Political analysis, national security dispatches, and court proceedings from across Nigeria.
CourtIn London on Monday, former Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke told a Southwark Crown Court that she never accepted bribes and insisted that all expenses linked to her stay in the United Kingdom were legitimate government-approved payments. She stated in her testimony that she did not request or receive any illegal financial benefit during her time […]
CourtSecurity agencies maintained a strong presence at the Federal High Court in Kaduna on Tuesday as former governor Nasir El-Rufai appeared for arraignment over alleged corruption-related offences. Officials brought him to the court premises early in the morning in a security vehicle, where he stayed briefly before officers escorted him into the courtroom. Dressed in […]
CourtJustice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted and sentenced former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Nwabuoku, to 72 years imprisonment over a high-profile money laundering case involving N868 million. The ruling followed the successful prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which accused the former government official of […]
CourtA Federal High Court in Abuja has authorised the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission ICPC to examine electronic devices recovered from the residence of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik granted the order after the commission filed an application seeking permission to inspect and analyse the items as part […]
CourtIn a high-profile ruling, a Federal High Court in Abuja has granted ₦200 million bail each to ex-AGF Abubakar Malami, his wife Asabe Bashir, and son Abdulaziz Malami in their ongoing money laundering trial. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik, presiding over the case, set strict bail conditions requiring two sureties per defendant, one providing property title in […]
CourtFormer Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a ₦1 billion lawsuit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), challenging the legality of a search conducted at his Abuja residence. The suit, lodged before the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeks a declaration that the search warrant used by the anti-corruption […]