Malami Cannot Wash Off His Legacy of Impunity with ADC Defection — Citizens Alliance

A civic watchdog group, the Citizens Alliance for Rule of Law and Justice (CARoLJ), has condemned former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over his recent criticism of the Bola Tinubu administration, describing his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as an act of “political desperation dressed in …

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EFCC Arraigns Man For Alleged Forgery, Possession of Fraudulent Documents In Lagos

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, July 4, 2025, arraigned one Ebikonbo-Owen Anthony before Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.  He was arraigned on a three-count charge bordering on conspiracy to defraud, forgery and possession of fraudulent documents. He pleaded “not guilty” to the offence. …

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Judge Slams Bash Ali for Wasting Court’s Time, Dismisses ₦500bn Extortion, Defamation Suit Against Sunday Dare

A high court in Abuja has slammed Bash Ali, a former world cruiserweight boxing champion for wasting its time as it struck out the case he filed against Sunday Dare, a former Sports Minister, with the presiding judge, Justice U.P. Kekemeke, declaring the life of the case terminated.   Ali had sued Dare, in the case numbered FCT/HC/CV/6411/2023, and also …

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Alleged N27b Fraud: Darius Ishaku Advised me to Run away Because of EFCC – Witness

The First Prosecution Witness, PW1, Ismail Lawal in the trial of the former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, informed Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Ishaku advised him to run away for a period of six months, so as not to report to the EFCC that needed him for its investigations concerning the former governor.   Ishaku, the first defendant, is facing …

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Court Jails Five Chinese for Cyberterrorism, Internet Fraud in Lagos  

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, secured the conviction and sentence of five Chinese for cyber-terrorism and internet fraud before Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.   The suspects are: Guo Qiang (aka Wu You You), Yang Shumei, Guo Zhi Yong, Zhang …

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Jubilation as Shinkafi Volunteer Forces kill bandit commander in Zamfara

Details have emerged on how notorious bandit kingpin Kachalla Yellow Danbokolo died at the weekend in Zamfara State after an earlier gun battle with Shinkafi Volunteer Forces in the State.    Danbokolo’s death is being wildly celebrated in Zamfara State and many parts of the Northwest States as many locales know him as the leader of Bello and the most …

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Security operatives order PDP BoT members out of meeting hall

Security operatives deployed to the National Secretariat of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have barred members of the Board of Trustees (BoT) from holding their meeting at the party headquarters.    As at the time of filing this report, some of the members were seen discussing the situation in hushed tunes.   Daily Trust gathered the security operatives …

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Alleged ₦80.2bn Kogi Fraud: Witness Alleges Harassment by Yahaya Bello’s Security Aides

At the resumed hearing of the alleged ₦80.2 billion Kogi State Government fraud case against former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, Prosecution Counsel Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, raised concerns over harassment of Prosecution Witness Mashelia Aryan Mashelia Bata, a ComplianceOfficer with Zenith bank, PW4. Pinheiro informed the court that …

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Justice denied: How Jesam Michael’s kindness was turned against him

What began as a promising crypto venture turned into a real-life thriller of betrayal, and alleged corruption. Jesam Michael, the embattled CEO of Afriq Arbitrage System Ltd., now finds himself behind bars—ensnared in a complex web spun from a series of shocking events dating back to 2023.       Shortly after launching his crypto trading platform to public acclaim, …

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