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The trial of Akindele Akintoye, alongside Platforms Capital Investment Partners Limited and Duport Midstream Company Limited, continued on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, before Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, with the court refusing to admit in evidence a document tendered by Akintoye containing his request to buy out the shares of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB). The defendants are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on an amended six-count charge bordering on dishonesty and the alleged conversion of $35 million belonging to the NCDMB. The application for the admission of…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, presented its second prosecution witness (PW2) in the ongoing trial of a vessel, MT Ostria, and three others over the alleged theft of 25,354,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Retail Limited. The trial is before Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. The defendants—MT Ostria, Captain Raymundo A. Panaligam, Chief Officer Roneno Villarin, and Vincent Wayas—were arraigned by the EFCC on October 29, 2025, on a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy and stealing. The…
Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has granted the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, bail. He is being charged for alleged financial misconduct, including deposits into his domiciliary account and how his earnings were handled by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). However, El-Rufai’s bail application was stalled at the Kaduna State High Court, as the presiding judge, Justice Darius Khobo, has reserved ruling on the bail application to April 21, 2026. The former governor is being arraigned before the state high court on multiple charges bordering on…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as Chairman and Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), respectively, to Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The judgment in the suit, filed by a member of the House of Representatives from Kogi State, Hon. Leke Abejide, was initially scheduled for Monday, April 13. However, the trial judge, Justice Musa Liman, postponed it by 24 hours due to other pressing official engagements. A court registrar announced the adjournment on Monday to journalists and politicians who had gathered early…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed a suit seeking to halt the renewal and restructuring of the nation’s pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd. The decision followed an ex parte motion (No. FCT/HC/M/4534/2026) filed and argued by the Registered Trustees of the Peoples Wellbeing Association. Ruling on the motion, the trial judge, Justice Bello Kawu, declined the claimant’s request and instead granted an accelerated hearing of the motion on notice, fixed for April 21, 2026. Consequently, Justice Kawu ordered the applicants to issue and serve the originating and other court processes…
The Kaduna State High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to April 14, 2026. El-Rufai appeared before the court amid tight security as proceedings continued in a case filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), involving allegations of financial impropriety and abuse of office. During the session, El-Rufai pleaded not guilty to all nine charges brought against him by the ICPC on March 18, 2026. Meanwhile, the ICPC requested that the second defendant, Amadu Sule, be removed from the charge, and…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appeared at the Kaduna State High Court on Monday as his trial resumed in a case filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He is standing trial alongside Amadu Sule over allegations including abuse of office, fraud, intent to commit fraud, and conferring undue advantage. The former governor arrived at the court at about 9 a.m. under tight security, drawing attention from supporters, legal observers, and members of the public who gathered early in anticipation of the hearing. Inside the courtroom, proceedings were set to continue with submissions from…
Global technology company Meta Platforms, Inc. has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Lagos State High Court delivered in favour of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, setting the stage for a potentially precedent-setting legal battle over digital rights, platform liability, and the scope of fundamental rights enforcement in Nigeria. The appeal, dated April 10, 2026, arises from Suit No. LD/18843MFHR/2025: Falana v. Meta Platforms, Inc., in which Justice O. A. Oresanya ruled in favour of Falana and awarded damages of $25,000 over a video publication alleged to have violated his rights. Meta’s Notice of Appeal, filed by…
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal disqualifying Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN) from appearing as counsel for Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Limited, affirming the companies’ right to appoint their own legal representatives in a dispute challenging the validity of a receivership. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, the apex court held that where the legality of a receiver’s appointment is itself in dispute, such a receiver cannot assume the authority to appoint counsel to represent the company in the same proceedings. The ruling…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has charged the media to uphold editorial integrity and adopt constructive reporting to enhance the fight against corruption, economic, and financial crimes. He gave the charge on Thursday, April 9, 2026, in a goodwill message at the “VON Forum 2025,” themed “51 Years of Nigeria’s Role in Deepening Democratic Stability in ECOWAS,” organized in Abuja by the Voice of Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. The EFCC boss cited an incident in which the Commission arrested a politically exposed person for…