Tag: Court
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Court Admits Diezani’s UK Acquittal in Asset Forfeiture Suit
By Opeyemi Adelakun A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, permission to present documents relating to her acquittal by a United Kingdom court in her ongoing legal battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the ruling on Wednesday after granting an…
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Court Restores Sowore’s Bail, Grants N200m Bail With Two Sureties
By Paul Joseph The Federal High Court in Abuja has restored the bail of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, granting him fresh bail in the sum of N200 million. Justice Muhammad Umar, who presided over the case on Tuesday, ordered Sowore to produce two sureties before he can…
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Court Asked to Bar Tinubu From 2027 Election Over Alleged Forged Certificates
By Paul Joseph A civil society organisation, the Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy (CFRPA), has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Kano seeking the disqualification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from contesting the 2027 presidential election over allegations of certificate forgery. The suit, marked FHC/K/CS/312/2026, lists President Tinubu, the Independent National…
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Court Voids Judgment Recognising NDC as Political Party
By Opeyemi Adelakun A Federal High Court in Lokoja set aside its earlier judgment directing INEC to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). The court ruled that the Peace Movement Party (PMP), which claims ownership of the NDC’s logo, was not joined in the original suit. The case will now return to the Federal High…
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Court Convicts Lagos Man for Internet Fraud and Identity Impersonation
By Joseph Paul A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced a man, Samuel Oliveth Louis, for offences related to cybercrime and identity impersonation. Louis was arraigned by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 1 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before Justice D.I. Dipeolu on a one-count charge bordering on…
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Court Replays El-Rufai Interview as NSA Phone Tapping Trial Deepens
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday replayed a televised interview featuring former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, as proceedings continued in the alleged unlawful telephone interception case involving the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu. Human rights lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, who testified as the second prosecution witness before Justice Joyce…
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Drama In Court As Judge Remands Sowore Following Bail Revocation
By Opeyemi Adelakun A fresh twist has emerged in the legal battle involving activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, after a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his remand in Kuje Correctional Centre following the dismissal of his application seeking the recusal of the trial judge. The ruling delivered on Monday by Justice Mohammed…
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Bandit Kingpin’s Mother, Sister Get 20 Years Each for Aiding Terrorism
By Opeyemi Adelakun The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the mother and sister of a suspected bandit kingpin, Battujo, to 20 years imprisonment each for aiding terrorism-related activities and withholding information that could have assisted security agencies in tracking him down. Justice Hawa Joseph Yilwa delivered the judgment on Friday after the two…
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Court Fines Aregbesola, ADC N1m Over Bid to Remove Judge From Case
By Opeyemi Adelakun A Federal High Court in Abuja has imposed a N1 million penalty on former Osun State Governor and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, and the party over their separate applications seeking the withdrawal of Justice Peter Lifu from an ongoing leadership dispute. Justice Lifu, while delivering his…
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Court Revokes Sowore’s Bail, Orders Arrest
By Paul Joseph A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has revoked the bail granted to human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, after he failed to appear for his ongoing cyberbullying trial. Justice Mohammed Umar issued the order on Tuesday following an oral application by the prosecution, led by Senior Advocate…
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Court Rejects Yahaya Bello’s Bid to Stop N110bn Fraud Trial
By Opeyemi Adelakun The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, presided over by Justice Annenih, has dismissed an application filed by former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, seeking to strike out the charge brought against him in Charge No. FCT/CR/778/2024: FRN v. Yahaya Adoza Bello & 2 Ors. Bello, through his…
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Kanu Challenges Court Ruling, Demands Legal Backing of Terrorism Conviction
By Paul Joseph Fresh controversy has emerged over the terrorism conviction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as his younger brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, has defended his insistence that the court clearly identify the law under which he was convicted and sentenced. In a detailed statement made available to journalists…
