A prosecution witness in the trial of former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, contradicted himself during cross-examination before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Apo, Abuja. The witness, Mr Iliya Iyakwari, is the 5th Prosecution Witness (PW5) in the ongoing trial over alleged infractions relating to the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced four of the five defendants being prosecuted for their involvement in the 2022 terror attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo in Ondo State, to death by hanging. Judge Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the Department of State Services (DSS) had been able to…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 3 for judgment in the trial of five men being prosecuted for the terrorist attack in Owo church that killed no fewer than 41 worshippers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) had filed terrorism charge against the suspects…
Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been granted N100 million bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja in connection with allegations of breaching national security laws. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the bail on Monday after the Department of State Services (DSS) indicated that it would not oppose the application submitted by defence counsel,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the confiscating and forfeiting a multi billion naira assets and investments owned by Chukwunyere Nnabuoku, the convicted former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), to the Federal Government. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on a motion on notice filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
The Federal High Court in Abuja is to deliver on judgment in the case filed by the Federal Government against eight Chinese nationals and two others over allegations bordering on illegal mining on July 13 . Justice James Omotosho fixed the date on Tuesday after the Prosecution Counsel, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, and the defendants’ counsel,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted Mr James Nolan, a Director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, in absentia, in the money laundering offences preferred against him by the EFCC. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also found a company, Micad Project City Services Ltd, guilty as charged and accordingly…
An Abuja High Court on Monday admitted five newspaper publications and certification receipts from the National Library of Nigeria in the ongoing trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele as evidence. Justice Maryanne Anenih , admitted the materials and marked them as evidence, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former minister of state for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylvia, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu made the order after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect. The News…
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission witness, Nicholas Ojehomon, told an Abuja High Court that former Kogi governor. Yahaya Bello did not sign the prepaid school fees agreement. Ojehomon, is an internal auditor with the American International School, Abuja, The EFCC charged Bello, Umar Oricha and Abdulsalam Hudu with criminal breach of trust. Bello and his…
