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Malami tells court he earned over N12bn

Daily Dispatch February 2, 2026

…seeks lifting of interim seizure order on 57 properties Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that he earned hundreds of millions of naira from salaries and gifts, and over ₦10 billion from private business ventures, as

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Alleged $80,000 and N953 million fraud: Court convicts man, company in Lagos 

Daily Dispatch January 22, 2026

Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, convicted one Victor Ogiemwonyi and his company, Partnership Securities Limited, for stealing the sum of N953,535,861.57 (Nine Hundred and Fifty-Three Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Five Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty-One Naira, Fifty-Seven Kobo) and

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EFCC arraigns Mompha’s associate,  companies for alleged N206m fraud  in Lagos

Daily Dispatch January 20, 2026

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 1,  on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, arraigned one Sarumi Samusudeen Babafemi for an alleged N206,000,000 (Two Hundred and Six Million Naira) fraud before Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Babafemi alongside his companies, 606 Autos Limited, 606 Music

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Dasuki Trial: EFCC witness details alleged ONSA fund transfers to private firms, foreign accounts

Daily Dispatch January 14, 2026

Proceedings in the trial of former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (retd), resumed on January 13, 2026, before Justice C.O. Agbaza of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, with the first prosecution witness presenting detailed testimony on the alleged movement of public funds to private beneficiaries. Testifying as PW1, Dr. Michael Adariku, an

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Group commends DSS, EFCC over prosecution of ex-AGF Abubakar Malami

Daily Dispatch January 12, 2026

A civil society organisation, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV), has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the ongoing prosecution of former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN. The group described the action as a clear demonstration of

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Court orders interim forfeiture of 57 properties linked to former AGF, Malami

Daily Dispatch January 7, 2026

Federal High Court orders interim forfeiture of 57 properties linked to former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, following an ex-parte motion filed by EFCC, citing suspicions that the assets are proceeds of unlawful activity. The properties listed span Abuja, Kebbi, Kano, and Kaduna states and include luxury hotels, duplexes, plazas, warehouses, shopping