The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, January 29, 2026 arraigned BFI Group Corporation, Reuben M. Jaja, Uzor Chidi Jerry, David Femi James, Imeobong Jumbo Udom, Adeola Edward and Emeka Emmanuel Okorie before Justice M. S. Idris of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Jabi, Abuja for alleged fraud to the tune...
More than £2m was spent at Harrods on behalf of a then-Nigerian oil minister accused of accepting bribes from industry figures interested in government contracts, a court in London has heard. Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, is alleged to have been provided with “a life of luxury in the United Kingdom”, including the use of multimillion-pound properties,...
BY UCHENNA NWAFOR My Justification: Mike Ozekhome, SAN, Represents Peace, Justice, and the Voice for the Voiceless in Nigeria. For over four decades, Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome, SAN, has stood as one of Nigeria’s most fearless defenders of the oppressed, the marginalized, and the constitution itself. His name is inseparable from Nigeria’s human rights...
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has convicted one Victor Ogiemwonyi and his firm, Partnership Securities Limited, over fraud involving N953.5 million and $80,000 linked to the sale of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) shares. Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay, on January 21, found Ogiemwonyi and his company guilty of stealing proceeds from the sale of...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed January 7 to hear the bail application of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami SAN, over alleged money laundering. Malami is being remanded at Kuje Correctional Centre. Malami, his son Abdulaziz, and one of his wives, Bashir Asabe, are...
The release of Nigerian farmer, Sunday Jackson, from death row after over a decade in prison, secured through persistent advocacy by US Congressman Riley Moore, underscores a vital truth. This case exemplifies how nations upholding the rule of law must vigilantly protect individuals ensnared in systems where justice is arbitrary or absent. Such interventions not...
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Foremost human rights activist and former Chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu has admonished the newly inaugurated Public Interest Litigation Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law (NBA-SPIDEL) to align its activities with those of the lawyers’ association. Speaking at the inauguration of the...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting at Gwarimpa, has granted bail to Dr. Chris Ngige, a former Minister of Labour and Employment during ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, in the ongoing trial over alleged contract fraud and receiving gratification. Justice Maryam Hassan, in admitting Ngige to bail, adopted the administrative bail earlier granted by...
A senior lawyer and human rights activist, Mr. Edward Omaga has urged the National Assembly to “immediately” suspend the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Kamorudeen Ogunlana, for dereliction of duty. In a complaint addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and made available to CITY LAWYER, the activist proposed...