Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 granted an order of final forfeiture of the sum of $13 million linked to a business woman, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd, to the federal government. The Economic...
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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...
Former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, who was prosecuted by the EFCC at the Federal High Court, Abuja, for money laundering involving N868.46 million has been convicted and sentenced to jail for 72 years. Delivering judgment on Monday, the presiding judge, Justice James Omotosho, held...
The trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Asabe Rakiya Bashir, and his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, continued on Monday, March 16, 2026, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja The Economic and...
The trial of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe and his Son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami continued on Friday, March 6, 2026, before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness...
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court of Nigeria in Abuja has granted bail to former Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, his wife Asabe Bashir, and their son Abdulaziz Malami in an ongoing money laundering case. In a ruling delivered on March 6, 2026, the court...
Family of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) of launching what it described as a “malicious smear campaign” over an ongoing investigation involving alleged surveillance equipment. In a statement issued by his son, Mohammed Bello El-Rufai, a...
Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, February 27, 2026 affirmed the decision of the trial Court and Court of Appeal that convicted and sentenced Senator Albert Bassey to seven years imprisonment and the restitution of the sum of N204m ( Two Hundred and Four Million Naira) to Akwa Ibom...
Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, February 27, 2026, ordered the remand of the former Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe and their son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami in correctional facilities,...
Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede has warned Real Estate managers across the country against money laundering in the country. Mr. Olukoyede gave this warning when he received the Executives of Association of Real Estate and Property Managers, AREAPM, Edo State who paid a...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, February 24, 2026, arraigned a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria Edetanle, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, over alleged $385,000...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Obasi Nicholas Sunday before the Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, over alleged offences bordering on money laundering. The defendant was arraigned on Thursday before Honourable Justice H. I. O. Oshomah of Federal High...
Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a Director from the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on charges of money laundering and corruption. Mrs. Adiobome Blessing Lere-Adams appeared before Honourable Justice M.S. Liman at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, 16th February...
Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja has slated March 23, 2026 for delivery of judgment in the trial of Nicholas Mutu, a serving member of the Federal House of Representatives. Mutu is facing prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside Airworld...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) and two of his sons, Abdulaziz Malami and Abiru—Rahman...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail in the sum of ₦500 million to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, alongside two other defendants. Justice Emeka Nwite, who delivered the ruling, ordered that the bail must be secured with two sureties,...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Friday, January 2, 2025, further remanded former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, and his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, in the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja,...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the remand of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), alongside his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, at the Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged money laundering offences. The defendants were arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Emeka Nwite...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 arraigned the immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his wife, Hajia Bashir Asabe, and son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja,...