A Special Offences Court in Ikeja, Lagos, has fixed September 15, 2025, to rule on an application by former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor Godwin Emefiele, seeking a forensic examination of WhatsApp messages admitted in evidence in his ongoing trial for alleged $4.5 billion and ₦2.8 billion fraud. Emefiele’s counsel argued that the forensic analysis […]
Bayelsa Judge Kidnapped in Yenagoa, Police Launch Investigation
Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, a judge of the Bayelsa State judiciary and former chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa branch, was kidnapped by masked gunmen on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at around 7:00 p.m. at Kilimanjaro Eatery, opposite Ekeki Park in Yenagoa. The gunmen, dressed in black and wearing masks, arrived in a white […]
Contempt charge: Court serves INEC chair Yakubu with Form 48
The Federal High Court in Abuja has served the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakubu Mahmood, with a contempt proceeding initiated against him by the National Rescue Mission, NRM. The court bailiff, Ayuba Sule, served the Form 48 at the INEC National Headquarters in Abuja, following a ruling by Justice Obiora […]
