Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday escaped a warrant for his arrest being issued by a federal high court sitting in Abuja, following his failure to appear for arraignment. Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State...
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu the last opportunity to enter a defence in his ongoing terrorism trial, failing which he would be deemed to have foreclosed the case. Justice...
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has denied owning several properties reportedly traced to him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in his ongoing trial over alleged failure to declare assets. Kyari, who appeared before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on...
Federal High Court in Abuja has once again urged Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to begin his defence in the ongoing terrorism-related charges against him. Justice James Omotosho, presiding over the matter, on Tuesday cautioned Kanu about the consequences of his continued refusal...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has threatened to foreclose the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, should he fail to enter a defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism. Justice James Omotosho issued the threat on Tuesday...
Former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has condemned the recent court order stopping the party’s planned national convention, describing the decision as a dangerous precedent for Nigeria’s democracy. Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained...
Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from monitoring or recognising the results of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) proposed national convention. Delivering judgment on Friday, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the PDP did not adhere to the statutory procedures...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is appalled by the judgement of the Federal High Court Abuja, presided over by Honorable Justice Kolawole Omotosho today, describing it as an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process. Recalled that the Federal High Court in Abuja had restrained the...
Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down an application by former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, seeking to stop the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its forthcoming national convention. Lamido, through his counsel Jeph Njikonye, SAN, had filed an ex-parte motion requesting the court to issue an...
Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Rep Abubakar Gummi, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Gummi, represents Gummi/Bukkuyum Federal Constituency of Zamfara in the House of Representatives, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, restrained the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas,...
Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, struck out the criminal charge filed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) against MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and its top officials. Justice Hauwa Yilwa struck out the suit, in a ruling, following an application for the withdrawal of the...
Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its proposed evidence in the ongoing cyberstalking case against Mrs. Chioma Okoli, who is being tried over her controversial review of Erisco Foods’ Nagiko Tomato Mix. The decision was made on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where police counsel Adam Ugwuanyi...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Wednesday after hearing...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesdays, rescheduled the hearing of the suit filed by the police against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest until Nov. 5. The development followed the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, in court who was said to be sitting...
Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the hearing of the ₦100 billion lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil marketers to November 5, 2025. The case, which centers on a dispute over the issuance of...
Federal High Court in Abuja has again postponed the arraignment of former Anambra South Senator, Andy Uba, and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, over an alleged ₦400 million fraud. The case will now come up on November 6, following the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, who was...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, gave Nnamdi Kanu seven days to file his final written address in the ongoing trial on alleged terrorism offences. Justice Omotosho granted Kanu’s request for a week to file his final written address following his decision not...
Federal High Court has announced that its 2025/2026 Legal Year and Annual Judges’ Conference will begin on December 15 in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Monday by the court’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Christopher, the week-long event — which will run until December 18 — was...
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday made a dramatic U-turn in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja, declaring that he would no longer open his defence. At the resumed hearing before Justice James Omotosho, Kanu...
*Judge advices him to consult criminal law experts for counsel The detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has shelved his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. The court had...