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“Miyetti Allah” members storm Federal High Court, protest against detention of its President, Bodejo Members of ”Miyetti Allah” stage peaceful protest at FHC over detained President, Bodejo

“Miyetti Allah” members storm Federal High Court, protest against detention of its President, Bodejo

Bode March 13, 2024
  Members of the ”Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore”, on Wednesday, staged a peaceful protest at the Federal High Court, Abuja to demand the unconditional release of their detained president, Bello Bodejo. The protesters, who carried a big banner with inscription: “”Free Bello Bodejo,” gathered at the entrance gate of...
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SERAP sues governors, Wike over ‘missing N40trn LG allocations’ FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike

SERAP sues governors, Wike over ‘missing N40trn LG allocations’

Bode February 25, 2024
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for the alleged missing N40 trillion federal allocations meant for local governments in the...
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Court gives FG 7 days to file charge against detained Miyetti Allah president President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo

Court gives FG 7 days to file charge against detained Miyetti Allah president

Bode February 22, 2024
  A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, gave the Federal Government seven days to file charge against the detained President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order following the expiration of the earlier order granted the office of the Attorney-General of the...
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Alleged unlawful detention: Court orders CBN to pay German N63.7m, $10000 awarded against FG Court

Alleged unlawful detention: Court orders CBN to pay German N63.7m, $10000 awarded against FG

Bode February 22, 2024
  A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay a German, Martin Gegenheimer, the sum of N63.7million and $10, 000 awarded against the Federal Government for alleged unlawful arrest and detention by the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in...
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Alleged treason: Court discharges Sowore, Bakare, orders DSS to release seized items 20240111 153942

Alleged treason: Court discharges Sowore, Bakare, orders DSS to release seized items

Bode February 19, 2024
  A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare of alleged treasonable felony charge by the Attorney-General.of the Federation (AGF), Mr Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling after counsel for the AGF, A.R. Tahir, withdrew the charge, struck out the matter....
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Alleged N320m fraud: Court orders Rep Mutu to enter his defence Rep Nicolas Mutu (Delta-PDP)

Alleged N320m fraud: Court orders Rep Mutu to enter his defence

Bode January 22, 2024
  A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed Rep Nicolas Mutu (Delta-PDP)’s no-case submission in the alleged N320 million money laundering charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbanjo, in a ruling, directed Mutu and his co-defendants to enter their defence as they have...
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Lockdown: Court orders minister to provide details of N535.8m school feeding spending Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu,

Lockdown: Court orders minister to provide details of N535.8m school feeding spending

Bode November 29, 2023
  A Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered Dr Betta Edu, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, to release details of how the sum of N535.8 million was expended on feeding of school children during COVID-19 lockdown. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a judgment, directed the...
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Court dismisses Bulkachuwa’s suit seeking to stop ICPC, DSS, from investigating him images 27

Court dismisses Bulkachuwa’s suit seeking to stop ICPC, DSS, from investigating him

Bode September 19, 2023
A Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed the suit filed by Sen. Adamu Bulkachuwa seeking to stop the ICPC from investigating him over the comment he made during the valedictory session of the 9th National Assembly (NASS).   Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the suit...
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AMML boardroom crisis: Court orders FCTA, AICL, others to maintain status quo Court gavel

AMML boardroom crisis: Court orders FCTA, AICL, others to maintain status quo

Bode August 17, 2023
 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered parties in a suit filed by the Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML) and its embattled Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Faruk, against the Abuja Investments Company Limited (AICL) and others to maintain a status quo until the next adjourned date. Justice Ahmed...
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Tinubu dragged to court over failure to publish spending details of N400bn fuel subsidy savings Tinubu

Tinubu dragged to court over failure to publish spending details of N400bn fuel subsidy savings

Bode August 6, 2023
By JOY ADARA, Abuja –   Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over “the failure to publish spending details of about N400bn so far saved as a result of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called...
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Apapa asks court to compel I-G to evict Abure from LP National Secretariat images 73

Apapa asks court to compel I-G to evict Abure from LP National Secretariat

Bode July 25, 2023
Alhaji Lamidi Apapa, act the acting National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja, to compel the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to eject the embattled LP National Chairman, Julius Abure, from the party’s national secretariat. Apapa, in a fresh suit filed before Justice Ahmed...
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Kogi APC governorship: Court dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s suit against Ododo Smart

Kogi APC governorship: Court dismisses Smart Adeyemi’s suit against Ododo

Bode July 12, 2023
 Sen. Smart Adeyemi, a former lawmaker said on Wednesday in Abuja that he would approach the Court of Appeal to challenge the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which affirmed the primary election of Ahmed Ododo. Delivering judgment in the suit marked FHC/CS/556/2023, Justice James Omotosho held that Adeyemi’s...
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