Appeal Court Restores EFCC’s Interim Forfeiture Order On 14 Properties Linked To Yahaya Bello
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has restored the interim forfeiture order obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to seize 14 properties allegedly linked to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. Justice Yargata Nimpar who read the unanimous judgment which was delivered virtually on Wednesday, set aside aContinue Reading
Suspected Herders Kill Policeman, Eight Others In Benue
Nine persons, including a police officer, have been killed in a renewed attack by suspected herders in the Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. A source told Channels Television that the attackers invaded Okwutanobe, Okpokpolo, Olegagbani, and Ikpele – all four communities along the border with Kogi State –Continue Reading
Court Arraigns Suspected Enugu Ritualist, Obieze, 2 Others, For Alleged Kidnapping, Killing
A suspected Enugu ritualist, Obi-Levi Obieze, 40, was on Wednesday, arraigned before an Enugu North Magistrates’ Court for alleged kidnappings and killings in Enugu. Obieze, popularly known as “E dey play, E dey Show”, was arraigned alongside one Sebastine Offor, 64 and Ejike Odinwamkpa, 38. The trio were arraigned onContinue Reading
Couple sentenced to 22 years imprisonment for drug trafficking in Lagos
A businessman, Ajah Johnson Uchenna and his wife, Rosemary Uchenna, were on Monday, 4th August 2025, sentenced to a total of 22 and a half years imprisonment by Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court 8 in Lagos for dealing in illicit drugs. Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA Headquarters,Continue Reading
Police detain four over staged kidnapping to extort elderly father
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested four suspects for allegedly staging a fake kidnapping to extort N5 million from the elderly father of two of the suspects.FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. She saidContinue Reading
21 Foreign Hackers Fined ₦1m Each, Ordered To Depart Nigeria
Justice Ekerete Akpan of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has convicted 21 foreign nationals over high-level cybercrime, fining each of them one million Naira. Delivering judgment on the plea bargain reached between the convicts and the Nigeria Police Force, Justice Akpan ordered their immediate departure from Nigeria within six workingContinue Reading
FG Appeals Judgment Freeing Ex-NHIS Boss In $2.1m Laundering Case
The Federal Government has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the July 24 judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which freed a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olufemi Thomas, on allegations of money laundering. Our correspondent obtained the 28-page notice of appeal, filedContinue Reading
Tinubu’s Harsh Economic Policies Have Wiped Out The Middle Class — Falana
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, stating that the administration’s “harsh neoliberal policies” have decimated Nigeria’s middle class and worsened living conditions for millions of citizens. Falana noted that despite the President recently acknowledging the economic hardship faced by citizens, his policies have furtherContinue Reading
Court orders interim forfeiture of Lagos property over N986m diesel fraud
Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has ordered the interim forfeiture of a property located at No. 29 Oyindamola Shogbesan Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace Way, Lagos, over its alleged link to a N986 million diesel supply fraud. The order, granted followed aContinue Reading
Six bag 93 years jail term for drug trafficking
Six persons, including a physically challenged woman, Rita Idehen, has been sentenced to cumulative prison term of 93 years for offences related to drug trafficking and possession. They were convicted in six separate judgments delivered by Justice Chuka A. Obiozor and Justice J. B. O. Quadir of the FederalContinue Reading