Federal High Court Of Nigeria Latest News

The late Justice Bako was the judge handling former Katsina governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema’s case involving the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged diversion of N11billion local government funds.

Barely twenty-four hours after he was sent to prison, the embattled director general of National Council For Art and Culture ( NCAC), Olusegun Runsewe, has alleged that some powerful Nigerians were behind his ordeal.

Dazu nan Alkalin kotun tarayya ya daure Shugaban NCAN, Otunba Runsewe. Wasa da kuliya ce ta sa za a garkame babban Jami’in gwamnatin tarayyar.

A former attorney-general of the federation and minister of justice, Mohammed Adoke, is to spend another 14 days in the detention of the EFCC following an order by Justice Musa of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The prosecuting counsel, Bala Sanga, also reminded the court that there was an existing order permitting the EFCC to detain Adoke for 14 days - an order which was granted on December 20 and will expire on January 2.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over a forfeited property to the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) for its official use.