Nigerian News Leader
First with details then facts 
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has filed a counter-affidavit in opposition to a fresh bail application filed by the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, in the ongoing case before the Kaduna State High Court.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recorded a landmark judicial victory as the Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the conviction and sentence of three individuals in Appeal No. SC/CR/592/2020, thereby bringing to a definitive close a protracted legal battle spanning over a decade.
By Isreal Ogbunyama (Lagos State Correspondent, in Ikeja)
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, dismissed the preliminary objections and bail application filed by the boss of Intermediate Investment Holdings Limited, Ufoma Joseph Immanuel, over an alleged $1.5 million fraud.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Kurudu, Abuja, has declined jurisdiction to entertain a suit filed against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and others, seeking to restrain the Commission from carrying out its statutory investigative functions.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
A prosecution witness, PW14, Shehu Bello, on Thursday, May 7, 2026, told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, that Ali Bello made several cash payments running into millions of naira for the construction of a property located at Plot 1891, Dala Hills, Maitama, Abuja.
By Celestine Okafor (Editor-in-chief)
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede on Thursday, May 7, 2026, charged students of J.K Peoples Comprehensive Academy to imbibe the spirit of integrity, honesty and accountability in their daily lives and shun all forms of corruption and cybercrime.
