Author: Staff Editor
The Senate has ramped up calls for urgent action by the Federal Government and security agencies to secure the release of victims still being held captive following the recent abduction of students, pupils, and teachers from schools in Oyo State. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion sponsored by Sen. Abdulfatai Buhari, who drew the attention of the upper chamber to the attack in which 46 persons, including schoolchildren and teachers, were abducted. However, lawmakers declined a proposal seeking an audit of military spending despite growing concerns over persistent insecurity, banditry, kidnapping, and insurgency across the country. The proposal…
Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, deferred ruling on a motion seeking to discontinue the trial of former Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to the day of final judgment, in line with the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting the former minister alongside his daughter, Fatima Hadi Sirika, and son-in-law, Hamma Jalal Sule, on an amended six-count charge bordering on contract fraud involving Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, a company linked to his daughter, to the…
The coroner’s inquest into the death of 21-month-old Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of renowned author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Dr. Ivara Esege, suffered a major setback on Wednesday after Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital informed the Coroner’s Court that it had obtained an order from the Lagos State High Court staying further proceedings. The matter came before Coroner Magistrate Atinuke Adetunji at Court 9, Igbosere Magisterial District, Yaba, Lagos, and was scheduled for the commencement of witness testimony. Counsel to Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital, Professor Taiwo Osipitan, SAN, told the court that the hospital had initiated judicial review proceedings challenging, among other issues,…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced four out of the five terrorists involved in the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which 43 worshippers were killed, to death by hanging. The four convicted terrorists are: Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza (25), Al Qasim Idris (20), Jamiu Abdulmalik (26), and Abdulhaleem Idris (25). They were sentenced to death by hanging, while Momoh Otuho Abubakar (47) was discharged and acquitted of all charges. Justice Emeka Nwite found the four terrorists guilty on all nine-count charges brought against them by the Department of State Services (DSS) and ordered…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, June 1, 2026, presented its fifth prosecution witness (PW5) in the trial of former Minister of Power, Olu Agunloye, before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Apo, Abuja. The former minister is facing prosecution on an amended seven-count charge bordering on official corruption and the alleged fraudulent award of the Mambilla Power Project contract worth $6 billion to Sunrise Power Transmission Company Limited. The witness, Iliya John Iyakwari, an Assistant Director of Legal in the Federal Ministry of Justice, currently serving in the Federal Ministry of…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has charged the Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Shehu Dikko, on the need to observe regulatory compliance in the interest of sports development in the country. He gave the charge in Abuja on Friday, May 29, as Dikko led the top management team of the NSC on a courtesy visit to him at the EFCC’s corporate headquarters. “We always want to engage in the spirit of working together. As you would have known, the EFCC has had cause to investigate some of your predecessors,…
The Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation (DPPF), Rotimi Iseoluwa Oyedepo, SAN, has extended warm Eid-el-Kabir greetings to Muslims across Nigeria, urging citizens to embrace peace, unity, and love during the festive season. In a goodwill message issued to mark the celebration, Oyedepo congratulated Muslim faithful on witnessing another Eid-el-Kabir, describing the occasion as a period of sacrifice, devotion, and reflection. He prayed that Allah would accept the sacrifices and acts of worship offered during the season and bless Nigerians with peace, good health, happiness, and divine favour. The DPPF also called on citizens to use the celebration as…
Tension erupted in Ikeja, Lagos, after the Akinole-Oshiun family accused Hon. James Abiodun Faleke and officials of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority (OORBDA) of allegedly unleashing hoodlums on a disputed property, despite what the family described as “final and binding” court judgments affirming its ownership rights. Hon. James Abiodun Faleke is a third-term lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the 10th House of Representatives. The family alleged that armed thugs stormed the property located along Lateef Jakande Road, opposite the Coca-Cola factory in Agidingbi, in the early hours of Monday, May 25, 2026, demolishing a newly erected perimeter fence…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has felicitated with Muslims across the country on the glorious occasion of the Sallah celebration, stating that the festival “presents us with another opportunity to share the light, love, and blessings of Almighty Allah with the entire world.” He made the call in Abuja on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in his Sallah message to Nigerians. The EFCC boss stressed that while celebrating and sharing the blessings accompanying the festival, there is a need to refresh and strengthen our commitment to the ideals of transparency and anti-corruption…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, reserved ruling on the final forfeiture of 57 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in a case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). At Tuesday’s proceedings, EFCC counsel, J.S. Okutepa, SAN, informed the court that the matter was scheduled for the hearing of the final forfeiture application concerning the properties, as well as other pending applications. In response, defence counsel, Adedayo Adedeji, SAN, drew the court’s attention to…