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The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, on Wednesday affirmed the judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos ordering the final forfeiture of multiple assets linked to retired Major General Emmanuel Jebe Atewe to the Federal Government, holding that his appeal lacked merit.



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The trial of social media influencer and relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (a.k.a Blessing CEO) before Justice D. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, was adjourned on Wednesday, due to her absence in court.


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EFCC Secures Final Forfeiture of University, Radio Station, 46 Other Properties Linked to Malami

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, secured the final forfeiture of 48 properties linked to a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, to the Federal Government of Nigeria.

Among the forfeited properties are  Rayhaan University, Kebbi State, including the Rayhaan University Permanent Site, Rayhaan University Temporary Site, Rayhaan University Third Site, the Rayhaan University Vice Chancellor's House and  Rayhaan Radio along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi.

Delivering judgment, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, held that the Commission had successfully established that the properties were reasonably suspected to be proceeds of unlawful activities and were not acquired from lawful sources of income.

The properties finally forfeited to the Federal Government are: a luxury duplex at Amazon Street, Plot No. 3011 within Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama District, Abuja (File No. AN 11352); a two-winged large three-storey building situated at No. 3 Onitsha Crescent, Area 11, Garki, Cadastral Zone A03, Abuja (formerly Harmonia Hotels Limited); Plot 683, Jabi District, Cadastral Zone B04, comprising a five-storey building (now luxurious Meethaq Hotels Ltd., Jabi, with 53 rooms/suites); Property No. 3130 within Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, FCT, Abuja, comprising terraces; Property No. 3 Rhine Street, Maitama, Abuja (Meethaq Hotels Ltd., Maitama, with 15 rooms); and Plot No. 1241B, Asokoro District (No. 11A Yakubu Gowon Crescent), Asokoro District.

Others are: Shop No. C52, Citiscape – Shariff Plaza, Plot 739, Cadastral Zone A07, Aminu Kano Crescent, Wuse II, FCT, Abuja; No. 4 Ahmadu Bello Way, Nasarawa GRA, Kano; Plot 157, Lamido Nasarawa GRA, Kano; a commercial plaza comprising commercial toilets, laundering facilities, warehouse tanks adjacent to Birnin Kebbi Market; 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road; and another 100 hectares of land along Birnin Kebbi–Jega Road.

Others are: a four-bedroom bungalow at Gesse Phase II, Birnin Kebbi; Shops Nos. A36 and B3, Vegas Mall, Wuse II, Abuja; No. 26 Babbi Drive, BUA Estate, Abuja; No. 27 EFAB Estate, 5th Avenue, 59th Crescent, Gwarimpa, Abuja; a four-bedroom house with two-room boys' quarters at No. 10B Doka Crescent, Abakpa GRA, Kaduna; Plot No. 13, IPENT 7 Estate, Karsana District, Abuja; a bedroom duplex with boys' quarters at No. 12 Yalinga Street, off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja; two warehouse shops B40 and B46, Wuse Market, Abuja; acquisition of twin houses at Zone E, Apo Legislative Quarters, Cadastral Zone B01, Plot 1401, Gudu District, Abuja; and properties acquired by Khadimiyya for Justice & Development Initiative at the Academic Garden City, Birnin Kebbi, sold by the Federal Housing Authority Mortgage, namely: nine units of three-bedroom bungalows, three units of two-bedroom bungalows, and 5.4 hectares of land.

[b]Also forfeited are the Rayhaan Agro Allied Factory in Kebbi State, including the factory buildings, factory machines and plant units, factory mosque, Rayhaan Mill staff quarters, and the Rayhaan Bustan Building.
 Others are assets at Azbir Arena, Kebbi State, including Azbir Hotel, Printing Press, Gallery, Gardens, Mosque, Azbir Clothing, and Azbir Pharmacy and Supermarket.

Other forfeited properties include the Al-Afiya Energy tanker garage opposite Rayhaan University Health Centre along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi; Rayhaan Security House off Sani Abacha Bypass, Birnin Kebbi; an uncompleted two-storey plaza located opposite Central Motor Park (Eastern Park), Birnin Kebbi; Amasdul Oil and Gas Ltd. filling station structure along Sani Abacha Bypass Road, Birnin Kebbi, near Jambali Automobile Workshop; the assets of Zeennoor Hotel at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano, with 131 rooms; Zeennoor Mosque at Kabuga Satellite Town, off Gwarzo Road, Kano; and the old Zeennoor Hotel building.[/b]

It would be recalled that on January 6, 2026,  Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim forfeiture order following an ex parte motion moved by counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ekele Iheanacho, SAN.
Sequel to the granting of the interim forfeiture order, and in compliance with the order of the court, the EFCC published the interim order in national dailies, inviting interested persons to come forward and show cause why the final forfeiture order should not be granted in favour of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The EFCC subsequently filed a motion for the final forfeiture of all the properties.

Meanwhile, following the publication of the interim order, Mr. Malami, SAN, and 14 other persons, mainly his family members and associates, filed applications to show cause and also urged the court to set aside the interim forfeiture order on the properties. They further challenged the jurisdiction of the court to grant the order and urged it not to grant the final forfeiture order.

The case was heard before  Justice Joyce Abdulmalik on May 27, 2026, and the matter was thereafter adjourned for judgment.

[b]Delivering judgment on Wednesday,  the court held that the EFCC had sufficiently established that the 48 properties were reasonably suspected to have been acquired with proceeds of unlawful activities, and that the respondents failed to discharge the evidential burden placed on them, as they could not show the legitimate sources of the funds used in acquiring the properties.

The court further held that the respondents merely claimed ownership of the properties without providing proof of how they acquired them with funds from lawful sources.

According to the court, non conviction-based forfeiture proceedings require respondents to adduce evidence showing the lawful sources of the funds used in acquiring the properties, and not merely make bare assertions of ownership.

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Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State, has congratulated renowned media entrepreneur and Chairman of THISDAY Newspapers and ARISE News, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, on the occasion of his 67th birth anniversary, describing him as one of Africa’s most influential figures in contemporary journalism.



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Justice Ayokunle Faji of a Federal High Court, Lagos, has ordered the extradition of convicted drug offender, Uzoma Ilomuanya, also known as Val, Valentine Ilomuanya and Henry Ilomuanya, to the United Kingdom to serve a 66-month prison sentence imposed on him by a British court for drug-related offences.


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A retired judge of the Federal High Court and former Second Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo (retd), has thrown his weight behind the use of the National Identification Number, NIN, for the verification of lawyers eligible to vote in NBA elections, describing it as a necessary step towards ensuring transparency and restoring confidence in the association’s electoral process.


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A third Prosecution Witness, PW3, in the trial l of former Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku alongside the former permanent Secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, on Monday, informed Justice S.C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory , FCT, High Court Abuja, how N1.8billion meant for the purchase of Christmas grains in Taraba State, was transferred into his company account from one of the Local Government Salary Transmission Accounts.



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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, arraigned the National President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over allegations of terrorism financing and money laundering to a tune of $2.63 million.


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Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on Thursday overruled objections by former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, to the admissibility of extra-judicial statements he allegedly made to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, holding that the statements are admissible in evidence.


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A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting in Maitama, Abuja has remanded the former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, Danladi Umar at the Kuje prison in Abuja pending the hearing and determination of his bail application.



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The Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, has codemned the Delta State House of Assembly, for declaring Collins Egbetanah, a member representing Udu Constituency, persona non grata, describing the action as politically abominable and reprehensible.



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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured another victory in its anti-corruption campaign as the Federal High Court ordered the forfeiture of several properties linked to former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, who is currently serving a 75-year prison sentence for corruption.


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The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till July 10, 2026, to deliver judgment in the suit by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, seeking the final forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.



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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, presented its First Prosecution Witness (PW1) before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja, in the trial of the former Chairman, Board of Directors, defunct Skye Bank Plc (now Polaris Bank Limited), Tunde Ayeni.



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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, has said Nigeria has successfully navigated the most difficult phase of its economic reforms and is now focused on accelerating broad-based and inclusive growth that delivers tangible benefits to citizens and businesses.


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The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee, LPPC, has suspended Chief Mike Ozekhome from the Rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN.



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Executive Director of #FixPolitics Africa, Anthony Ubani, has censured the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for endorsing an election in which widespread malpractices were reported by observers.


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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Wednesday inaugurated the Osubi branch of Zenith Bank Plc in Okpe Local Government Area, describing the development as a strong endorsement of the state’s economic potential and investor-friendly environment.



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Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State , has announced plans to establish a Workers’ Housing Scheme aimed at providing affordable housing for serving and retired civil servants in the state.


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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, re-arraigned a former Chairman, Board of Directors, defunct Skye Bank Plc ( now Polaris Bank Limited) Tunde Ayeni before Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Apo, Abuja for an alleged N15.6 billion fraud.


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The senatorial candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in the Enugu North senatorial district by-election, Bishop Oscar Ossai, has rejected the outcome of the poll held on June 20, citing what he described as widespread electoral irregularities and malpractices.



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The Delta State Government has dismissed criticisms of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s administration contained in a recent article titled “Beyond Concrete: When Contracts Replace Governance in Oborevwori’s Delta,” describing the publication as an opinion piece built on conjecture, selective omissions and misleading assumptions.


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The Federal Government has issued the general guidelines for the implementation of the Tax Acts 2025, setting out the process for transition from the repealed tax laws to the new tax framework effective January 1, 2026.


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Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of a Kwara State High Court, Ilorin, on Wednesday, adjourned proceedings in the ongoing trial of former Kwara State governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, and his Finance Commissioner, Ademola Banu, to July 27, 2026, for the continuation of the cross-examination of the sixth prosecution witness, Stanley Ujilibo.



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Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been acquitted of six bribery-related charges by a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court, bringing to an end a high-profile corruption case that lasted more than a decade.


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The trial of the former Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Hadi Sirika continued on Wednesday, before Justice S. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja, with the 12th Prosecution Witness, PW12, Christopher Odofin disclosing that Sirika violated due process in the N299 million contract he awarded to Tianaero Nigeria Limited for consultancy services for Nigeria Air and the additional N599 million contract he awarded to the same company for the contract extension.



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A prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday, told the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that he paid between 50 and 60 percent of the commissions earned by his company from consultancy services rendered to the Kogi State Internal Revenue Service, KSIRS, to some officials of the agency.



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The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to convene the second meeting of Competent National Authorities (CNAs) as part of ongoing efforts to improve the enforcement of its judgments across member states.


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Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, RULAAC, has called for an immediate investigation into allegations of assault and degrading treatment involving a student of Coal City University, Enugu, while also demanding the reversal of disciplinary measures imposed on the affected student and two others.


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The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, presided over by Justice Annenih, has dismissed an application by former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, seeking to strike out the charge brought against him in Charge No. FCT/CR/778/2024: FRN v. Yahaya Adoza Bello & 2 Ors.


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