Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and former Adamawa State Governor Murtala Nyako until October 16, 2025, to reach an out-of-court settlement in the alleged N29 billion fraud case or face a full trial. During Friday’s hearing, Justice Peter Lifu expressed...
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Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the trial of social media influencer Martins Otse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), accused of cyberbullying actresses Tonto Dikeh and Iyabo Ojo, among others, to December 2. The adjournment was announced on Thursday by Justice Musa Liman after addressing other cases on...
Federal High Court in Abuja has invalidated the Corporate Affairs Commission’s (CAC) unauthorized replacement of the Incorporated Trustees of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), ruling that the action violated legal provisions. Delivering the judgment, Justice Obiora Egwuatu declared that the CAC’s decision to alter ALGON’s trustees...
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 EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Abuja Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, July 21, 2025 arraigned one Philip Ifejimalu Eze and his company Orimiri Oil and Gas before Justice A.H. Musa of the Fedr FCT High Court Apo-Abuja on a one count charge. The...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, July 21, 2025, rejected the application of a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The...
Alleged $12m fraud: Witness confirms receiving $12m in cash, facilitated by SunTrust Bank Executives
Alleged $12m fraud: Witness confirms receiving $12m in cash, facilitated by SunTrust Bank Executives
First Prosecution Witness, PW1, in the trial of Halima Buba and Innocent Mbagwu on Friday, July 18, 2025 told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja that he received the sum of $12 million (Twelve Million Dollars) with the involvement of defendants for transfer to Aisha Achimugu’s...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Galaxy Construction and Transportation Services Limited has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of abusing court processes to confiscate its properties. The company made this allegation in a statement while reacting to a Federal High Court Abuja ruling granting the EFCC’s prayer for...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Federal Government on Friday told a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that the threat by Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu to break up Nigeria and establish the Republic of Biafra should not be considered an empty boast. Government said Kanu, who publicly...
Federal High Court in Abuja has mandated the permanent forfeiture of assets worth N335 million, a hospital, five filling stations, and other properties to the Federal Government. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the ruling following a motion by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) lawyer, Fadila Yusuf, who sought...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by Meta Platforms, Inc. challenging the sanctions imposed on it. The commission had imposed a remedial fee of $32.8 million and eight corrective orders against Meta for...
The trial of six men accused of masterminding the 2014 Nyanya bombings resumed on Monday, with the prosecution presenting its first witness. Aminu Ogwuche and five others are facing charges related to the April 14, 2014, attack that killed at least 70 people and injured many others. The witness,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over the “failure to account for and explain the whereabouts of the alleged missing N825bn and $2.5bn meant for ‘refinery rehabilitation’ and other oil revenues.” The suit...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of 15 individuals accused of invading the home of retired Supreme Court Justice Mary Peter-Odili to July 14. The defendants, who include Adjodo Lawrence, Michael Diete-spiff, and Alex Onyekuru, among others, are standing trial on an 18-count charge bordering on...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Limited to October 14, due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite. The case, which was scheduled for the continuation of the cross-examination of...
Federal High Court in Abuja has deferred judgment in a N550 million fundamental rights abuse suit filed against the Nigerian Army and seven others. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case until July 14 for hearing after the respondent’s counsel, Mr. Chris Agbeti, applied for an extension of time to...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Justice Marianne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, reserved ruling till July 17, 2025, on an application filed by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking permission to travel to the United Kingdom for...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from taking any further action in the River Park Estate dispute. The court’s decision came after the developers of the estate, JonahCapital Ltd...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of Mr. Jesam Michael, CEO of Afriq Arbitrage System (AAS) Limited, in Kuje Correctional Centre over alleged investment fraud. Justice Obiora Egwuatu refused Michael’s bail plea, citing the gravity of the offence and weight of evidence against him. The Economic...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Federal High Court would commence its 2025 annual vacation on July 28, marking a temporary pause in its judicial activities. The court’s Director of Information, Mrs. Catherine Oby Christopher, announced this in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday in Abuja. According to Christopher,...