An Ibadan magistrates’ court has granted bail to five men accused of stealing industrial equipment worth ₦11.2 million from a company in the city. The accused — identified as Thomas Akaachir (24), Suleiman Musa (20), Yunusa Mustafa (19), Anas Mohammed (23), and AbdulRahman (22) — are facing charges of conspiracy, breaking in and theft. Inspector…
ABUJA – The Federal Government has arraigned the suspended Senator for Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, before the Federal High Court on a fresh six-count charge. The beleaguered lawmaker, who was previously suspended from the Senate for six months, is alleged to have made a false claim about an assassination, as stated in the charge labelled…
Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, has been granted bail by an Abuja High Court in connection with a fresh criminal case involving a disputed housing estate and billions of naira allegedly hidden in proxy accounts. Justice Yusuf Halilu, presiding over the case at the FCT High Court, granted bail to Emefiele…
A Nigerian court has granted conditional bail to a woman accused of human trafficking due to her pregnancy, while ordering her husband—charged alongside her—to remain in detention. The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, delivered the decision on Wednesday in a case involving alleged cross-border trafficking of a young girl…
