Justice J.O Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, granted the final forfeiture of N3.44billion and three properties linked to Salihu Nuhu Jamari while serving as the Managing Director of, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC’s Gas and Power Investment Company Limited. The properties include an uncompleted six bedroom semi-detached duplex, with…
Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State, has convicted and sentenced one Iziga Jude Ikechukwu (also known as Easy-money) to one year imprisonment, for abusing Naira notes during his birthday celebration. The convict was arraigned by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,…
A Swedish prosecutor on Monday charged a man, suspected of exploiting and ‘selling’ his “vulnerable” wife to have sex with men for money, with aggravated pimping, several rapes and assault in a case implicating some 120 men. Sweden has been shocked by the revelations, and comparisons have been made to Frenchwoman Gisele Pelicot, whose husband…
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, March 30, 2026, convicted and sentenced Olumuyiwa Teniola Idowu and his company, Tennyvans Nigeria Limited, to a total of 30 years imprisonment on a six-count charge bordering on stealing and failure to declare assets amounting to $62,500 and €36,020 The…
A legal practitioner, Inibehe Effiong and senior journalist, Richard Akinola, have faulted the temporary freedom granted to the former Kaduna governor,h Nasir El-Rufai by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). El-Rufai was granted bail last Friday following the death of his mother, Hajiya Umma El-Rufai. She passed away in Cairo, Egypt,…
The Edo State Government has warned all interested parties regarding the recent court ruling on the Okpella traditional leadership, to maintain status quo and not resort to self help. In a statement, Festus Ebea, the state Commissioner for Public Safety and Security, noted that the Attorney General of the state had already commenced the process…
One Oghomwentiti Uwagboe Best has been arraigned before an Oredo Chief Magistrate Court in Benin City over alleged assault on official of BEDC Electricity Plc on official duty. He was arraigned on two-count charge bothering on assault and causing grievous harm. The police prosecutor told the court that the BEDC official visited the suspect’s residence…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has ordered a fresh trial in the fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over the alleged N400 billion fraud case. The appellate court set aside the earlier judgment of the Federal High Court and directed that the matter be heard again by another…
A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has affirmed that Nigerians are legally allowed to record police officers while they carry out their duties in public spaces. The ruling is seen as a major step toward strengthening accountability within the country’s law enforcement system. Delivering judgment, Justice H. A. Nganjiwa made it clear…
By Oto’ Drama, PhD. The recent spectacle in an Abuja Federal High Court—where a judge, in a fit of pique, ordered a defence lawyer to kneel like a truant schoolboy—is not merely a breach of protocol. It is a symptom of a terminal illness. When Justice Mohammed Umar traded his judicial temperament for the aesthetics…
