Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a N500 million suit filed by some vulnerable FCT residents, including scavengers, beggars, and petty traders, against Minister Nyesom Wike and others. Justice James Omotosho held that the suit lacked merit and that there was no credible evidence to prove that the...
Court
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The scheduled ruling on the No-case submission filed by a former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos was stalled on Thursday, July 10, 2025, due to the absence of the Judge. The...
Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed September 29 for the hearing of a suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery against Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over an oil import license dispute. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has expressed interest in the case,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to temporarily take over the lands approved for the Goodluck Jonathan Legacy Model Housing Estate. The ICPC had filed a motion ex-parte seeking an order...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the tax evasion case filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) against Binance Holdings Limited to October 14, due to the absence of the trial judge, Justice Emeka Nwite. The case, which was scheduled for the continuation of the cross-examination of...
Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 18 for ruling on a motion seeking to restrain the National Assembly from approving budgets or appointments of the Rivers State Government under the current Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd.). The motion was filed by some indigenes of Rivers...
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has ordered the Inspector-General of Police to do everything within his power to produce five retired senior police officers for arraignment over allegations of age falsification and forgery. The court was disappointed that the accused persons were absent despite being served...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the case of one Ahmad Salisu, arrested by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), for allegedly concealing and failing to declare the sum of $420,900 (Four Hundred and...
Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has given the Inspector-General of Police (I-G) the go-ahead to prosecute Senator Andy Uba and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, over allegations of N400 million fraud. The case was adjourned to September 24 for the defendants to take their plea. According to the prosecution, Uba,...
I act on behalf of our firm (W. K. Shittu SAN & Co.), Management Edge Limited; Belbella Limited; New Age Network Limited; Alfred & Darnley Solicitors; Mabiz Global Nig. Ltd; Wichtech Industries Limited; Luzoi]l & Energy Resources Ltd.; Masonary Limited; Baajell Integrated Services Limited; Lamanko Nig, Limited;Tower Assets Magt....
A kidnapper, David Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to abducting a 17-year-old student of the University of Ibadan (UI), Divine Ayeni. Abiodun pleaded guilty before a Federal High Court in Ibadan to a two-count charge bordering on kidnapping instituted against him by the Department of State Services (DSS). The defendant’s...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday, July 7, 2025 arraigned Awerusuo Otorudo and Chukwuebuka Ehirim before Justice Muhammed Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. They were arraigned on a three-count amended charge bordering on obtaining by false pretence, inducement and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Senate has acknowledged the court judgment on Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, but said it is yet to receive the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the judgment. The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, stated this in a statement issued...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has hailed the court judgment ordering the Senate to recall suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as a victory for legislative independence. CUPP National Secretary, Peter Ameh, described the ruling as a “monumental victory” that not only vindicates Akpoti-Uduaghan but...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has urged the Senate to respect the Federal High Court judgment ordering the recall of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi). The court’s decision came after Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended by the Senate on March 6 for alleged violation of the...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Senate to recall Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, back to her legislative duties, describing her six-month suspension as “excessive.” Justice Binta Nyako also awarded a fine of N5 million against Akpoti-Uduaghan for contempt of court. The court found...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- An Ikeja High Court has dismissed an application filed by Joseph Aloba, father of the late singer Mohbad, seeking to quash the legal advice that exonerated music label owner Naira Marley and promoter Sam Larry from any involvement in Mohbad’s death. The court’s decision was...
A prosecution witness, Ismail Lawal, has told an Abuja High Court that he was instructed to collect all allowances due to former Governor of Taraba, Darius Ishaku. Ishaku and a former Permanent Secretary, Bello Yero, are charged with 15 counts bordering on criminal breach of trust, conspiracy, and conversion...
Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to freeze the United Bank for Africa (UBA) account of Cyriacus Njoku, a Nigerian based in Germany, over alleged criminal breach of trust. The EFCC alleged that Njoku received $14,000 from a petitioner, Mary Njoku,...
Supreme Court has adjourned judgment indefinitely in the legal battle over the Edo Governorship Election Petition. The appeal was filed by Asue Ighodalo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the election of Sen. Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State. Justice Garba Lawal, who presided over the...