Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, struck out the criminal charge filed by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) against MTN Nigeria Communications Plc and its top officials. Justice Hauwa Yilwa struck out the suit, in a ruling, following an application for the withdrawal of the...
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Nigeria Police Force has withdrawn its proposed evidence in the ongoing cyberstalking case against Mrs. Chioma Okoli, who is being tried over her controversial review of Erisco Foods’ Nagiko Tomato Mix. The decision was made on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, where police counsel Adam Ugwuanyi...
Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from Dr. Nura Ali, the former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the order on Wednesday after hearing...
Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesdays, rescheduled the hearing of the suit filed by the police against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest until Nov. 5. The development followed the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, in court who was said to be sitting...
Federal High Court in Abuja has shifted the hearing of the ₦100 billion lawsuit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and several oil marketers to November 5, 2025. The case, which centers on a dispute over the issuance of...
Federal High Court in Abuja has again postponed the arraignment of former Anambra South Senator, Andy Uba, and his co-defendant, Benjamin Etu, over an alleged ₦400 million fraud. The case will now come up on November 6, following the absence of the presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, who was...
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, gave Nnamdi Kanu seven days to file his final written address in the ongoing trial on alleged terrorism offences. Justice Omotosho granted Kanu’s request for a week to file his final written address following his decision not...
Federal High Court has announced that its 2025/2026 Legal Year and Annual Judges’ Conference will begin on December 15 in Abuja. According to a statement issued on Monday by the court’s Director of Information, Dr. Catherine Christopher, the week-long event — which will run until December 18 — was...
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Monday made a dramatic U-turn in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja, declaring that he would no longer open his defence. At the resumed hearing before Justice James Omotosho, Kanu...
*Judge advices him to consult criminal law experts for counsel The detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has shelved his earlier plan to call witnesses in his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. The court had...
The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Friday, failed for the second time to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial before the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who had earlier opted to represent himself in court after disengaging his legal...
The trial of Nicholas Mutu, a serving member of the House of Representatives before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has been adjourned till December 8, 2025 for adoption of written addresses. Mutu, who served as Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have condemned the arrest of human rights activist and journalist Omoyele Sowore by the Nigeria Police, alongside several other citizens who were reportedly protesting peacefully across the country under the banner of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow movement. The...
Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned to October 29 the hearing of the suit filed by the Nigeria Police Force against activist Omoyele Sowore and other organisers of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest. The case, which was initially slated for hearing on Monday, could not proceed as scheduled. The court...
Abuja High Court has postponed the hearing of a motion seeking punitive sanctions against parties accused of flouting an existing court order in the ongoing dispute over the Apo Resettlement Market Scheme. The case will now be heard on November 13, following the absence of the presiding judge, Justice...
A Federal High court sitting in Abuja on Thursday adjourned till Friday to enable the detained self acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, begin his defence. Kanu, who was scheduled to open his defence in his ongoing terrorism trial on Thursday,...
The courtroom drama surrounding the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, took a new turn on Thursday as his entire legal team, led by senior lawyer Kanu Agabi (SAN), withdrew from representing him. Agabi, appearing before the Federal High Court in Abuja, informed Justice...
Detained self-acclaimed leader of the proscribed separatist group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has fired all members of his legal team. Kanu is facing trial before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja over his alleged involvement in terrorism activities. The trial began in October...
The trial of the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, and her Surestart School Limited before Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, continued on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 with the judge slating December 8, 2025 for...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to Tukur Mohammed Mamu, the controversial negotiator accused of aiding terrorists linked to the 2022 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar dismissed Mamu’s third attempt to secure bail, this time on medical...