Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned four alleged contract fraudsters before Justice Muhammad Maina of the Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri. The defendants are; Ruth Emmanuel, Ibrahim Dogo Hyelni, Esther Loretta Gabari and Gbenga Makinde Obanewo. They were arraigned on...
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A Federal High Court has upheld the powers of the Enugu State Structures for Signage and Advertisement Agency (ENSSAA) to impose a N150 million permit fee on political parties seeking to erect campaign billboards and posters ahead of the 2027 general elections. The clarification followed the release of a...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called on Nigerians and the government to use the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty as a moment to reflect on the country’s worsening poverty situation. Obi, in a statement on Saturday, expressed concern over the increasing number of...
The Enugu State Police Command has arraigned Okpara Chibuike Emmanuel (male, aged 30), for the alleged murder of his 27-year-old girlfriend, Ugwu Chinyere Rosemary, in September 2026. He was arraigned on 16th October 2026, following the conclusion of investigations, and remanded in correctional custody by the court. The court...
Police arraign suspects involved in ₦710 million proof-of-fund fraud, recover vehicles, other assets
Police arraign suspects involved in ₦710 million proof-of-fund fraud, recover vehicles, other assets
Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU), Lagos, has arraigned eight suspects; Elvis Osazee Eghile, Egharevba MaryJane Osarieyekemwen, Precious Omonigho Irbhogbe, Aghatise Kelvin Uhuenkpoewen, Nweke Nnamdi Emmanuel, Obinyan Esther, Egharevba Emmanuel Osagioduwa, Emmanuel Obinyan Osenonome involved in a proof of fund fraud scheme on a twelve count charge before the Federal...
In the bid to strengthen legal processes and expedite criminal prosecutions, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Judiciary to dismantle the procedural loopholes and flawed prosecution tactics that allow for the escape justice. He demanded an aggressive overhaul of the justice system to ensure that no well-connected individual...
Justice M.A. Onyetenu of the Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has dismissed a suit filed by the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice in 2017, Uwemedimo Nwoko, challenging the statutory powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), to investigate the financial activities...
Justice M.S. Liman of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental human rights suit filed by Abuja-based businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). In the originating suit no : FHC/ABJ/CS/466/2026, Achimugu approached the court for determination of whether the defendant, ...
At the continuation of the trial of social media influencer Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO), on Monday, October 12, 2026, a prosecution witness, PW1, Dr Onuoha Okeigwe, told Justice R. A. Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, how he paid N69,150,000 for a five-year lease...
Late filing of SERAP’s brief bungles hearing in their appeals against ₦101m judgment debt The planned hearing by the Court of Appeal, Abuja of the appeals filed the Incorporated Trustees of the Socio-economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare was stalled on Friday owing...
On 29 September the Premier League published the independent commission’s ruling in the Manchester City case. The club was found guilty on every charge of serious breaches of the financial rules across nine seasons, from 2009/10 to 2017/18. No punishment has been handed down yet, and on the evening...
Former Sokoto State Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approached the state High Court to compel the government to release the report of the judicial commission that investigated his administration from 2015 to 2023. Tambuwal, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and former Speaker of the House of...
Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Raheem Abiodun Wasiu before Justice H. O. Eya of the Enugu State High Court, sitting in Independence Layout for alleged $5,000 (Five Thousand United States Dollar) fraud. Wasiu was arraigned on a two-count charge bordering on...
Director in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Ali Mohammed, on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, that the Ministry was not aware of the withdrawal of N124.86 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. Mohammed, who testified as the...
Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has welcomed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC’s) upload of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) logo after a court order, urging candidates to begin campaigns and avoid internal divisions. The founder and leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson, has congratulated...
Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of 11 young men being held at the Maiduguri Maximum Security Custodial Centre, describing their detention as politically motivated and a threat to fundamental human rights. The rights organisation said the 11 youths have remained in custody since August 28, 2026,...
Borno State Governor Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has launched a N1.05 billion empowerment programme for seven groups in Maiduguri Metropolitan and Jere Local Government Areas. Governor Zulum launched the programme on Friday at the State Hotels, Maiduguri, noting that the intervention was in continuation of his administration’s support for...
Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, secured the final forfeiture of 431 mobile phones to the Federal Government. The mobile phones were linked to Chinese cyber-fraud operators who had previously been convicted by the court. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 19, 2026, to deliver judgment in the legal battle over the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary for Kogi Central. Justice Inyang Ekwo announced the date after lawyers representing all parties adopted their final written addresses, bringing the hearing to...
Chad Basin Development Authority (CBDA) has called for stronger measures to protect rivers and other water sources, warning that the survival of agriculture, livelihoods and communities depends on sustainable management of water resources. The call was made by the Managing Director of the Authority, Tijjani Musa Tumsah, during the...