A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has ordered the final forfeiture of assets valued at about ₦8.94 billion allegedly linked to businesswoman and founder of Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Limited, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Jude Onwugbuzie granted the order on Thursday following an application filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested the self-acclaimed Director-General of the non-existent Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, following a warrant issued by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Adeyemi was apprehended on Tuesday shortly after Justice Mohammed Umar ordered his arrest over his failure to appear for arraignment in a case involving…
…Seizes N10.3bn cannabis shipment in Lagos By Seun Ibiyemi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 38-year-old South African woman, Ms. Will Jessica Ann, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, for allegedly concealing 5.75 kilograms of heroin in her luggage and using her three-year-old son as a cover…
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Special Offences Court has admitted into evidence extra-judicial statements made by former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, in his ongoing trial over alleged abuse of office and fraud. The statements, which Emefiele reportedly made on October 27, October 30, November 1 and November 2, 2023, were…
By Seun Ibiyemi Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, Mary Yetunde Barek, after intercepting 13 kilograms of cocaine ingeniously concealed in fake plantain peels at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect, a caregiver based in the United Kingdom, was arrested at the departure…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a fresh N200 million bail to the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and publisher, Omoyele Sowore, in his ongoing trial over alleged criminal defamation and cybercrime. Delivering a ruling on Tuesday, Justice Mohammed Umar ordered Sowore to provide two sureties as part of the…
…we killed her to teach her a lesson – Suspect By Seun Ibiyemi The Ogun State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the gruesome murder of businesswoman, Madam Olakitan Oyesiku, and her security guard, Pelumi Adetayo, following a forensic and intelligence-led investigation that also led to the recovery of the deceased’s stolen vehicle. Commissioner…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, seeking a review of the bail conditions imposed on him in his ongoing alleged wiretapping trial. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, who delivered the ruling on Tuesday, held that the conditions earlier granted by the court were neither excessive…
An indigene of Umuhu Okabia community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, Mrs. Favour Nkechi Okorie, has appealed to the Federal Government to intervene over what she described as repeated harassment and intimidation by military personnel in her community. Speaking about her experience, Okorie alleged that on March 30, 2021, soldiers invaded her…
…Arrest 4 suspects in Lagos-Ogun wildlife bust By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’, in collaboration with the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), has recorded a major breakthrough in its fight against illegal wildlife trafficking with the interception of 22…
