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Justice M. S. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Kano, has convicted and sentenced a woman, Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim, for laundering the sum of $1, 154, 900 million USD and SDR135, 900 Saudi Riyals, from Saudi Arabia into Nigeria. Justice Shuaibu

Late Bamise And Her Alleged Killer, Andrew Nice Ominikoron, BRT Driver, Photo By Sahara Reporters Justice Sherifat Sonaike of Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) High Court of Lagos State , has fixed May 2, for judgment in the case of murder of the

Benue State House of Assembly has cautioned the Nigerian Senate to be mindful of the importance of federal-state legislative autonomy and the jurisdictional boundaries imposed by the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Assembly stated this in a letter dated

The Enugu State High Court has restrained Enugu Electricity Distribution Company(EEDC) from disconnecting power supply to Oranto Hotel &Tower Ltd. The court gave the order while ruling on an Ex-parte motion filed on February 27 by the hotel against EEDC, Enugu

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has stopped the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions from proceeding with disciplinary actions against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Meanwhile, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, has ordered the Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the Clerk

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday – yesterday, March 4 – reportedly arrested a former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, over an alleged N700 billion fraud, a source revealed. Emmanuel served as governor between

The Lagos Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, arraigned Jude Chigozie Okoye, older brother and ex-manager of Paul and Peter Okoye, before Justice Rahman Oshodi of a Special Offences Court sitting in

The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has disclosed that the Service’s  Operation Whirlwind intercepted 245,370 liters of Petrol with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of NGN238.1 million in less than three months. Speaking at a news conference on Monday –

An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday – yesterday, March 3 – discharged a defendant, Abayomi Alaka, accused of retaining crime proceeds. Justice Mojisola Dada, discharged the defendant, while ruling on his no case submission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Ltd, demanding 79.5 billion US dollars over economic losses allegedly caused by its operations in Nigeria, until April 7. The