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 of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation...
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Legal troubles of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna granted him bail in the sum of N200 million, but with stringent conditions that effectively keep him in custody for now. Presiding judge, Rilwanu Aikawa,...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned former Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, before Honourable Justice Darius Khobo of the Kaduna State High Court 5 on a nine-count charge bordering on alleged advance fee fraud and money laundering. The arraignment, which took...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu “to direct the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, and the Management of both the Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) and the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) to account for and explain the whereabouts...
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to Nyesom Wike has announced the unsealing of the party’s national headquarters in Abuja, describing the development as a significant step toward restoring stability within the opposition party. In a statement issued by National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Jungudo Haruna Mohammed,...
Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has raised serious concerns over emerging legal and political developments ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning that judicial interference in the internal affairs of political parties could undermine Nigeria’s democracy and rule of law. In a strongly worded statement signed by its President, Mazi...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed a notice of appeal before the Court of Appeal, Lagos seeking the setting aside of the judgment of Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos acquitting and discharging a former Executive Director of Projects at the Niger...
Jamiu Abdulmalik, the third defendant in the ongoing 2022 Owo church massacre trial has denied any knowledge of a fundamental human rights suit filed on his behalf by their lawyer, Abdullahi Mohammed. The denial emerged during cross examination by Counsel representing the Department of State Services at the Federal...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared that the United Methodist Church of Nigeria (UMCN) remains the lawful owner of its properties and assets, nullifying the emergence of the Global Methodist Church of Nigeria (GMCN) and describing its registration process as unlawful. The judgment followed a legal dispute...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday took former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, into custody shortly after proceedings at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, which fixed April 14 for ruling on his bail application. The court had earlier heard arguments from both prosecution and...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, re-arraigned Nadabo Energy Boss, Abubakar Ali Peters, for an alleged N1.4 billion oil fraud before Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. Peters alongside his company, Nadabo...
The Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of the bail application filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, till Wednesday. Counsel to the former governor, Ubong Akpan (SAN), confirmed the development shortly after the court session but declined to give details of the proceedings....
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has returned to the Kaduna State High Court as his protracted legal battle with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) intensifies. El-Rufai, who was earlier arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged conversion of public property and money...
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 30, 2026, convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his company, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to a total of 30 years imprisonment on a six-count charge bordering on stealing and failure to declare assets...
Leadership crisis rocking the Taraba State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new turn as the Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has scheduled April 29, 2026, to begin hearing a suit challenging the emergence of Alhaji Abubakar Bawa as the party’s state chairman. The...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has released former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, from its custody. Bashir Elrufai, his son. confirmed the development in a post on his X handle on Friday, noting that the release came shortly after the demise of the...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been thrown into mourning following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai, at a time he is currently facing legal challenges. A family source disclosed that the late Hajiya Umma passed away on Friday in Cairo, Egypt, where she had been...
The Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of Osamudiamen Philip Ikilo for fraud of $19,400 bitcoin. The convict was arraigned on one count charge of stealing before Justice W.I. Aziegbemhin of the Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City....
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Tuesday arraigned former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna over alleged corruption-related offences. El-Rufai was brought before Justice Rilwan M. Aikawa and docked on a multi-count charge filed by the anti-graft agency....
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has concluded arrangements to arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday over allegations bordering on fraud and money laundering. According to the anti-graft agency, the charges—filed on March 18—include claims of...