Abuja court sentences man to seven years in $205,238 fraud case — report
Independent reports that an Abuja court imposed concurrent seven-year sentences on Nwachi Chidozie Kingsley and ordered restitution of $205,238....
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FCDA Land-Fraud Conviction: Court Orders Concurrent Terms
Published accounts describe five prison terms running concurrently following an FCDA employee’s land-fraud conviction. The longest reported individual term is seven years....
FCT High Court Nullifies EFCC Report in ALGON Paris Club Refund Case
An FCT High Court has nullified a 2024 EFCC fraud report concerning lawyer Ted Iseghohi-Edwards and restrained further action against him over the same London/Paris Club refund dispute, while related proceedings remain legally distinct....
Witness says ₦124.86bn withdrawal not traced to Emefiele
A Finance Ministry director told the FCT High Court that the ₦124.86bn withdrawal was unknown to the ministry and was not traced to Emefiele. The testimony is not a judicial finding, and the trial continues on November 26....
Darius Ishaku Trial: Witness Testifies on Taraba LG Fund Transfers
A prosecution witness has told the FCT High Court in Abuja that funds linked to Taraba local governments moved through a private company account as the trial of former governor Darius Ishaku and Bello Yero continues. Both defendants have pleaded not guilty....
EFCC declares Abdulrasheed Maina wanted over alleged receipt of stolen property
The EFCC has declared former pension task force chairman Abdulrasheed Maina wanted over an alleged receiving-stolen-property case, while his aide seeks the particulars....
EFCC Arraigns Abuja Man Over Alleged ₦1.09bn Crime Proceeds
Mahmud A. Abubakar has pleaded not guilty to two EFCC charges involving alleged retention and transfer of about ₦1.09 billion. The allegations remain unproven....
Osinachi’s Husband Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Culpable Homicide
Justice has been served. The law must speak loudly when silence leads to death.” — Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme...