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Judiciary

March 23, 2026

Court sentences ex-AGF Nwabuoku to 72 years in jail for N868m fraud

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation, Chukwunyere Anamekwe Nwabuoku, to a total of 72 years imprisonment over fraud involving 868.46 million naira. Nwabuoku was prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes

Judiciary

March 17, 2026

Court fines EFCC N500,000 over delays in Emefiele’s trial

An Abuja High Court has fined the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, N500,000 for seeking multiple adjournments in the trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Hamza Muazu imposed the fine on Tuesday after

Judiciary

March 17, 2026

Court Threatens to Jail Sowore’s Lawyer Over Alleged Contempt

A Federal High Court in Abuja has warned Marshall Abubakar, the lawyer representing Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, that he could be jailed for contempt of court. The warning came after Abubakar reportedly raised his voice during proceedings in

Judiciary

March 14, 2026

Adeyanju Faults Wike’s Public Welfare Claims for Judges, Warns on Judicial Independence

Human rights lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over repeated public statements about welfare packages for judicial officers, warning that such remarks could weaken public confidence in Nigeria’s judiciary. Adeyanju

Judiciary

March 13, 2026

Ondo High Court judge Bamidele Adeyeye dies

Justice Bamidele Fola Adeyeye of the Ondo State High Court has died. The death of the jurist was announced on Friday in Akure in a statement issued by the Chief Registrar of the Ondo State High Court, Ayodeji Akinsanya. According

Judiciary

March 13, 2026

Alleged N1.35bn fraud: Court adjourns Sule Lamido’s retrial over defendants’ absence

The retrial of former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, his two sons and others over an alleged N1.35 billion fraud was stalled on Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja due to the absence of the defendants. The case,

Court sentences ex-AGF Nwabuoku to 72 years in jail for N868m fraud

Court fines EFCC N500,000 over delays in Emefiele’s trial

Court Threatens to Jail Sowore’s Lawyer Over Alleged Contempt

Adeyanju Faults Wike’s Public Welfare Claims for Judges, Warns on Judicial Independence

Ondo High Court judge Bamidele Adeyeye dies

Alleged N1.35bn fraud: Court adjourns Sule Lamido’s retrial over defendants’ absence

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