Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday November 13, 2025 dismissed a “no- case submission” filed by a former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku and held that he has a case to answer and should enter his defence...
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Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has secured the conviction of one Mr. David Udensik, also known as Dr. Jacob Bello, for his role in a transnational oil-related fraud scheme amounting to over One Million United States Dollars (USD $1,000,000). The conviction followed a petition by a United States–based energy company,...
First Prosecution Witness, PW1 in the trial of former National Security Adviser (NSA), Sambo Dasuki on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 narrated before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how funds, running into multi-million naira were funneled from the Operations Account of the...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness on Tuesday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja that retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki personally endorsed the payment mandates issued to two companies linked to his ongoing trial over an alleged ₦33.2 billion fraud. Dasuki, who once served as Nigeria’s...
The trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, continued on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with prosecution witness making lengthy revelations on cash movements in and out of the Statutory Account of Kogi State Local Government Areas. Bello...
Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the continuation of the alleged money laundering case involving former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, to January 29, 2026. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the adjournment on Tuesday to allow the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s seventh prosecution witness, Olomotame Egoro, to...
The ongoing money laundering trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello took a key turn on Monday as the fourth prosecution witness reaffirmed that withdrawals by the state government did not breach any banking regulations. Testifying before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Mshelia...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, November 10, 2025, adjourned the trial of former Kogi State governor, Yahay Bello, till Tuesday, November 11, 2025, for continuation of trial. Bello is being prosecuted by the EFCC before Justice Nwite for alleged diversion...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and one-time Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, wanted over an alleged case involving the dishonest conversion of $14,859,257. In a public notice issued by the EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale,...
Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Bashir Bello Ibrahim, a former Kaduna State government’s contractor and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Formal Act Legacy Limited before Justice R. M. Aikawa of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna for fraud. He...
Inspector-General of Police (IGP) has officially withdrawn the ₦400 million fraud case filed against former lawmaker, Senator Andy Uba, and his associate, Benjamin Etu, following the repayment of the disputed amount to the complainant, Dr. George Uboh. At Thursday’s proceedings before Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court,...
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, has dismissed the no-case submission filed by social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, and another defendant in an alleged money laundering case. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Mompha, alongside...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Supreme Court on Thursday, October 30, 2025 struck out a motion filed by socialite Fred Ajudua challenging its earlier judgment in the ongoing $1.043 million fraud case involving a Palestinian businessman, Zad Abu Zalaf. Ajudua, had before the apex court’s ruling, filed a notice to...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Maitama has adjourned till December 9, 2025 the adoption of written addresses by the prosecution and defence counsel in the trial within trial of a former Minister of Aviation Hadi Abubakar Sirika. Sirika is...
Federal High Court in Abuja has again postponed the arraignment of former Anambra South Senator, Andy Uba, and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, over an alleged ₦400 million fraud. The case will now come up on November 6, following the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, who was...
High Court in Kano State on Monday adjourned the trial of former Kano State governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, and seven others until Nov. 26. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kano State Government instituted an 11-count charge bordering on bribery, conspiracy, misappropriation, and diversion of public...
A leading civic group has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, to publicly account for several billions of naira and foreign currency allegedly missing from the corporation’s accounts, as revealed in the recently published 2022 Annual...
The trial of Nicholas Mutu, a serving member of the House of Representatives before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has been adjourned till December 8, 2025 for adoption of written addresses. Mutu, who served as Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development...
The trial of the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, and her Surestart School Limited before Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, continued on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 with the judge slating December 8, 2025 for...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has charged the Nigerian judiciary to remain steadfast, impartial, and incorruptible in dispensing justice, warning that the breakdown of any society begins when those entrusted with interpreting its laws become compromised. He said his administration is committed to improving the welfare and working conditions of...