Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent, in Ikoyi)
Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, May 22, 2026, ordered the final forfeiture of properties recovered from Chinese and Nigerians involved in illegal mining activities in Ogun State to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, May 25, 2026 adjourned the trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Sulaiman till June 2, 2026.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged Nigerian youths to embrace ethical behaviour and innovation as tools for national development and sustainable future.
By Yetunde Beecroft (Lagos Island Correspondent in Ikoyi)
The Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, on Friday, May 15, 2026, arraigned a social media influencer and self-styled relationship therapist, Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, (also known as Blessing CEO), before Justice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, over an alleged N36 million fraud.
By Adango Isokrari (Rivers State Correspondent in PortHarcourt)
The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday, May 14, 2026 upheld the conviction of George Turnah Alabh, a former Special Assistant to the erstwhile Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, Dan Abia.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
A prosecution witness, PW15, Ramalan Abdullahi, on Friday, May 8, 2026, narrated before the Federal Capital Territory, FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja, how a property located at No. 35 Danube Street, Maitama, Abuja, was allegedly purchased for the naira equivalent of N950 million paid in United States dollars.
