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Court to deliver ruling in Yahaya Bello’s application to vacate arrest warrant May 10

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, fixed May 10 for ruling on an application by former Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, seeking an order of setting aside the April 17 arrest warrant issued against him. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, and the ex-governor’s lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, adopted their processes and presented their arguments in the motion. Justice Nwite had, April 17, issued an arrest warrant to EFCC for Bello’s arrest. The order was…

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EFCC officer threatened me to indict Jonathan, Adoke, witness tells court

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Mr Aliyu Abubakar, a defence witness in the trial-within-trial of the former Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke told a Federal High Court, Abuja that an EFCC officer threatened him to indict former President Goodluck Jonathan in alleged money laundering.Abubakar, who is also a co-defendant in the suit, told Justice Inyang Ekwo while being led in evidence by his counsel, Wole Olanipekun, SAN, that the officer, Mr Bala Sanga, also threatened him to indict the minister.Adoke was the Minister of Justice during President Jonathan’s administration between April 6, 2010 and April…

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Court orders interim forfeiture of private varsity, others linked to ex-director

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the interim forfeiture of NOK University, allegedly acquired unlawfully by Anthony Hassan, a former Director of Finance and Accounts, Federal Ministry of Health.Justice Zainab Abubakar, in a ruling on an ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/688/2022 moved by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho, ordered that the institution, including every structure in it be temporarily forfeited to the Federal Government.Some of the identified structures in the university,include the Senate Building, the ICT Building, Faculty of Medicine Building, Deanery Building,…

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Alleged N400m fraud: Court to hear EFCC suit against Metuh June 22

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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday fixed June 22 to hear a suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the retrial of Chief Olisa Metuh, former National Publicity Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court fixed the date following the EFCC’s appeal at the Supreme Courtl of the judgment delivered by the Court of Appeal in favour of Metuh, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reliably gathered. Although the matter was listed on the Monday’s cause list, the trial judge, Emeka Nwite, was not…

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Alleged fraud: Court rejects Okorocha’s bail plea

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, refused to admit Sen. Rocha’s Okorocha, who is currently at the EFCC’s custody, to a bail.Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, to put the anti-graft agency on notice.Olanipekun who had, in an ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CR/28/2022, prayed the court to grant Okorocha bail on liberal terms pending the hearing and determination of motion on notice filed on May 25.The ex-parte motion was dated and filed May 26, 2022.But Justice Ekwo held that since the matter would be…

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Court clears ex-NNPC GMD Andrew Yakubu of money laundering charge

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of money laundering charge.Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgement, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.Justice Mohammed said that the EFCC had failed to prove the three ingredients of Section I of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act which it relied upon.According to him, to sustain the conviction of the defendant (Yakubu) in this Act, the burden of proof…

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Alleged N29bn fraud: Court fixes Tuesday for Nyako, others to open defence

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Tuesday for former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, to open his defence in the alleged N29 billion fraud filed against him and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Okon Abang fixed the date on Monday after counsel to the defendants prayed the court for an adjournment to enable them prepare for their defence. The court had, earlier, ordered Nyako and others to enter their defence shortly after the matter was called following Leke Atolagbe, counsel to the EFCC’s application…

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Court issues arrest warrant against ex-Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, 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 court had fixed Nov. 3, 2021 for the EFCC to give a report on its effort at extraditing Alison-Madueke to the country to stand her trial, and for possible mention of the case. But on the adjourned date, the case was stalled as…

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Court fixes March 28 for ruling on ex-Minister Kabiru Turaki’s no-case submission

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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed March 28 for ruling in a no-case submission filed by former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Turaki, and others in the ongoing trial. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after the defence counsel took and adopted their processes and lawyer to the prosecution, Farouk Abdallah, responded. Turaki had, on Nov. 3, 2021, indicated his interest to file a no-case submission after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) closed its case.Turaki, alongside three others, was arraigned on a 16-count…

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Court dismisses EFCC’s prayer to recall witnesses in money laundering suit against ex-NNPC GMD

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A Federal Hgh Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refused to grant an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recall two of its witnesses in the trial of Mr Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that though the court had discretionary power to do so, granting the request after the prosecution and the defence had closed their case would inhibit the defendant’s right to fair hearing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the…

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