Court Jails Man for Defrauding Zenith Bank of N3.4m

Justice A. Isiaka of the Kaduna State High Court, sitting in Kaduna has convicted and sentenced one Nureedeen Siraj to jail for fraud.   He was prosecuted by the Kaduna Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a one-count charge, bordering on theft to the tune of N3,400,000.00 (Three Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira).   The …

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2025 Hajj: Sheikh Gumi breaks silence on denied access to Mecca

Controversial Kaduna-based Islamic Cleric Sheikh Ahmed Gumi has criticised the Saudi Arabian government for denying him access to Mecca to perform the 2025 Hajj.   On Monday, Mr Gumi revealed on his official Facebook page that he has returned to Nigeria after being denied access to Makkah after his arrival in Madinah.   “Alhamdulillahi, I’ve already completed my Hajj 2025, …

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Violence mars Atiku-Obi coalition meeting in Abuja

Discord, on Sunday, temporarily marred an ongoing high-level coalition meeting in which former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, were involved.   Trouble started when disgruntled delegates from Jigawa State disrupted the proceedings at the meeting held at the Abuja Continental Hotel.   The meeting was organised by the National Political Consultative Group …

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Insecurity: Army kills 21 terrorists in Katsina raid

In what appears to be a fresh effort in ridding Kastina of terrorists, the Nigerian Army, on Friday, carried out an attack on a terrorist enclave in Shawu Forest, Ruwan Godiya Ward, Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State.   The operation which was successful, saw terrorists suffering heavy casualties, including the decimation of their operational capacity.   According to …

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ICAN Faces Court Action Over Disputed Election Rule …Members cry foul over third-party payment ban, seek High Court injunction

By Temitope Adeyemi, Legal Correspondent   The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) is at the centre of a brewing legal storm following the issuance of controversial election guidelines that could bar numerous members from voting in the upcoming 2025 council elections.   In a formal pre-action notice dated 23 May and addressed to the ICAN Registrar, the law …

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Alleged $1m, £34,537 Fraud: Your Claims Are Lies, Defence Counsel Tells Peter Okoye In Court

Clement Onwuenwunor, SAN the Defence Counsel in the alleged $1m, £34,537 fraud case involving Peter Okoye of P-Square and their ex-manager, Jude Okoye has tendered evidences to the court suggesting that all the claims made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by Peter are half-truths. He made this assertion before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the State High Court …

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Alleged Theft: Premium Trust Bank Staffers Remanded in Lagos Prisons

The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, arraigned the duo of Kehinde Odeyemi and Matthew Adeniyi Damilola, who are both employees of Premium Trust Bank, before Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos.   They were arraigned alongside Samson Latshin Dakup, Bolaji Omotosho …

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Court Winds Up Illegal Capital Market Firm in Lagos

Justice C.J. Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi , Lagos, on Thursday, May 22, 2025, ordered the winding up of a fraudulent collective investment scheme firm, CJC Markets Limited, over failure to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC.   He gave the order, following the arraignment of the company by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 …

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Suit Challenging President Tinubu’s Release of Rivers’ funds to Military Administrator Abruptly Transferred from Port Harcourt to Federal High Court Abuja

By; Al Humphrey Onyanabo     A relatively obscure legal battle filed by an equally low-profile NGO has suddenly gained traction following the unexpected transfer of the case from Port Harcourt to Abuja.   The Incorporated Trustees of the Rivers Bridge Peace Initiative, a Rivers State-based organization led by Rufus Oba, is challenging the legality of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s …

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