A Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Wednesday heard that between 170 and 200 security agents in the South East lost their lives due to the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN). The court also heard that...
Judiciary
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled June 23 for hearing of contempt proceedings against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Olayemi Cardoso. The proceedings stem from alleged disobedience to a Supreme Court judgment. The case revolves around a Supreme Court ruling that overturned a forfeiture order against...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Third Prosecution Witness, PW3, Umar Babangida in the trial of the former Minister of Power and Steel Development, Olu Agunloye, on Monday, June 16, 2025, told Justice J.O. Onwuegbuzie of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Apo, that former President Olusegun Obasanjo and...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the Federal Government’s application for a bench warrant against suspended Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, in an alleged defamation case. The federal government, prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello, had sought the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted in evidence a radio transmitter allegedly smuggled into the country by the detained self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The court also heard how a search warrant obtained from a Chief Magistrate...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– The National Rescue Movement (NRM) has expressed outrage over the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) alleged imposition of a candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra. According to the party, INEC’s actions are in direct contravention of a court order and the party’s constitution....
A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama has overruled former Taraba Governor Darius Ishaku’s objection to the admissibility of key documents in his alleged N27 billion fraud trial. Justice Slyvanus Oriji held that the statement of the prosecution’s witness, Ismail Lawal, made at the EFCC office, was admissible...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the bail application filed by three detained promoters of Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) in an alleged over $1 billion fraud until June 30 for ruling. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) opposed the bail application, arguing that the defendants might...
By OLA MODUPE, Akure – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2024 Ondo election, Mr. Agboola Ajayi, has vowed to appeal the State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal’s verdict upholding Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s victory. It would be recalled that the Ondo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has declared...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid tribute to the late former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mohammed Lawal Uwais, describing him as a phenomenal jurist and statesman who served Nigeria with honor, courage, and exceptional integrity. Justice Uwais, who passed away on Friday at 89,...
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of 11 cattle rearers at the Correctional Centre in Makurdi over allegations of terrorizing Benue communities. The defendants, residents of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue, face charges including criminal conspiracy, illegal possession of firearms, acts of terrorism, open grazing,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- A former Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice Daniel Abutu, has passed away at the age of 78. The Federal High Court confirmed his demise in a statement issued to NATIONAL ACCORD on Thursday by its Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan. According to...
by JOY ADARA , Abuja- The Department of State Service (DSS) is not interested in arresting anyone over the shadow government being proposed by a group led by the 2007 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Prof. Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, the agency’s lead counsel, Akinlolu Kehinde (SAN),...
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a 990 trillion pounds suit filed by a claimant, Mr Tunde Omosebi, against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for being incomprehensible. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also held that the suit filed by Omosebi to seek redress over...
The Department of State Services (DSS), on Wednesday, filed a fresh application against Prof. Pat Utomi at the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged plans to hold rallies in relation to the subject of a suit pending against him. The DSS, in the application filed through its...
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Tuesday suspended its strike which started on Monday. JUSUN announced the suspension in a commiunque issued after its meetings with the representatives of the Chief Judge of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The commiunque signed by all shareholders present, said this...
The strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) on Monday paralysed activities at the Court of Appeal, FCT High Courts in Maitama, Wuse Zone II, Garki and Nyanya. Correspondents of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who visited some of the courts in some state capitals reports...
The Federal High Court (FHC) Chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), on Monday, locked out judges, lawyers, staff and litigants from accessing the court following the indefinite strike declared by its national body. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the FHC headquarters...