Two firms have accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of failing to act on their petition against Jordan Nyesom-Wike over an alleged $2.1m land deal, despite acknowledging receipt of the complaint. The petitioners, Safwan Garba GY and GY Global Oil & Gas Nigeria Limited, accused Nyesom-Wike, son of the Minister of the Federal …
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has dismissed a N120 million fundamental rights suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against the Department of State Services (DSS) and three other government agencies. Justice Sylvanus Oriji, in a judgment delivered on Monday, held that the suit lacked merit and substance. The …
A former Nigerian Bar Association chairman, Bwari Branch, Monday Adjeh, has defended the relevance of the Court of Appeal’s ruling declaring Ibrahim Magu’s prolonged tenure as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) unlawful, despite his exit from office. Speaking exclusively to Pinnacle Daily, Adjeh said the judgement remained significant because it …
The Society of Public Interest Lawyers in Nigeria (SPI-LAW) has petitioned the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) to initiate disciplinary proceedings against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, over alleged professional misconduct linked to the Mambilla hydropower project. The group filed the petition on Monday, accusing Malami of “professional misconduct …
Former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss a suit challenging Bello’s emergence as the APC candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial District in the 2027 election. The defendants made the request in separate processes filed in …
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has declared the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, wanted over an alleged case of receiving stolen property. The EFCC made this known in a notice signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, and published on Wednesday. “The public …
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a 2019 judgment of the Federal High Court and declared Ibrahim Magu’s prolonged stay as acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) unlawful. A three-member panel of the appellate court delivered the judgment on Monday in an appeal filed by lawyer Johnmary Jideobi, who …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a pre-election suit challenging the outcome of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) primary election for the Edo South Senatorial District to November 26, 2026, for judgment. The suit was filed by Hon. Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, who is asking the court to declare him the valid winner of the …
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has been credited with playing a key role in legal battles that helped Nigeria defend more than $14.3 billion in stated claims or potential exposure in three major international arbitration matters. The cases involved Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID), Sunrise Power and European …
Nigeria has secured a major legal victory after an International Chamber of Commerce arbitration tribunal in Paris rejected claims brought against the Federal Government by Sunrise Power and Transmission Company Limited over the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project in Taraba State. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed the development in a statement on Thursday, September 17, 2026, …
