CRIMINAL PROSECUTION

Documents have shown how the $6,230,000 cash allegedly stolen from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on February 8, 2023 was shared. A special presidential investigative team, led by Jim Obaze, that probed the tenure of the immediate past CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday in a Federal Capital Territory (FCT), High Court , Maitama opened its case of alleged N2.6 billion fraud against former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika and three others. The EFCC dragged Sirika alongside his…

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has secured the conviction of one Quadri Adeyinka, a staff of the Nigeria Immigration Service for committing a travelling passport fraud. A statement by the Spokesperson for the Commission, Ag. Director, Public Enlightenment…

Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa of the Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted and sentenced an Oman-based Nigerian businessman, Tochukwu Ugwunze, to a total of 27 years imprisonment for trafficking in 7.50 Kilograms of Indian hemp money laundering and other drug-related offences. Justice Lewis-Allagoa…

A Deputy Director with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Jubril Yakubu, has told a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, that the late Chrisland School Girl, Whitney Adeniran, visited the hospital on Jan. 20, 2023, and was in…

Justice Suleiman Belgore of the FCT High Court sitting in Garki has granted bail to a former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who is standing trial for Alleged fraud to the tune of nineteen point four billion naira. Justice Belgore granted bail to…

The trial of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja took a dramatic turn following the defendant’s collapse in court on Thursday. At the resumed trial, the defendant failed to enter the dock when he was called upon…

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, adjourned the trial of Ismaila Mustapha, (a.k.a Mompha) till July 1, 2024 just as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presented its fifth witness,  EFCC, PW5, Ezekoli…

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the request by alleged terrorist negotiator, Mohammed Tukur Mamu, seeking his transfer from the custody of the Department of the State Service (DSS) to the Kuje Correctional Centre. Delivering the ruling…

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed the request by the detained leader of the Biafra nation agitators, Nnamdi Kanu, for the restoration of his revoked bail and the removal from the custody of the Department of…