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Human rights activist Omoyele Sowore has publicly criticised former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, stating that he is now experiencing the same judicial challenges he once defended while in office. The confrontation occurred on Monday at the Federal High Court, where Malami appeared amid ongoing legal proceedings. In a video that has since circulated online, Sowore addressed the former AGF directly, accusing him of dismissing earlier criticisms of Nigeria’s justice system during his tenure under former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Sowore, Malami had previously defended the system despite warnings about its shortcomings. “You see how it feels now…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday granted an application for the joinder of the Accord Party (AP), Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), Action Alliance (AA), and Action Peoples Party (APP) in the deregistration suit filed by the National Forum of Former Legislators (NFFL). The ruling by the trial judge, Justice Peter Lifu, has cleared the stage for the full hearing of the suit filed by the former legislators, seeking to deregister the ADC, Accord, ZLP, APP, and AA. In his ruling, the court held that the amendment was necessary to formally bring all affected parties before it, as…

Proceedings in the ongoing trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, may face fresh delays due to uncertainty surrounding the availability of a key prosecution witness. Sources familiar with the matter indicate that the prosecution team may soon inform the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that Jim Obazee, a special investigator appointed by President Bola Tinubu, is currently unavailable to testify in the case. His testimony is linked to allegations involving a $6.23 million discrepancy connected to the CBN’s Abuja branch. The development is expected to prompt yet another request for adjournment in the already…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has issued a stern warning to content creators and members of the public over the unauthorized use of its name, logo, uniforms, and other official symbols in online skits and digital productions. The anti-graft agency raised concerns following what it described as a growing trend of creators featuring the Commission in comedy skits and other forms of online content without obtaining proper approval. According to the EFCC, many of these portrayals misrepresent the agency’s core values and standard operating procedures. In a video shared on its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, the Commission…

A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has restrained the directors of Retail Supermarkets (ShopRite) from selling the company’s shares or assets pending the satisfaction of a judgment debt. The court also directed the directors to disclose all movable and immovable assets to the judgment creditor. The order was made by Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa following an ex parte application filed on November 21, 2025, in furtherance of a consent judgment entered on July 22, 2025. The application was moved by counsel to the judgment creditor, Tobenna Nnamani, FCIArb, who urged the court to issue garnishee orders nisi attaching all…

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Friday, April 24, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the court dismissing an objection by the defence counsel and allowing the prosecution to proceed with its case. Bello is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 19-count charge bordering on alleged money laundering to the tune of ₦80,246,470,088.88. At the resumed hearing on Friday, Justice Nwite delivered a ruling on an objection raised by defence counsel, J.B. Daudu, SAN, at the previous sitting. The judge held…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Tunde Ayeni, a businessman and former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, over alleged financial misconduct involving ₦36.5 billion and $30 million. According to a report by newsmen, Ayeni was arrested in Abuja on Thursday and is currently in EFCC custody as investigations continue. Sources familiar with the matter disclosed that the anti-graft agency is probing the alleged diversion and misappropriation of funds reportedly obtained from Polaris Bank Plc through companies linked to him. The funds are suspected to have been siphoned through a network of corporate entities allegedly connected…

Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, fixed June 9, 2026, for judgment in the trial of former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, over alleged fraud. Mamman is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on a 12-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the tune of ₦33,804,830,503.73 (Thirty-three billion, eight hundred and four million, eight hundred and thirty thousand, five hundred and three naira, seventy-three kobo). At the proceedings, Mamman’s counsel, Femi Atteh, SAN, stated that he filed his final written address on behalf of…

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, continued on Thursday, April 23, 2026, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness narrating how huge cash lodgments were converted to dollars and handed over to a key associate. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Bello over alleged money laundering amounting to ₦80,246,470,088.88. Testifying, the witness, Jamilu Abdullahi, a Bureau de Change operator and Prosecution Witness 12 (PW12), while being led in evidence by prosecuting counsel, Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, told the court that several cash deposits were made on…

The Federal Government has arraigned former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for allegedly unlawfully interfering with the communication of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu. The former governor was docked on Thursday by the Department of State Services (DSS) on behalf of the Federal Government on a five-count amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik. El-Rufai, however, denied all the allegations levelled against him when the charges were read in court. When the case was called, counsel to the DSS, Oluwole Aladedoye, SAN, informed the court that the…