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Court Threatens to Revoke Sowore’s Bail Over Absence

The Federal High Court in Abuja has warned that it may revoke the bail granted to activist and publisher of SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, if he fails to appear at the next hearing in his ongoing trial over alleged cyberstalking of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Justice Mohammed Umar issued the warning on Thursday after Sowore and […]

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March 12, 2026
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PDP Applauds Court Order Directing INEC to Recognise Oluyede in Ekiti Governorship Race

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has welcomed a ruling by the Federal High Court in Abuja directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise Dr. Oluwole Oluyede as the party’s governorship candidate for the upcoming Ekiti State election. In a statement released on Friday, the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, described the judgment […]

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March 6, 2026
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Anambra Court Sentences Orient Petroleum MD, Two Others To 14 Years Over N25bn Fraud

The Anambra State High Court sitting in Awka has sentenced the Managing Director of Orient Petroleum Resources Plc, Engineer Nnaemeka Nwawka, and two others to 14 years’ imprisonment each for their roles in a N25 billion fraud case. The other convicts are Jude Anniekwe Cyril and the Registered Trustees of Sage Nebefeife Foundation. The trio […]

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February 27, 2026
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Supreme Court Upholds Seven-Year Jail Term for Senator Albert Bassey Over N240m Fraud

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the conviction and seven-year prison sentence handed to former senator Albert Bassey in a N240 million fraud case, effectively ending his prolonged legal battle. In a unanimous ruling delivered by Justice Stephen Jonah Adah, a five-member panel of the apex court upheld the decisions of both the trial […]

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February 27, 2026
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Police Close Case Against Chioma Okoli in Erisco Food Review Trial as Defence Files No-Case Submission

The prosecution in the cyberstalking case filed by the Inspector-General of Police against Chioma Okoli has formally closed its case, with the defence opting to file a no-case submission. Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, disclosed in a post on X on Thursday that during the resumed hearing, the prosecution completed the cross-examination of its second […]

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February 26, 2026
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Enugu High Court Orders UK to Pay £420m Over 1949 Killing of Coal Miners

A High Court of Enugu State has ordered the British Government to pay £420 million in compensation to the families of 21 Nigerian coal miners killed by colonial officers at the Iva Valley Coal Mine in 1949. Justice Anthony Onovo, delivering judgment on Thursday, ruled that the killings constituted an unlawful and extrajudicial violation of […]

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February 5, 2026
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Court dismisses suit seeking dissolution of Live Seed Church

The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a petition seeking the dissolution of the Incorporated Trustees of Live Seed Christian Church of God, ruling that the applicants failed to present credible evidence to justify winding up the church. Justice Akintayo Aluko delivered the judgment on January 5, 2026, in Suit No. FHC/L/CP/1981/2022. The petition […]

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February 5, 2026
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UK Prosecutors Say Alison-Madueke Lived ‘Lavish Lifestyle’ Funded by Bribes

British prosecutors on Tuesday alleged that former Nigerian oil minister and ex-OPEC president, Diezani Alison-Madueke, funded a lavish lifestyle with bribes received while in office. The 65-year-old appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London on the opening day of her corruption trial, where she faces several counts of bribery linked to her tenure as Nigeria’s […]

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January 27, 2026
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EFCC Arraigns Ex–NEDC Official, Others Over Alleged ₦2.28bn Fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned a former National Coordinator of the Multi-Sectoral Crisis Recovery Project (MCRP) at the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Danjuma Mohammed, alongside Prince Chibuike Echem, over an alleged ₦2.28 billion fraud. The defendants were brought before Justice K. N. Ogbonnaya of the Federal Capital Territory […]

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January 27, 2026
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Alleged ₦110.4bn Kogi Fraud: EFCC Tenders Additional Bank Records in Yahaya Bello Trial

The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over the alleged ₦110.4 billion fraud continued on Thursday, January 15, 2026, before Justice Maryanne Anineh of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) presenting additional bank documents as evidence. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar […]

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January 15, 2026
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