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Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, seen making a phone call at an Ikeja High Court before being apprehended by the EFCC on Tuesday. The anti-graft agency, EFCC, has said that it acted legally by rearresting a former judge who was discharged by the court on Tuesday. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia was re-arrested at the …

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday discharged the suspended Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mounir Gwarzo, of the charge of fraud filed against him. Mr Gwarzo’s co-defendant, Zakwanu Garba, who was the Executive Commissioner of the commission, was also discharged and acquitted. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had arraigned …

There was a drama at the premises of an Ikeja High Court as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrested Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a former judge of the Federal High Court, after corruption charges against her were struck out. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that about 10 officials of the EFCC surrounded Mrs Ofili-Ajumogobia as …

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday struck out the corruption suit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed against Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, a dismissed judge of the Federal High Court, and Godwin Obla, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Delivering the judgment, Justice Hakeem Oshodi held that based on the judicial precedent set by the case of Justice Nganjiwa V. FRN, …

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday warned Area Commanders and Divisional Police Officers that, henceforth, they would be held liable for the professional misconduct of officers under their charge. Mr Adamu spoke during a visit to the Police College in Lagos, following a spate of extrajudicial killings by police officers in the state. “It is with a …

A Nigerian activist has been jailed for seven years for falsely accusing a public official of corruption. Ibrahim Wala, popularly called I G Wala, was jailed on Wednesday by Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He was found guilty of falsely accusing the head of a pilgrim commission of corruption and leading a …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has awarded the contract for the construction of Textile Mill Road; Iyoba, Iyobanosa and Omozogie streets as well as an underground drainage system in the area valued at N2.8 billion. The contract, according to a statement released by his Media Aide, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, was awarded during a recent Executive Council (EXCO) meeting held …

Edo State Acting Governor, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, has called for more budgetary allocation for the Nigerian military to enable it effectively combat the security challenges confronting the country.   The acting governor made the submission during a courtesy visit by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Buratai, to the Government House, in Benin City, on Monday. …

Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) [Photo Credit: The Guardian] The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Monday fixed April 18 to deliver judgment in the charges of false and non-declaration of assets instituted against Walter Onnoghen. Mr Onnoghen, in a letter on April 4, notified President Muhammadu Buhari of his decision to vacate office as …

Nine senior officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) are currently in detention over alleged multi-billion naira fraud. The officials, who are being detained by the anti-graft agency (EFCC) in Abuja, include the Director of Finance and Accounts (DFA) of the FIRS, Mohammed Auta. Apart from Mr Auta, another director of the agency, Peter Hena, is also alleged to …