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Newslens NG reports that the family of veteran Nigerian gospel singer and evangelist, Joseph Adebayo Adelakun, popularly known as Ayewa, has broken its silence over the...
The Supreme Court restored the final forfeiture of seven properties and $2.045 million linked to former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele. The apex court overturned the Court of Appeal’s judgment, which had ordered a fresh hearing of the case. The ruling upheld the 2024 Federal High Court decision granting the EFCC’s forfeiture application. The assets will be transferred to the Federal Government in line with the Supreme Court’s judgment. The Supreme Court on Friday reinstated the final forfeiture of seven high-value properties and $2.045m linked to a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. The apex court set aside an earlier judgment of the Court of Appeal, which had overturned the forfeiture order and directed that the case be heard afresh by the Federal High Court. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Idris, the Supreme Court upheld the 2024 decision of Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court in Lagos. Justice Idris delivered the judgment on behalf of a panel led by Justice Ibrahim Mohammed Musa Saulawa. The Supreme Court held that the Court of Appeal erred when it set aside the final forfeiture order and ordered a fresh hearing of the case. Justice Dipeolu had granted an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the final forfeiture of the properties and funds after holding that the anti-graft agency established its case concerning the assets. Dissatisfied with the decision, Emefiele, through his legal team led by Olalekan Ojo, SAN, approached the Court of Appeal. The appellate court, in its 2025 judgment, allowed Emefiele’s appeal, nullified the forfeiture order and directed that proceedings should begin afresh before the lower court. The EFCC subsequently appealed the decision at the Supreme Court. The anti-graft agency was represented at the apex court by a former Attorney-General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN; the Director of Public Prosecutions of the Federation, Rotimi Oyedepo, SAN; and Abba Mohammed, SAN. Allowing the commission’s appeal, the Supreme Court nullified the judgment of the Court of Appeal and restored the final forfeiture order issued by Justice Dipeolu in its entirety....
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested one Amos Paul, a resident of Unaun, Upenme, Owo Local Government Area, for allegedly inflicting grievous bodily harm...
The Police Service Commission (PSC) has released the names of successful applicants recruited into the Nigeria Police Force as Police Constables, marking the completion of the...
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, paid a working visit to Zamfara State on Monday, July 13, 2026, where she commended Governor...
In a bold move to industrialise Zamfara State and unlock its vast mineral wealth, Governor Dr Dauda Lawal has officially commissioned a multi-billion-naira lithium mining...
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Dauda Lawal P.hD has launched a landmark agricultural intervention programme in Zamfara State with the distribution of over 120...
The Executive Governor of Zamfara State, Dr Dauda Lawal, PhD, has declared that the passage and signing of the State Police Bill by President Bola...
…Dangote’s committed to ensuring Africa becomes more self-sufficient through strategic infrastructure investments, says MD The Federal Government has called on host communities in Ogun and...
Chief Abdul Tunji Mohammed, ATM, the Balogun of Ikare Land and a prominent Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State, on Saturday 4th...