A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, November 27, 2025, dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Binance Head of Financial Crime Compliance, Tigran Gambaryan, against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in which he alleged unlawful and prolonged detention. In his ruling, Justice Umar Mohammed held that Gambaryan’s fundamental rights application could not…
A court in Equatorial Guinea has convicted one of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo’s sons for the illegal sale of a national airline aircraft, a court official confirmed. On Tuesday, the court ruled that Ruslan Obiang Nsue, 50, a former director of the state-owned airline Ceiba Intercontinental, must serve a six-year prison sentence unless he…
The third prosecution witness in the alleged money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, admitted before the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, that there was no wired transfer of fees from the Kogi State Government or any of…
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions. The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore. He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, ABUAD. Farotimi, who was remanded…
An FCT High Court has granted bail to the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, in the sum of N500 million over money laundering charges. Justice Maryanne Aninih on Thursday also ordered Bello to produce two sureties in like sum.The judge said sureties must be notable Nigerians with landed property in Maitama,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, setting his bail at ₦500 million. Presiding over the hearing on Friday, December 13, Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Bello to provide two sureties, each guaranteeing the same amount. The sureties must swear to an affidavit of…
The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has set January 7, 2025, to decide on the objection raised by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, regarding the $4.5bn and N2.8bn fraud charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Emefiele and his co-defendant, Henry Omoile, face 26 counts filed…
The Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has dismissed a ₦4.8 billion fraud charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Chief Cletus Ibeto, Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company. Justice Oyindamola Ogala struck out the charge after counsel to the EFCC, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN), informed the court that Ibeto had refunded…
A Nigerian pastor whose church was shut down over an alleged £1.87 million fraud has lost his fight against deportation, despite claiming it would breach his human rights, a report by a UK news medium An immigration tribunal has ruled that the pastor should be deported back to his native Nigeria after investigations, including by…
Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed two of its personnel following their involvement in theft during a recent raid. The operation, conducted at a hotel in Gowon Estate known for harboring drug users and traffickers, resulted in numerous arrests. However, the raid’s integrity was compromised by the actions of two officials whose misconduct was captured on…
