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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has explained the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Professor Bello Abubakar, personal physician to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, following a court-approved medical visit to the National Hospital in Abuja. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the anti-graft agency alleged that the hospital visit,…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the forfeiture of additional properties linked to former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, in favour of the Federal Government, following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice James Omotosho, who presided over the matter, granted a final forfeiture order for one property and…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, have expressed concerns over risks being posed to businesses and national security by the activities of unregistered Point of Sale. POS, operators. The concerns were expressed in Abuja on Thursday, June 25, 2026 when the Board Chairman, CAC, Senator Ibrahim Adah paid…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is preparing to arraign the National President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Abdullahi Bodejo, before the Federal High Court in Abuja over allegations of terrorism financing and money laundering involving approximately $2.53 million. According to information released by the anti-graft agency, a 12-count charge was filed against…
The United States government has imposed sanctions on a Nigeria-based money exchange operator accused of facilitating the movement of funds for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as part of a broader crackdown on the terrorist group’s global financial network. According to U.S. authorities, the sanctions target three individuals and six entities operating…
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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has suffered a setback in his ongoing legal battle after a court declined his application seeking a variation of the bail conditions earlier imposed on him, meaning he will remain in custody pending the fulfillment of those conditions. The ruling was delivered by the Federal High Court, where…
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A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that he paid between 50 and 60 percent of the commissions earned by his company from consultancy services rendered to the Kogi State Internal Revenue…
Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court in Ilorin on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, adjourned the trial of former Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu, until July 27, 2026, for the continuation of the cross-examination of the sixth prosecution witness, Stanley Ujilibo. The adjournment followed an…
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Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, sitting in Apo, Abuja on Monday, June 15, 2026 dismissed an application filed by the counsel to a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq seeking the setting aside of the Bench Warrant and Warrant of Arrest issued against the former minister Farouq, alongside…
A prosecution witness in the ongoing money laundering trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that a property located in Maitama was purchased for ₦550 million, with the payment allegedly made in United States dollars. The witness, Shehu Bello, a real estate agent and commodity trader,…