that Malami’s Bankers Filed Suspicious Reports on his…
The Fourth Prosecution Witness, PW4, in the trial of the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, told Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court,…
Court Orders Ex Bayelsa Governor, Timipre Sylva to Forfeit 9 Multi-million Naira Abuja Properties to…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, to the Federal Government of…
EFCC Arraigns Man for Issuance of N16.5m Dud Cheque
The Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Oluwabusayo Ekundayo before Justice A.S. Adepoju of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Gwagwalada, Abuja for…
Alleged ₦110.4bn Kogi Fraud: Court Admits High Court Judgment as Evidence Against Yahaya Bello
Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 admitted into evidence a judgment of the FCT High Court against the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya…
ICPC Secures Final Victory as Supreme Court Affirms Conviction in ₦68 Million Union Fraud Case
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recorded a landmark judicial victory as the Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the conviction and sentence of three individuals in Appeal No.…
Court Declines Jurisdiction in Suit Seeking to Restrain ICPC from Investigation
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kurudu, Abuja, has declined jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others, seeking to…
Alleged N1.63b Money Laundering: EFCC Re-arraigns Bauchi Accountant-General, One other
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, re-arraigned Bauchi State Accountant General, Sirajo Muhammad Jaja and an unlicensed Bureau de Change operator, Aliyu Abubakar of Jasfad Resources…
Emefiele Approved Payment of $6.23m to Foreign Election Observers Police Commissioner Tells Court
A Commissioner of Police, Eloho E. Ekpoziakpho, on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, told a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that investigations into the alleged fraudulent withdrawal of $6.23 million from the Central Bank…
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…