[48] On 8 April 2016 a Federal High Court in Plateau State invalidated the 2014 NFF Presidential election this was as a result of a petition by his opponent Chris Giwa.
Pinnick was also supposedly placed on a travel ban by the Department of State Security pending an investigation that was reportedly ordered by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
[56] On 7 May 2019, the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property filed a 17- count charge against Pinnick, Seyi Akinwunmi, Shehu Dikko, Ahmed Yusuf and Mohammed Sanusi all officials of the NFF.
Pinnick among three others were charged for allegedly misappropriating $8.4 million paid by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to NFF for appearance fee at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
[57][58][59] In Pinnick's defense, the NFF stated that their PricewaterhouseCoopers audited accounts was published publicly and FIFA has the exclusive rights and competence to investigate and judge the conduct of persons bound by their code of ethics as regards to funds[60] and that their petition against the allegation had been filed in the Federal High Court, Abuja.
[62] Pinnick sustained facial injuries during a St. Valentine's Day party he hosted for couples in 2011 after a firework exploded in his face at his residence in Warri, Delta State.
The domestic accident affected his cheekbones[69] and eardrums which required 14 surgeries to fix in the intensive care unit of a hospital in Shell Nigeria Area, Ogunu, Warri, for 10 days.