Yakubu Adamu Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, adjourned indefinitely, the alleged terrorism financing trial of the Bauchi State Finance Commissioner, Yakubu Adamu. Justice Umar disclosed that the decision to suspend the trial follows request for the transfer of the case by the prosecution. According to the trial court, prosecution…
Three senior officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) were on Wednesday arraigned before the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja over alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering amounting to over N2.04bn. The defendants are Felix Njoku, a former Director of Finance of the NRC; Benjamin Chinwuba Iloanusi, currently a Director in the corporation’s…
There are indications that the Federal Government is undecided on the mode of trial for the officers alleged to have plotted a coup against President Bola Tinubu. Saturday PUNCH gathered that the Federal Government has not given instruction on whether the suspects should be court-martialled or arraigned in a regular court. According to credible sources,…
The trial of eleven defendants linked to the death of ARISE News correspondent, Somtochukwu Maduagwu and a security guard, Barnabas Danlami, for the second time in one week failed to hold as scheduled. While the failure of the trial on Monday February 9, was due to the absence of the defendants in court, Thursday’s failure…
The Defence Headquarters has confirmed a coup attempt to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government. This was confirmed in a statement issued on Monday, January 26, 2026, by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Samaila Uba. Recall, in October 2025, the DHQ announced the arrest of 16 officers over acts of indiscipline and breaches…
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeal seeking to re-open the trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (rtd), over the murder of late politician, Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late Military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, was a major suspect in the death of Mrs Abiola on…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate has arraigned a company compliance officer, Orbby Vanessa Agwuncha, before Justice O.A. Egwuata of a Federal High Court, Abuja. She was arraigned for failure to appoint a compliance desk officer and develop programmes to combat money laundering and other illegal financial acts She is standing…
Bruce Fein, international counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has urged Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court, Abuja, to dismiss Kanu’s ongoing trial, citing lack of jurisdiction In an open letter dated October 28, Fein argued that Kanu’s continued trial is unlawful, given the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has approved the shielding of witnesses in the trial of five persons suspected members of a terrorist organisation, the Al-Shabaab, linked to the 2022 attack at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State. Justice Emeka Nwite on Tuesday granted the application to conduct the trial with a witness’…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied assaulting the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, insisting that he was treated with dignity and even accorded what it described as “presidential treatment” while in custody. This was disclosed on Wednesday during the resumed hearing of Kanu’s terrorism trial before the…
