The trial of the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye continued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja with the conclusion of the re-examination of the Fifth Prosecution Witness, PW5, Iliya John Iyakwari, who affirmed that Exhibit EFCC 3D and...
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The trial of the former governor the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, before Justice H.Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, continued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, with the 14th Prosecution Witness, PW14, Okpoziakpo Eloho, informing the court that the $6,230,000 (Six Million, Two Hundred and...
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, adjourned the trial of the former Benue State governor, Gabriel Suswam till July 16, 2026 for adoption of final written addresses, as the 11-year-old case goes on the home stretch. Suswam, alongside his then...
The legal battle over the registration of the All Democratic Alliance (ADA) as a political party has moved to the Court of Appeal, Abuja, after Dr. Umar Ardo challenged the June 29 judgment delivered by Justice Peter O. Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The appeal, filed against...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja has reserved judgment until October 15, 2026, in the alleged N6 billion money laundering case involving social media personality, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha. The EFCC arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on January 12, 2022, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds allegedly obtained through unlawful activities, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, failure to disclose assets, and possession of documents containing false pretences, among other offences. Details later…..
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, granted bail to online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore. Aside a N200 million bail with two sureties, one of them must be a traditional ruler in Sowore’s community in Ese-Odo Local Government Area in Ondo State. The...
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has dismissed reports suggesting it has been deregistered, insisting that a recent ruling by the Federal High Court in Lokoja did not order its removal from the register of political parties. The party, in a statement issued on Friday, said it has already instructed...
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, June 26, 2026, adjourned proceedings in the alleged $4.5 billion fraud trial involving a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, till July 9, 2026, for...
Trial of the former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, continued on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, before Justice M.A. Hassan of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Gwarinpa, Abuja with two prosecution witnesses affirming that the defendant transferred the functions of the procurement department of Nigeria Social Insurance...
The absence of the National Coordinator of Multi-Sectional Crisis Recovery Projects, MCRP, North East Development Commission (NEDC), Danjuma Mohammed on Thursday, June 25, 2026 stalled his trial before Justice K. N. Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory, High Court, Zuba, Abuja. Mohammed, the first defendant, is facing prosecution by...
Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 29, 2026, to deliver judgment in a suit seeking a fresh police investigation into the death of Nigerian singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Justice James Omotosho scheduled the date after hearing arguments from Break the Silence Foundation, the group...
Justice Yusuf Halilu of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, adjourned the trial-within-trial in the alleged N109.5 billion fraud case involving a former Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, till October 13, 2026, for adoption of final written addresses. Idris is being...
Human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre after the Federal High Court in Abuja fixed June 30 to rule on his application seeking to overturn the revocation of his bail. Justice Mohammed Umar scheduled the ruling after hearing arguments from...
Department of State Services (DSS) has ordered an immediate investigation into the conduct of its operatives following an incident that occurred at the Federal High Court in Abuja and led to the remand of activist and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Custodial Centre. In a statement issued on...
Federal High Court in Abuja has refused an application by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, seeking a review of the bail conditions imposed on him in his ongoing alleged wiretapping trial. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who presided over the case on Tuesday, ruled that the existing bail conditions would...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, admitted in evidence a testimony by a witness of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the ongoing trial of former Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai for allegedly wiretapping the telephone lines of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the remand of online publisher and African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, at the Kuje Correctional Centre. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a short ruling, ordered Sowore to be kept in the correctional centre pending the hearing and determination of...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced two women arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their involvement with terrorism to forty years in prison. The convicted women, Safiya Salihu and Halima Abdullahi, are mother and sister respectively of the terrorist kingpin, Kachallah Ibrahim Battujo, who...
Agunloye’s alleged $6b Mambilla project fraud: Witness affirms authenticity of prosecution’s exhibit
Agunloye’s alleged $6b Mambilla project fraud: Witness affirms authenticity of prosecution’s exhibit
The trial of the former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, continued on Thursday, June 18, 2026 before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, Abuja with the Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Iliya John Iyakwari, denying under cross-examination by defence counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, that there is an...
Trial of the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hadi Sirika continued on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 before Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), High Court, Abuja, with the 12th Prosecution Witness, PW12, Christopher Odofin disclosing that Sirika violated due process in the N299 million...