Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke upheld a no-case submission filed by Fayose, ruling that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission failed to link him to the alleged crime or establish a prima facie case to warrant him opening his defence. Fayose was first arraigned in 2018 before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, but the EFCC later secured a transfer […]
The court bailiff, Ayuba Sule, who served the Form 48 at the INEC headquarters in Abuja, following a ruling by Justice Obiora Egwuatu on June 17. The Form 48 is a notice outlining the consequences of disobeying a valid court order and the first step in contempt and committal proceedings. The court had earlier directed […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the ruling on the admissibility of a judgment by Federal Capital Territory High Court involving Ali Bello and the Incorporated Trustees of the American International School until May 8.
Justice Yellim Bogoro in a judgment delivered today also ordered the final forfeiture of investments worth $900,000 traced to one of Emefiele’s close relatives, Anita Omoile.
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed February 14, 2025, for the possible arraignment of Ezekiel Thankgod, the former manager of a Nigerian gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, over alleged $345,000 fraud.
Ire of lawyers have argued that the move by the House of Representatives to assign a five-year tenure to the office of the Chief Justice of the Federation, CJN, President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judges of the 36 states of the Federation, and other heads of courts in Nigeria is unnecessary.
Judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria are to proceed on 2024 Christmas Vacation on Monday December 16, this year.
The Trial Judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu, struck out the suit following an application by the counsel to the Attorney General of the Federation, M. D Abubakar, to take over and discontinue the suit. The Attorney General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, who was represented by the Director of Public Prosecution of the FederationMohammed Abubakar had […]
In a motion ex parte filed on 20th September before Justice Simon Amobeda, by the APC and Aminu Tiga against the state electoral umpire, Kano State House of Assembly, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and 11 other defendants, the plaintiffs urged the court to grant interim injunction to stop the conduct of the council […]
A federal high court sitting in Lagos has sentenced Courage Ipaka to two years imprisonment for impersonating Flavour N’abania, the singer. Ipaka was said to have used the singer’s identity to defraud Yvelte M. Thompson, the United States-based lady, of $53,000. The investigator at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ,EFCC, Azibagiri Ekpar, led the probe […]