Chief Magistrate Emmanuel A. Iyanna of the Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court has declined to recuse itself from the ongoing trial of former Dunamis pastor Abraham Daniel and Enenche Enenche, also known as Obonyilo Enenche Peter. The case was brought against them by Pastor Paul Enenche, Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre. Counsel for…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, presented its ninth and final prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Benue State Governor, Gabriel Suswam, over alleged N3.1 billion fraud. Suswam is being prosecuted alongside his former Commissioner for Finance, Omodachi Okolobia, on an amended 11-count charge bordering on the diversion of public…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants must open their defence in the ongoing drug trafficking case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The ruling, delivered on Friday, April 11, followed a series of no-case submissions…
The trial of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, over alleged non-disclosure of assets resumed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, with a prosecution witness revealing that investigations uncovered over N200 million in Kyari’s accounts, exceeding his official earnings. The witness, a Chief Investigator with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency…
Oba Oloyede The whereabouts of Apetu of Ipetumodu, Oba Joseph Olugbenga Oloyede, is causing ripples in his domain, as residents and indigenes of the community are calling for the intervention of the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in unraveling the mystery behind his disappearance. Oba Oloyede, a United States of America-based accountant and information system…
Mamu A witness identified as prosecution witness D has narrated how he negotiated the release of his mother and sister with N80m ransom paid to Tukur Mamu, the publisher of Desert Herald newspaper, onward transmission to Boko Haram insurgents. The witness made this revelation in the ongoing trial of Mamu at the federal high court…
A civil society group, Global Rights, has demanded the release of four journalists facing trial over alleged cyber bullying . The group called for an end to intimidation and continued detention of Olurotimi Olawale, Precious Eze Chukwunonso, Roland Olonishuwa, and Seun Odunlami, noting that they have unjustly remained “wards” of the Nigerian criminal justice system…
