The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami (SAN) says the effective implementation of the Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) 2015 remains one of the priorities of the Federal Government in the area of Justice delivery. Malami said this on Wednesday at a two-day workshop on...
Judiciary
A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained Seplat Energy Plc from holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) fixed for May 10 pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, directed parties in the suit not to tamper with the subject matter until...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss a suit by Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, seeking the probe and prosecution of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent Corrupt Practices and...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON), leave to serve writ of summons on Meta Platform, social media giant and owners of Facebook. The court gave the nod pursuant to an application by ARCON in a pending N30 billion suit...
The Attorney-General.of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Tuesday, took over a N1.84 billion money laundering suit against Nicholas Ashinze, a former military assistant to Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and eight others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dasuki was the ex-National Security Adviser (NSA)...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday issued a bench warrant against a former National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), Ralph Obioha and one Ifeanyi Okereke for alleged wilful damage and stealing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay issued the bench warant on the defendants, following their...
Absence of prosecution witness on Tuesday, stalled the trial of a business mogul, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim-Zaura, before a Kano Federal High Court charged with alleged 1.3 million dollars fraud. NAN reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed four-count charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining money by false...
The Federal government on Tuesday , accused the Academic staff Union of Universities (ASUU), not “showing good cause” in the pursuit of its suit before the National Industrial Court. Mr J.U.K Igwe SAN, counsel to the Minister of Labour and Employment and Minister of Education who are the claimants...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday remanded driver of a Lagos State Staff bus, Oluwaseun Osibanjo, for allegedly running into a moving train, causing grievous harm and involuntary manslaughter to the passengers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala, ordered that Osibanjo be remanded at...
Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the EFCC, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) over alleged refusal to release his 9.8 million dollars after a court judgment. Yakubu, through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, filed the...
Mrs Patience Omoike-Mark, counsel to former Minister of Aviation, Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday stated that a Federal High Court (FHC) sitting in Lagos did not order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to file fresh charges against him and others. Omoike-Mark said that Justice Daniel Osiagor, instead,...
A company, Tripple C Motors Nigeria Ltd, has sued Pagmat Oil and Gas Nig. Ltd, Prudential Steps Savings & Loan and a new generation bank over allegations bordering on N86 million car supply deal. A writ of summons issued by the company’s lawyer, Ojonimi Apeh, against the defendants was...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, rejected Tukur Mamu’s bail application. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, held that he took note of the averments in paragraphs 3 (i), (j), (k), (1), and (m) of the counter-affidavit of the Department of State Services (DSS) which were not controverted...
Sen. Smart Adeyemi, (APC, Kogi West), Shuaibu Abubakar and three others have approached the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding an immediate cancellation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary in Kogi. The suits are marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/556/2023 and FHC/ABJ/ CS/557/2023 and were filed by Mr Adekunle Otitoju on behalf...
The National Industrial Court sitting in Ibadan, has ordered Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) Limited to pay N3,013,845 to Mr Akinloye Adedotun, its former staff, for wrongfully terminating his appointment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adedotun had through his counsel, Mr Tolulope Olatunji, instituted a suit...
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the President-elect Bola Tinubu has dual citizenship of Nigeria and Guinea. Atiku, in a fresh process he filed before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, also accused Tinubu of not disclosing facts of...
The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the New Nigeria Peoples Party and its candidate Salisu Yushau, against the re-election of Alhassan Doguwa of the All Progressive Congress (APC). A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice Ita George-Mbaba, reserved judgment to...
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, struck out an interim order of forfeiture, seeking to forfeit properties linked to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The suit was instituted through an exparte application brought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), seeking a temporary order, forfeiting 14...
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 32-year-old carpenter, Onyekachi Agu, to seven years’ imprisonment for pouring acid on his ex-girlfriend, Aishat Adefarati, and her new lover, Monsuru Ahmed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala held that prosecution proved the one-count charge of...
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed that the Ebonyi Election Petitions Tribunal be relocated to Abuja immediately. The Secretary of the tribunal, Nyior Sekulla announced this in Abakaliki on Wednesday. He said the tribunal office at the Ebonyi Judiciary Headquarters in Abakaliki has been...