Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a lawsuit seeking the refund of public funds allegedly spent by retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State, ruling that it lacks the jurisdiction to hear the matter. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice James Omotosho held that the...
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Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned hearing in a property dispute involving former Senator Iyabo Obasanjo and several others until November 6, following the plaintiffs’ failure to serve legal processes on the defendants. Justice Mohammed Umar fixed the new date on Thursday after the plaintiffs’ counsel, Abniyilo...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, and the media platform itself, until November 20, to allow arguments on all pending applications in a defamation suit. At Thursday’s proceedings, the prosecuting counsel, E.A. Inegbenoise, told the court that the matter...
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has described President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech as a clear sign that Nigeria is moving from hardship to healing, declaring that the long-promised light at the end of the tunnel is now “within reach.” Reacting to Tinubu’s broadcast on Nigeria’s...
As Nigeria marked its 65th Independence anniversary, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) governorship candidate for the November 8 Anambra election, Mr. Paul Chukwuma, issued a passionate call for genuine autonomy at the state and local government levels. In a statement released on Wednesday in Awka, Chukwuma stressed that Nigeria’s...
National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), at its meeting held on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in accordance with the powers vested in it by the PDP Constitution (as amended in 2017), approved the dissolution of the Akwa Ibom State executive committee of the party. Consequently,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports of a recent state congress in Cross River, clarifying that no such election took place. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this clear during a press briefing in Abuja. Ologunagba emphasized that the party leadership had...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday fixed October 27, 2025, for the arraignment of politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore for alleged false claim against the person of President Bola Tinubu by tagging him “a criminal.” The Department of State Services (DSS) had on behalf of...
Labour Party (LP) in Edo State has strongly condemned the recent physical attack on its National Chairman, Julius Abure, describing the incident as a “cowardly act of political intimidation.” Addressing the media in Benin City on Monday, Edo State LP Chairperson, Mrs. Elizabeth Ativie, expressed outrage over the assault,...
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has reaffirmed her dedication to pursuing comprehensive reforms in the judiciary aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of justice delivery across the country. Speaking on Monday at the Supreme Court in Abuja during the swearing-in ceremony of 57 newly appointed...
Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned Kaduna social media activist Abubakar Muhammad, widely known as Sultan, on charges of alleged extortion and criminal intimidation. Muhammad appeared before Chief Magistrate Muhammad Musa at a Magistrates’ Court in Rigasa, located in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, on Monday....
The stage is set for the arraignment on Tuesday of politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore; X Incorp (formerly Twitter) and Meta (Facebook) Incorp before a Federal High Court in Abuja over Sowore’s alleged false claim against the person of President Bola Tinubu by tagging him “a criminal.” The...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on September 29, 2025 deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) challenging the legality of Prof. Pat Utomi’s alleged plan to establish a “shadow government” in Nigeria. The presiding judge, James Omotosho, after entertaining arguments...
In a significant ruling on Friday, the Federal High Court in Abuja directed the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute an independent medical panel to evaluate the health condition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho issued the directive, mandating that...
Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and his New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) would be better served aligning with the ruling party, describing the APC as the only viable national platform for a politician of his caliber. In a statement...
A Federal High sitting in Abuja on Friday upheld the position of the Department of State Services (DSS)that leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, stand trial for his alleged terrorism-related activities. The court rejected a request by the Biafran nation agitator to be transferred from...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has handed over the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) money laundering case against Mele Kyari to the court registry for reassignment. Kyari, the former Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), is under investigation...
Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Chizoba Oji, has adjourned proceedings to October 27 to consider a preliminary objection filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan in response to criminal defamation charges brought against her. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central, is accused of making defamatory remarks against...
Embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday asked an Abuja High Court to strike out the federal government’s case against him, citing the prosecution’s repeated absence from court proceedings. Emefiele is facing trial before Justice Hamza Muazu on an amended 20-count charge in case...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over alleged cybercrime charges after her legal team challenged the court’s jurisdiction. The high-profile case, involving accusations of spreading false information against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, could not...