A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed a suit filed by an aspirant, Madam Patience Key to challenge the emergence of Mr Kola Abiola as the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) presidential candidate. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a judgment, held that the suit was statue barred, hence, the court...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC), on Wednesday, prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to strike out a suit filed by former Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuba, against its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu. Mr Julius Ishola, counsel to the APC in a suit filed by Nwajuba against...
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered the interim forfeiture of $899,900 and N304, 490,160.95 recovered from a former Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court also forfeited 15 properties recovered from Idris in Kano and Abuja....
Federal High Court in Abuja has prevented the Department of State Services (DSS) from arresting and detaining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice JT Tsoho who declined the motion ex parte — filed by an applicant in the absence of the respondent — informed that...
Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday evening, paid the sum of N13 million for the 52-year jail term bagged for N240 million money laundering offence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justuce Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment,...
The occasion was the end of year and merit awards ceremony of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The event was also part of programmes put together to mark the beginning of the 2022/2023 legal year of the court. Judges from all divisions of the court and members of...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted and sentenced Mr Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, to two years imprisonment. Justuce Ijeoma Ojukwu, in a judgment, found Okupe guilty in 26 out of the 59 counts preferred against him by the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has filed a notice of preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court to entertain the suit by Senator Ifeanyi Araraume on his alleged illegal removal as non-executive chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The notice of objection...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Jan. 25 for ruling on Sen. Ike Ekweremadu’s application, seeking an order setting aside the Nov. 4 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed property linked to him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, set aside its order committing the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Usman Baba to three-month imprisonment for contempt. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling, said that there was evidence before the court that the I-G had substantially complied with the court’s earlier order...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a certificate forgery suit filed by the Action Alliance (AA) against Sen. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgement, held that the suit instituted by AA was statute barred, having not been...
The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, on Monday, said that the court was not consulted in the enactment of the Electoral (Amendment) Act, 2022 by the National Assembly. Justice Tsoho made the disclosure while delivering his speech at a special court session...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by an aspirant, Madam Patience Key against Mr Kola Abiola, the presidential candidate, People’s Redemption Party (PRP). Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a short ruling after counsel for the parties adopted their processes for and against the suit,...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the candidature and nomination of the governorship candidate of APC in the July 16 governorship election in Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, and his running mate, Benedict Alabi. Oyetola and Alabi are the immediate past governor and deputy governor of Osun. The court...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, has adjourned a N1 billion defamatory suit filed by Dr Gabriel Ogbechie against Mr Ned Nwoko until Feb 27 for hearing. Justice Chizoba Oji adjourned the matter after counsel for the parties stated their positions on their resolved to explore out-of-court...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, has sentenced the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Mr Usman Baba, to a three-month imprisonment over alleged refusal to obey a sister court judgment reinstating a police officer, Patrick Okoli, who was compulsorily retired back to work. Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has awarded fine against Mr Kola Abiola, the presidential candidate, People’s Redemption Party (PRP), over failure to file his court documents within time. Justice Fadima Aminu, in a ruling, also fined the PRP over its delay in filing its counter affidavit in opposition...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned an application filed by former Governor of Imo, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, until Feb. 6 for ruling. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the parties adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against Okorocha’s preliminary objection. The...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the arrest of one of the alleged brains behind the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd’s alleged 9.6 billion dollars scandal, Corrado Fantoli. Justice Donatus Okorowo gave the order while delivering a ruling in the ex-parte motion moved by the Economic...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the removal of Rep Chris Azubuogu as the 2023 Anambra South Senatorial District candidate for the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, directed the party to, forthwith, submit the name of the plaintiff, Ben Nwankwo, to...