A civic group, the Mega National Movement for Good Governance (MNMGG), has called for strict adherence to due process in the ongoing prosecution of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, during a peaceful demonstration at the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in Abuja. The protest, held yesterday in the Nigerian capital, centred…
A prosecution witness, Mr Emmanuel Onwuzunike, told an Abuja court that he disbursed money as instructed by Bello Yeto, a former permanent secretary, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in Taraba. Onwuzunike, is a witness in the trial former governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku and Yero. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, adjourned the trial of an Abuja-based lawyer and four other social media influencers, who allegedly cyberbullying Sen. Shehu Buba Umar, until Feb. 16. Justice Rita Offili-Ajumogobia fixed the date following an application by Leyii Abueh, counsel for the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), seeking the court’s permission…
An Abuja court has heard that former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, acted in line with a directive from late President Muhammadu Buhari requiring that redesigned Naira notes be produced within Nigeria. The testimony was given by Mr Chinedu Emere, an investigator with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), during proceedings…
Jurors at Southwark Crown Court have heard claims that former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke spent £140,000 in a single day on high-end furniture while serving in government. The allegation was made by prosecutor Alexandra Healy during the resumed bribery trial in London on Monday. Healy told Judge Michael Snow that the purchases were made…
Mr Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), on Monday asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to acquit and discharge him from an alleged N868.46 million fraud case brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Speaking after opening his defence before Justice James Omotosho, Nwabuoku denied being a signatory or…
A middle-aged man, Mr Sunday Kasun, has asked an Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State to grant him custody of his 14-year-old son. Kasun told the court on Monday that the teenager had been living with his maternal grandparents in Akwa Ibom State. The child’s mother, Ms Gloria Udong, who is the defendant in the…
An Ikeja High Court has approved the service of court processes through electronic means on social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and Kelvin Emmanuel. The ruling was delivered on Monday by Justice Akintunde Savage in a suit filed by Pastor Chris Okafor against Nollywood actress Doris Ogala. According to NAN, the…
The trial of Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, former head of Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was adjourned on Wednesday after lawyers representing both the prosecution and the defence failed to appear in court. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Obiora Egwuatu, was unable to proceed with the case as neither…
A trial began in Abuja on Tuesday over allegations that an Abuja-based lawyer and four social media influencers defamed Senator Shehu Umar online. The first prosecution witness, SP Michael Kalu, a police investigator with the National Cybercrime Centre, outlined how the defendants were tracked following a complaint by the senator. Senator Umar, Chairman of the…
