A Federal High Court in Abuja today turned down the request by the Federal Government that prosecution witnesses in the trial of leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu be allowed to wear mask to shield their identity from the public. Justice John Tsoho refused the application on the ground that the use of mask will deny the court the benefit of assessing the demeanour of witnesses wh ...

A Federal High Court in Lagos today ordered the forfeiture of multi- billion naira properties belonging to ex- Niger Delta militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo) to the Federal Government. The embattled former militant warlord was recently declared wanted by the anti-graft agency, EFCC following his failure to appear before the court to face trial on fraud charges preferred against him. Tomp ...

Embattled Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Ricky Tarfa has admitted that he gave a Federal High Court judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa the sum of N225,000. But he stated that the money in question was not what the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tagged it to be. Tarfa recently filed a suit against the EFCC and its official over alleged unlawful arrest and detention. And in response to the sui ...

A nephew of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Samuel Okies who was kidnapped along with the ex-president’s foster father has been found dead in in a river in Otuoke, Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa state two days after their abduction by gunmen. The 35-year-old Okies was reportedly kidnapped along with Chief Inegite Nitabai. Some fishermen had discovered the floating body of Okies today and immedia ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the present Administration will continue to fight corruption within the confines of the Rule of Law, but warned that it (Rule of Law) was not intended to be used as a weapon to hamper the dispensation of justice. ''In response to the ongoing anti-corruption efforts of the government, an increasing number of voices have emerged in defence of ...

The plot to remove Senate President and his Deputy, Senators Abubakar Bukola Saraki and Ike Ekwremadu through a lawsuit filed by five aggrieved senators against their election today suffered a major set back. This followed the withdrawal of the case file from Justice Adeniyi Ademola by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court Justice Ibrahim Ndahi Auta. The decision was taken as a result of a petition from ...

Following his failure to persuade the Supreme Court to save him from prosecution, the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, will on March 10, appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, in Abuja, to face corruption charges the federal government preferred against him. Saraki whose appeal was thrown out by a seven-man panel of Justices of the apex court on February 5, is answering to a 13-count criminal ...

The Nigerian military has released 275 suspects arrested and detained in connection with Boko Haram insurgency in Borno State. Theatre Commander of the counter-insurgency operation, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maj Gen Hassan Umaru said today during the handover of the suspects to the Borno government that the detainees were picked from different locations in the state for alleged involvement in terrorism and ins ...

Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase today vowed that the fleeing Niger Delta Militant leader, Mr Government Ekpemupolo, a.k.a Tompolo, would be arrested in due time. Tompolo has been charged for multiple multi billion naira fraud charges before various courts in Lagos. Following his failure to honour court summons, two arrest warrants were issued against him as a result of which the the Economic a ...

Two female bombers who disguised as displaced Boko Haram victims sneaked into an Internally Displaced Persons' (IDPs) camp in Borno's Dikwa town, killing no fewer than 62 persons. According to a Civilian JTF member and military source who preferred anonymity, the Boko Haram bombers disguised as if they were returning to the camp after a time out, unknown to many including the security personnel around the c ...