Adeshina Fasasi, a witness for the defense, testified on Thursday before the Federal High Court in Abuja that an analysis of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari’s call records showed no communication with any phone number associated with a suspected cocaine dealer, referred to as Mike Coke. Fasasi,...
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International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued prison sentences to two former leaders of the predominantly Christian Anti-Balaka militia in the Central African Republic (CAR) for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the 2013-14 civil war. In a statement released on Thursday, the ICC announced that Alfred Yekatom...
By OLA MODUPE , Lagos- Justice Ayokunle Faji of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, July, 24, 2025, convicted the duo of Dr. Olufemi Martins Thomas, a former Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, and one Kabiru Sidi, a Bureau De Change Operator, for...
Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Thursday, fixed Nov. 25 for the trial of former Anambra Governor, Willie Obiano, in the alleged N4 billion money laundering case. The court adjourned the case after the new trial judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, rose after taking three judgments and a number...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Operatives of the Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested twenty-four (24) suspected internet fraudsters in a sting operation on Monday, July 21, 2025. The Commission in a post via its X handle on Wednesday, said they were...
Berlin court has ruled in favor of German comedian Sebastian Hotz, known as “El Hotzo,” acquitting him of charges related to his social media posts about the assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump. According to the court, Hotz’s comments, which compared the attempt to missing the last bus...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a 13-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and three others. The charges were withdrawn following a comprehensive review of the representations submitted by all...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Sulaiman Kwalla, in the trial of Bishop Katung Jonas and Okewole Dayo, chairman and secretary of Covenant Fadama Multi-purpose Cooperative Society, Jos, Plateau State, respectively, on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, told Justice Sharon T. Ishaya of the Federal High Court,...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday rejected a second bail application by Jesam Michael, CEO of Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS) Limited, who faces allegations of investment fraud involving over $844,000 and N590 million. Justice Obiora Egwuatu dismissed the application, citing insufficient merit in Michael’s health-based claims and affirming...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has praised the 21-year prison sentence handed down to Ahmadu Yaro for raping a three-month-old baby in Adogi village, Nasarawa State. The minister in a statement on Monday, said the judgment is a significant...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – After an arduous seven-year legal battle, Mr. Yusuf Yahaya-Kwande has been fully discharged and acquitted by the High Court of Lagos in Suit No: ID/7980c/2018: FRN v. Trafigura & 6 Ors. The judgment of the Court brings a definitive end to a criminal charge...
Federal High Court on Monday in Kano dismissed a lawsuit initiated by Abdullahi Abbas of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and another plaintiff, aimed at halting statutory allocations to Kano State’s 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs). The suit, filed through their counsel Sunday Olowomoran on November 1, 2024, named...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, July 21, 2025, ordered the final forfeiture of digital assets to the tune of $222,729. 86 USDT recovered from Chinese nationals involved in cyber-terrorism and internet fraud. The assets form...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has advised suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to refrain from attending its proceedings, citing the absence of a court order mandating her recall. “There is no enforceable order directing her immediate return to the chamber”, Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu, said in a statement...
Two men, Emeka Daniel and Ugochukwu Eze, were arraigned before a Magistrates’ Court in Ikeja, Lagos State, for allegedly importing fake condoms into Nigeria. The defendants pleaded not guilty to the three-count charge of conspiracy, forgery, and perversion of justice. The Prosecutor, SP Josephine Ikhayere, alleged that the defendants...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday rejected a motion seeking to prevent the National Assembly from approving budgets or appointments submitted by the Rivers State government under its current Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). President Bola Tinubu appointed Ibas as Sole Administrator following the six-month suspension...
Lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Chief Kanu Agabi, told the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday that his client’s threats of violence were empty boasts, not actionable offenses. Addressing Justice James Omotosho while adopting the defense’s no-case submission, Agabi...
A retired civil servant and traditional chief from Gwagwalada, Abuja, Chief George Kadiri, who served as surety for British national James Nolan in the $9.6 billion Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) fraud case, was arrested and presented before Justice Peter Lifu at the Federal High Court on Thursday. According...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction and sentencing of 15 Chinese, for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before two Federal High Court Judges sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos; Justice Ayokunle Faji and Justice Dehinde Dipeolu. The suspects...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Suleiman Ciroma, has revealed to the Federal High Court in Abuja how $12 million was illicitly swapped through SunTrust Bank in a mere 10 days. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite, Ciroma detailed the rapid transactions orchestrated by...