•Air Marshal Adesola Amosu The Federal High Court in Lagos today struck out a N22.8 billion fraud charge against former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall, Adesola Amosu, and two other Air Force Chiefs. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke set the military officers free while delivering rulings on their separate preliminary objections challenging the court...
•Trump The start date for former U.S. President Donald Trump’s trial for attempted election fraud has been pushed back. The court in the capital Washington announced yesterday that the start of the trial, originally scheduled for March 4, would be postponed due to unresolved legal issues in the case, reports AFP. A new date has […]
•Ahmed Idris The former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has accused the Economic and Financial Crime Commission of deceiving him to admit to the allegations against him. The ex-AGF claimed that the EFCC told him they wanted to use him to get the minister of finance and some other governors. Idris and his […]
•Oluomo The impeached Speaker of the Ogun House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, alongside two other principal career officers of the assembly, Dayo Samuel and Adeyemo Adedeji, were today arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Oke Mosan, Abeokuta, the capital of the state. Oluomo and the duo were dragged before the court by the [&hellip...
•Cletus Ibeto The ongoing trial of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, over alleged N4.8 billion fraud amongst other offences before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja was yesterday stalled due to the return of the case file by the trial judge, Justice Ismail Ijelu to the Chief Judge of […]
•Obiano in court today in Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned former Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, on nine counts of alleged N4bn fraud during his time as governor of the South-East state from March 2014 to March 2022. The 68-year-old was arraigned today (Wednesday) before Justice Inyang Ekwo of ...
•Willie Obiano The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will arraign the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 24, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over alleged money laundering to the tune of N4,008,573,350. It was gathered today that the ex-governor will be arrai...
•Godwin Emefiele All is set for the former Governor of the Central Bank (CBN), Mister Godwin Emefiele, to take his plea on the 20-count amended charge. He is presently within the court premises, but not in the courtroom of the Federal High Court in Abuja, reports Channels TV. The trial judge, Justice Hamza Muazu of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives from the Lagos Zonal Command have arrested a former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Charles Chukwuemeka Ugwuh, for an alleged conspiracy and fraud to the tune of N3.6bn. Head Media and Publicity of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale in a statement today, said Ugwuh was arrested [&h...
•Sadiya Farouq and Betta Edu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday seized the travel documents of suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu and her predecessor Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq. The anti-graft agency also impounded the international passport of the suspended National Coord...

