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Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has declared that every naira allegedly misappropriated from Kaduna State Government during the eight-year administration of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai must be recovered and returned to the state treasury. Addressing journalists in Kaduna at a press briefing on Sunday, Sani said his priority was to ensure accountability and…
Abuja — A Federal High Court judge in Abuja has stepped aside from two high-profile legal proceedings involving former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The withdrawal comes as both civil and criminal cases brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the ex-AGF continue to attract national…
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Sheikh Abdullahi Saleh Pakistan has resigned from his position as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), ending a controversial tenure that attracted intense scrutiny from government officials, stakeholders in the Hajj industry, and international partners. The resignation was confirmed in Abuja on Tuesday, following days of mounting…
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello continued on Wednesday, February 4, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the cross-examination of Prosecution Witness Seven (PW7). Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a 19-count charge bordering on money laundering to…
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A Nigerian socialite, Nzube Henry Ikeji, has been accused of impersonating the Crown Prince of Dubai in an elaborate romance and investment scam that allegedly defrauded a Romanian businesswoman of $2.5 million, according to an investigation by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). The case was detailed in an OCCRP documentary which revealed…
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A prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja that $6.23 million was allegedly withdrawn from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) using forged approval documents during the tenure of former CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The witness, Bashirudden Muhammed Maishanu, an Assistant…
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A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja has withdrawn from the N212.8 billion assets forfeiture case involving former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), returning the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, for reassignment to another judge. The withdrawal followed…
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A Nigerian court has convicted and sentenced Ojo Eghosa Kingsley, a customer of First Bank of Nigeria, to one year imprisonment with an option of a ₦5 million fine after he was found guilty of refusing to refund ₦1.5 billion mistakenly credited to his bank account. Court records show that the huge sum was erroneously…
A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has told the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, that the Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue paid over ₦1.16 billion as commission to a tax consultant within eight months in 2019, as the corruption trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya…
In a fresh development at the Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday tendered additional Zenith Bank records as part of its ongoing prosecution in the ₦110.4 billion fraud and money-laundering trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, and his co-defendants. The…
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