A Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 properties linked to former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami. The properties carry a total value of about N213.2 billion. Authorities suspect these assets stem from unlawful activities. Justice Emeka Nwite presided over the case. He granted the order on January 6, 2026. The Economic and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Nnamdi Kanu transfer request seeking his move from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to Abuja. The IPOB leader asked to be transferred to Kuje or Nasarawa to support his appeal. Kanu filed the request through the Legal Aid Council. He argued that staying closer to the Federal…
A former lead counsel for Indigenous People of Biafra leader Nnamdi Kanu, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has attributed Kanu’s life sentence to strategic missteps by his defence team. Ejiofor led Kanu’s legal team for nearly a decade before stepping down in 2024. He claims that changes in the leadership of the defence team, along with procedural errors,…
After the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment on November 20, 2025, authorities moved him from the Department of State Services (DSS) detention facility in Abuja to the Sokoto Correctional Centre. Consequently, Kanu will now serve his sentence in a more secure…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Hussaini Isma’il, a senior Boko Haram leader, to 20 years in prison. Justice Emeka Nwite delivered the judgment on Tuesday. Isma’il, also known as Maitangaran, was convicted on four counts filed by the Federal Government. In count one, he received a 15-year term. Counts two, three, and…
