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INSECURITY: Edo Court Remands 52 Anti‑Kidnapping Protesters for Alleged Vandalism

January 12, 2026January 12, 2026Ayo Olowo

A Federal High Court in Edo State has ordered the remand of 52 protesters over alleged malicious damage and armed robbery following an anti‑kidnapping protest in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area. The protesters, including students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), were arrested after a demonstration held on Saturday reportedly turned violent. Authorities said several shops and properties were vandalised and […]

Court issues warrant of arrest against former Petroleum Minister, Diezani

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022Ayo Fashanu

The Abuja Federal high court, on Monday issued an arrest warrant against the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, believed to be residing in the UK. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon granted the request after counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farouk Abdullah, made an oral application. The anti-graft agency said its investigations […]

CORRUPTION CHARGES: Oyo-Ita arraigned, gets N100m bail

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020Eben Tanimola

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, granted N100million bail to former Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, following her arraignment on charges of money laundering, fraud, among others. Ita-Oyo was arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo on an 18-count charge. She was arraigned with two of her former aides – […]

Amaju Pinnick, four others arraigned for fraud

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019Eben Tanimola

A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, arraigned the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, and four others for alleged mismanagement of $8,400 belonging to FIFA. According to a report by The Nation, the five officials were charged on a 17-count charge, marked FHC/ABJ/CR/93/2019, for misappropriation of funds remitted by the […]

Abuja High Court acquits Justice Ngwuta

March 24, 2018Ekene Onyeama

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday dismissed the 13-count charge of fraud brought against a Supreme Court justice, Sylvester Ngwuta. Justice Ngwuta was arraigned by the federal government, after his house and the residences of six other judges were raided by operatives of the State Security Service in October 2016. The trial […]

Justice Ademola retires voluntarily

December 7, 2017Eben Tanimola

A Federal High Court Court Judge, Adeniyi Ademola, accused of corruption and recently acquitted by the court, has left office. The judge “voluntarily retired” on Wednesday after submitting his letter to the Chief Justice of the Federal High Court in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria reported Thursday. The judge was due for statutory retirement […]