The trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, took a dramatic turn on Thursday as a prosecution witness told a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court that $6.23 million was allegedly withdrawn from

  The Supreme Council for Shariah in Nigeria (SCSN) has raised concerns over foreign interference in Nigeria’s internal affairs, stressing that the country’s sovereignty must be respected. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday at the council’s annual pre-Ramadan lecture and general

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC), Sani Malumfashi, and two other officials of the commission over alleged involvement in a ₦1 billion fraud. Malumfashi

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former project coordinator of the North East Development Commission (NEDC), Danjuma Mohammed, and an Abuja-based socialite, Prince Chibuike Echem, over an alleged N2.28 billion contract fraud. The duo were

  The Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday commenced hearing a suit filed by Advocacy for Bar Licence Freedom (ABLIFF) against the Incorporated Trustees of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and others, challenging the statutory powers of the NBA to regulate

  A lawyer, Tonye Clinton Jaja, has instituted a N1 trillion fundamental rights enforcement suit against former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), over his alleged unlawful removal as chairman of the governing board