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[FULL LIST] CJN Inaugurates 68 New Senior Advocates of Nigeria
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Honourable Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has sworn-in 68 legal practitioners as Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN).
The CJN inaugurated the new SANs at a ceremony marking the beginning of the…
Court Sentences Man to Eight Years Imprisonment for N132m Money Laundering in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Onatayo Pelumi for money laundering involving funds totalling about ₦132 million.
Pelumi was convicted by Justice Osiagor…
Court of Appeal Upholds Conviction, Jail Term of UNICAL Law Professor for Sexual Harassment
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has affirmed the conviction of Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, the erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a…
Bauchi Accountant-General Transferred State Funds to Private Company, Witness Tells Court
Trial of the Accountant-General of Bauchi State, Sirajo Muhammed Jaja continued on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu with a witness revealing how Jaja diverted state funds…
Lawyers Charging Clients in Foreign Currency is Unethical -EFCC
FCC Warns Lawyers Against Charging Clients in Foreign Currencies
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has called on legal practitioners across the country to desist from the illegal and unethical practice of charging…
Court of Appeal Upholds Ex-NEXIM Bank MD, Orya’s 490 Years Jail Term for N2.4b Fraud
Justice Muhammed Danjuma of the Court of Appeal, Abuja on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, affirmed the conviction and sentence of a former Managing Director of Nigeria Export Import Bank, NEXIM, Robert Orya by Justice F.E. Messiri of the…
Court Jails Two for Money Laundering in Lagos
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction and sentence of two fraudsters before Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, for money…
Court Jails Four for Illegal Forex, Naira Trading in Lagos
Justice F.N. Ogazi of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, August 7, 2026, convicted and sentenced four persons to two and six months’ imprisonment respectively for offences bordering on illegal foreign exchange transactions…
ICPC Secures Conviction of NSCDC Deputy Commandant Over Employment Fraud
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has secured the conviction of a Deputy Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Sani Lawal, for employment fraud.
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Policy Reform Remains Best Approach to Fighting Corruption, Financial Crimes- EFCC Chairman,…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has disclosed that policy reforms are the most result-oriented approach to fighting corruption, economic and financial…