The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has told the Federal High Court in Abuja that the increasing rate of scavengers, beggars and homeless people in FCT is posing serious security threat to residents. Wike, in a counter affidavit filed in opposition to the case instituted...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited over what it describes as a failure to account for N500 billion in oil revenue allegedly not remitted to the Federation Account between October and December...
Judiciary workers under the Supreme Court, National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Federal High Court (FHC) have pulled out of the planned strike due to begin on Monday. The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) had directed its members in all federal courts nationwide and other judicial institutions to...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Mr. Asue Ighodalo, has vowed to take his case to the Supreme Court in response to the Court of Appeal’s judgment upholding Governor Monday Okpebholo’s electoral victory. In a statement released on Thursday, Ighodalo expressed his determination not...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed June 27 to deliver judgment in the contempt claims filed by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in the suit filed by the embattled lawmaker. Justice Binta Nyako would also deliver a judgment on the preliminary objection...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed July 2 for the trial of 109 foreigners, over alleged involvement in high-level cybercrime and hacking activities said to be threatening the nation’s security. The matter could not go on due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Ekerete...
Some APC chairmanship aspirants in the upcoming Lagos State local government election have backed the use of consensus in selecting the party’s candidates. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party has fixed its chairmanship primary election for Saturday at the Lagos APC Secretariat. Party leaders on...
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected a request by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to allow it to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans living in the United States. The Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to...
The National Assembly has urged the Supreme Court of Nigeria to dismiss the suit filed by 11 governors from the Peoples Democratic Party, challenging the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. In its response, it contended that the suit was procedurally flawed and lacked merit. It...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the prescribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), until Friday for cross examination of the Federal Government’s witness. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the case after the FG’s counsel, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, led the...
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ordered top US law enforcement agencies to release confidential information generated on President Bola Tinubu during a “purported federal investigation in the 1990s.” The judge, Beryl Howell, made the order on Tuesday, saying that protecting the information from...
Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to...
Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo, challenging the outcome of the Sept. 21 governorship election. Delivering judgment in Abuja, the tribunal upheld the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo of the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 19 September governorship election in Edo, Mr Asue Ighodalo, has said he will challenge the tribunal’s judgment at the Court of Appeal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Edo election tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Wednesday, reaffirmed Gov....
Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its governorship candidate, Mr Asue Ighodalo, challenging the outcome of the Sept. 21, 2024 governorship election. Delivering judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, the tribunal upheld the election of Gov. Monday Okpebholo...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors have resolved to legally contest the legitimacy of the state of emergency declared in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu. The Governors, under the aegis of the PDP Governors Forum, have directed their attorneys general to challenge Section 305 of the Nigerian Constitution as...
An Oyo State Family Court, Iyaganku, on Tuesday remanded a 29 -year-old man, Hamzat Abdullahi at Agodi Correctional facility, Ibadan, for allegedly having sexual intercourse with three male minors. The Presiding Magistrate, Mrs Serifat Adesina, did not take the plea of the suspect due to lack in jurisdiction. Adesina...
The Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja on Tuesday, dismissed the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s objection against a suit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo in a ruling, dismissed the objection on the grounds that the...
By JOY ADARA , Abuja- The Federal Judicial Service Commission has approved the appointment of Kabir Akanbi as the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court effective Feb. 13. The confirmation was contained in a statement issued by Dr Festus Akande, the Director of Information and Public Relations, Supreme...
Security operatives in Abuja on Wednesday dispersed suspected political thugs attempting to cause crisis at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national headquarters, as the party National Working Committee (NEC) met. A staff member of the PDP national secretariat, who pleaded anonymity, said that the suspected thugs were led by...