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The Nigerian Bar Association has faulted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over the reported freezing of Osun State Government bank account, saying the anti-graft agency lacks the constitutional power to impose a blanket restriction on a state’s finances without due legal process. The NBA president, Afam Osigwe (SAN), in an interview, warned that any…
The Osun State Government has denied allegations that ₦11 billion was looted from its coffers, describing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s reported claims as “a failed attempt to cover up illegal action through unfounded allegations.” In a statement issued on Thursday on X by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reportedly frozen an Osun State Government account domiciled with the First Bank, just 10 days before the state’s governorship election. According to documents, the account, said to be used for the payment of workers’ salaries, was placed on a “Post No Debit” restriction by the anti-graft agency….
The Federal Government on Wednesday launched a new institutional framework aimed at strengthening collaboration between the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), describing it as a major step towards addressing human rights violations, improving police accountability and rebuilding public confidence in law enforcement. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of…
The Edo State Government says video-recorded confessions will now be mandatory for the prosecution of fresh kidnapping and cultism cases before the state’s newly established Special Criminal Court. The Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Edo Ministry of Justice, Stephen Okoror, said this in an interview on Tuesday in Benin. Okoror said the directive was issued by…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Tuesday, nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission to deregister the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties. In a unanimous judgment delivered by a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Abba Mohammed, the appellate court held that the…
The Maiduguri Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Sadi Babale before the Borno State High Court sitting in Maiduguri over an alleged ₦19 million land fraud. Babale was brought before Justice Aisha Kumaliya on Monday on a one-count charge bordering on criminal misappropriation. According to the EFCC, the…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has reaffirmed his commitment to improving the welfare of staff and creating greater opportunities for career progression within the anti-graft agency. Olukoyede gave the assurance at the 20th anniversary celebration of the EFCC Detective Inspector Course One held at the Commission’s Academy…
The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has rejected the dismissal of a suit filed by the monarch of Ekpetiama Kingdom against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and other defendants over alleged decades of environmental pollution in Bayelsa State, urging the plaintiffs to pursue the matter to the Supreme Court. The Federal High…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), in partnership with Hope Behind Bars Africa and other stakeholders, has facilitated the release of eight indigent inmates from the Suleja Medium Security Custodial Centre in Niger State as part of activities commemorating the 2026 Nelson Mandela Day. The intervention, which involved the payment of fines ranging between N800,000…