Nigeria Breaking News
A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $1.4 million linked to fraud involving the embattled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. In his ruling on Thursday, Justice Ayokunle Faji stated that the sum was proven to be proceeds of unlawful activities and must be forfeited to …
ABUJA—Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, grilled former Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, over allegations of misappropriation, procurement violations, and diversion of public funds totalling N138,413,253.89. At the time of this report, it was gathered operatives of anti-graft agency were still interrogating the former Minister. These funds, allocated for the …
A Lagos Special Offences Court has granted bail to Jude Okoye, former manager of the defunct music group P-Square, in an ongoing trial over an alleged theft of $1,019,763.87 and £34,537.59. Justice Rahman Oshodi, presiding over the case, granted Okoye bail in the sum of N50 million with two sureties in like sum. The court …
A Nigerian man residing in Mexico, Matthew A. Akande, 36, has been extradited to the United States, US for allegedly infiltrating tax preparation firms in Massachusetts to file fraudulent tax returns. Akande was arrested in October 2024 at Heathrow Airport, U.K., at the request of U.S. authorities. He was extradited on March 5, 2025, and appeared in …
Singer Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has revealed that he originally created his Instagram and Facebook accounts in an attempt to learn internet fraud, commonly known as Yahoo Yahoo. In a viral video that began trending on Tuesday, Portable was seen conversing with content creator Egungun of Lagos during a car ride. When asked about …
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two Pakistani nationals, Roman Gull, 19, and Aftab Ahmad, 28, for allegedly leading a kidnapping syndicate in the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspects, alongside five accomplices, lured a 48-year-old Pakistani from Kano State with a fake job offer as a chef before abducting him …
A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite, has dismissed a suit seeking to compel the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to stop the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating allegations of fraud and economic crimes involving businessman Abu Samaila Isa …
Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye has found himself embroiled in yet another legal controversy, this time for a serious driving-related offence that further complicates his already turbulent professional and personal life. Italian authorities have reported catching the 25-year-old goalkeeper driving an unregistered vehicle without a valid driver’s licence or insurance. Authorities fined Okoye for the offence, …
An Abeokuta Magistrate’s Court has adjourned the case against popular Musician Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a Portable, to March 26 to enable the prosecution merge his charges with those of his workers. When the case against the artist resumed on Wednesday after his earlier arraignment on Feb. 20, the prosecution told the court that it would be …
ABUJA– An Abuja Customary Court sitting at Dawaki has fixed March 11 to deliver ruling in a paternity dispute involving a former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Ayeni. The court adjourned for ruling after Ayeni, who is the petitioner, explained what led to the frosty relationship between him and his ex-mistress, …