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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…
Fresh revelations emerged in the ongoing trial of former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, as a prosecution witness told a Federal Capital Territory High Court that an aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines was allegedly presented to Nigerians as the country’s proposed national carrier, Nigeria Air. The testimony was given by Christopher Odofin, an investigator with the…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has convicted and sentenced a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession of minerals valued at N2.4million. Bawa was arraigned on November 1, 2022, by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Commission on a one-count charge bordering…
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Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has intensified legal efforts to permanently confiscate 57 high-value properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, in a case that underscores growing scrutiny of public office holders’ wealth. The EFCC, in a motion filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja,…
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…
Read More “₦80.2bn Yahaya Bello Fraud Trial: Court Insists on Receipts Before Admitting CTCs” »
Former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, alongside his son, Abubakar Abdulaziz Malami, will remain in Kuje Correctional Centre until January 7, when the court is expected to rule on their bail applications. The order was issued on Friday by Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court after…
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a 16-count money laundering charge against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, his son, Abdulaziz Malami, and an employee of Rahamaniyya Properties Limited, Hajia Bashir Asabe, in what marks a major legal escalation against the former chief law officer. The…
Read More “EFCC Drags Ex-AGF Malami, Son, Associate to Court Over 16-Count Money Laundering Case” »
(see full list of properties) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has traced 41 high-value properties estimated at ₦212.9 billion to Abubakar Malami, former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, in one of the most extensive asset-tracing exercises involving a former top public official in recent years. The properties are spread across…
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In a high-profile development that has gripped political and legal circles across Nigeria, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to arraign Dr. Chris Ngige, former Minister of Labour and Productivity and ex-Governor of Anambra State, in court following his arrest in Abuja this week. Dr. Ngige was taken into EFCC custody late…
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Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court Maitama has adjourned till December 9, 2025 the adoption of written addresses by the prosecution and defence counsel in the trial within trial of a former Minister of Aviation Hadi Abubakar Sirika. Sirika is on trial alongside his daughter Fatima Hadi Sirika, son in…
Read More “Alleged N2.7billion Fraud: Court Adjourns Hadi Sirika’s Trial Till Dec 9” »