The Federal High Court, Kaduna, has affirmed the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Sen. Uba Sani as the substantive candidate for the 2023 election in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Mohammed Garba, dismissed the suit on the grounds that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear the...
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Nov. 18, deliver judgment in a suit filed by Abdulrasheed Maina against the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General (C-G), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Friday after counsel for Maina, Ibrahim...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, and Haliru Nababa, Controller General, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), to file their defence in Abdulrasheed Maina’s suit. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after counsel for the minister and C-G, Abdulmumin Muhammad, said that...
A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia, on Wednesday, ordered the Federal Government to return Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, to Kenya before his rendition on June 19, 2021. Delivering judgment, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, also awarded Kanu N500m in general damages. The News Agency...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the court’s deputy chief registrar to notify the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, of the pendency of Abdulrasheed Maina’s suit. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order shortly after Maina’s counsel, Ibrahim Idriss, SAN, informed that he had carried out...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, retrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating six property traced to Zamfara Governor, Bello Matawalle. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, hinged the order on Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution which grants absolute immunity to serving governors from...
Mr Stephen Oronsaye, a former Head of Service of the Federation, on Thursday, faulted the mode adopted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the investigation of alleged pension fraud brought against him. Oronsaye made his position known while being cross examined at the Federal High Court,...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Nov. 15 for judgment in a suit filed by Sen. Yusuf Yusuf seeking the nullification of the Taraba All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary held on May 26. Yusuf, a senator representing Taraba Central, who was also a governorship aspirant in the...
Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has appealed the Federal High Court’s judgment that nullified his nomination as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the July 16, 2022 governorship election in the state. This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Ismail Omipidan,...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, nullified the nomination of Governor Isiaka Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the July 16 governorship election. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, nullified Oyetola and his deputy governorship candidate, Benedict Alabi, on grounds that Gov. Mai...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has dragged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) before Justice Hadiza Shagari of a Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna. The party is challenging the list of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates for Governorship and State Assembly seats published by INEC on...
The PDP, Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State have challenged a suit filed by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers over the recently-concluded presidential primaries. The trio, in a notice of preliminary objection marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/782/22 dated and filed on Aug. 5 before Justice Ahmed Mohammed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Federal High Court sitting in Maiduguri on Tuesday ordered for fresh elections to be conducted for the election of candidate for House of Representatives for Askira- Uba/ Hawul Federal Constituency of Borno State. The Presiding Judge, Justice Jude Dagat, in her judgement ordered...
A Federal High Court in Abakaliki Thursday nullified the July 30 Local Government Area (LGA) Elections in Ebonyi. The exercise, which was swept by the All Progressive Party (APC), was conducted by the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC). It took place in the 13 LGAs and 171 wards...
A female presidential aspirant, Patience Ndidi Key, has urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to nullify the June 5, primaries that produced Kola Abiola as the People’s Redemption Party (PRP)’s presidential candidate. Key, in the originating summons marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1001/2022, also prayed for an order setting aside the declaration of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone has expelled Mrs Ann Agom-Eze from the party over alleged rebellious and unruly behaviours. This is contained in a statement issued in Abakaliki on Sunday by the party chairman in the state, Mr Stanley Okoro-Emegha. Agom-Eze was Gov. David Umahi’s...
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, a former Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Abubakar and others were dragged to Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged unlawful nominations for 2023 elections. The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) which is the plaintiff, filed three separate suits through its lawyer, Mr Chris Udeoyibo. The...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – All Progressives Congress (APC), Borno State Chapter has announced the suspension of its political stalwart and former member of Buhari Campaign Organization, Hon. Barrister Mohammed Umara Kumalia over alleged engagement in anti party activities. The letter of the suspension of Hon. Barrister Mohammed Umara...
Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu of the Federal High Court, Gusau, on Tuesday adjourned until July 29, the suit challenging credibility of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship primary election in Zamfara. The adjournment came following the substitution of the defendant’s lead counsel. Justice Bappa-Aliyu said the court would sit on...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Justice Ahmad Mahmud of the Federal High Court siting in Sokoto has sentenced and convicted two car dealers, Aminu Sahabi to five years imprisonment and Nasiru Mohammed with an option of fine. The duo were dragged before Justice Ahmad by the Economic and Financial...