Rotimi Oyedepo

The trial of popular musician, Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley at a Lagos Federal High Court was on Thursday stalled over a heated argument between lawyers. The heated argument between the lawyers over their seating space…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday appealed to the Federal High Court in Lagos to order the permanent forfeiture of the 2,149 pieces of jewellery and a customised gold iPhone, valued at $40m, recovered from the Abuja…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, filed an appeal against the judgment of Mohammed Idris who on Thursday freed Warimapo-Owei Dudafa and Iwuejo Joseph of corruption charges. Mr Dudafa, a cousin of…

Mr. Ahmed Raji (SAN), Counsel to Prof. Maurice Iwu, former INEC chairman who was granted N1bn bail over alleged N1.2bn money laundering charge, on Thursday said that Iwu would soon perfect his bail conditions. Raji told a News Agency of…

Justice Mojisola Olatoregum of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, further adjourned until June 3, to sentence a former acting Director General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, convicted of fraud charges. The Economic and Financial Crimes…

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Dele Belgore, standing trial for N450 million fraud, on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that he only received fund for the 2015 Election campaign coordination in Kwara State. Mr Belgore gave…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday could not produce a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Godwin Obla, for arraignment in Lagos over alleged money laundering. The Commission had charged Obla alongside former Justice…

The President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Paul Usoro (SAN), pleaded not guilty at a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to charges of N1.4bn fraud preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He was…

A former permanent secretary in the Labour ministry, Clement Illoh, on Thursday, challenged the right of Rotimi Oyedepo, the counsel of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to question him over funds allegedly belonging to the…

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday ordered the remand of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose in EFCC custody pending bail after he was arraigned for misappropriating N30.8 billion. After the arraignment of Fayose,…