Intelligence provided by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has led to the conviction of ten persons for illegal dealing in petroleum products by the Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State. Justice H.A. Nganjiwa handed down the judgment on Friday after the defendants pleaded guilty to...
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that he remains firmly in the 2027 presidential race, insisting that President Bola Tinubu cannot rely on court victories to avoid the judgment of Nigerians at the ballot box. In a statement released on Friday, Atiku said recent court rulings would not...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated the Flamingos for reaching the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final, saying the team’s achievements have given Nigerians hope at a time of widespread hardship. In a statement titled “Obi Is Coming. Bring Joy to Nigerians Despite the Failures of APC,” the...
NYSC members kidnap: Suspects admit they made written, audio-visual confessions, beg for forgiveness
NYSC members kidnap: Suspects admit they made written, audio-visual confessions, beg for forgiveness
Two persons standing trial for the Independence Day kidnap of 20 prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Imo State, on Thursday, told a high court of the state that they indeed made the statements and audio visual confessions tendered before the court by the Department...
African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described today’s judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, purporting to sack the Senator David Mark-led leadership and invalidate the candidacy of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as another desperate attempt to cripple the opposition and deny Nigerians the right...
The political future of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the 2027 general elections has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after a Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the leadership structure led by former Senate President, Senator David Mark, and invalidated the presidential primary election that produced former...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, for the presidential campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC), taking place at the famous Lafia Square. On arrival at Lafia Cargo Airport, VP Shettima was received by the state governor, Engr. Abdullahi Sule; National Chairman...
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the bid by African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, to turn its lead counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde, SAN, into his witness, is the politician’s ploy to delay his trial for allegedly cyberbullying...
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday, November 2, 2026, arraigned one Adonu Kingsley Ifeanyi and his company, ‘S Mobile Netzone Limited, before Justice J. Bogoro of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, for their alleged involvement in N12,556,837,842.00...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rejected reports claiming that one of its lawyers admitted acting under pressure while handling a case involving legal practitioner, Dr. Ted Iseghoi-Edwards. The Commission described the reports as false, mischievous and a deliberate attempt to misrepresent the reaction of its counsel,...
Justice Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on October 30, 2026, convicted and sentenced one Hassan Usman Olamilekan for offences bordering on money laundering. Olamilekan was convicted following his arraignment by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on...
Enugu State Police Command has secured the conviction of 23-year-old female, Rejoice Odoh, for conspiracy and child stealing. The Enugu Magistrate Court sentenced her to two concurrent three-year prison terms for stealing a four-month-old baby boy at Oye-Emene Market, Emene, Enugu, on 20th October 2026, at about 9:00 a.m....
Justice A.O. Musa of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, has convicted and sentenced a staff member of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Kinsley Eselebor, to 25 years’ imprisonment for obtaining money under false pretences and using forged documents to defraud a land buyer. The judge...
An operative of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, John Justice, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court in Maitama, Abuja, that most of the funds credited to the account of companies under investigation in the alleged ₦110.4 billion fraud case involving...
Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Tuesday October 27 2026 has sentenced a former banker, Christopher Jackson Edeh, to a total of 39 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in a N2.7 billion fraud prosecuted by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the...
A High Court of Imo State, on Tuesday, at the resumed trial of five persons accused of kidnapping 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members on Independence Day, admitted the evidence tendered against them by the Department of State Services (DSS). The sitting resumed with the continuation of the...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has called on Nigerians to reject the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in the 2027 general elections over allegations that the opposition party has failed to pay its staff salaries for more than one year. The...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over “the alleged diversion, irregular expenditure and failure to account for over ₦78.8 billion in public funds involving the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) and the...
Ogun State Police Command has foiled a suspected cult initiation involving secondary school students in Owode-Yewa, arresting three suspects and recovering dangerous weapons during a security operation. The suspects, aged 12, 18 and 18, were arrested after the police received intelligence about a planned cult-related gathering known as “Kito...
Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday October 21, 2026, arraigned one Amechi James Oduofor before Justice C. A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court Benin City for crude oil fraud. Oduofor, 6, 4 was arraigned on an eight-count charge bordering on forgery,...