A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed Feb. 21, 2022, for judgment in a suit seeking to challenge former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s eligibility to vie for the office of the president. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after taking arguments from counsel to the parties in the suit....
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday re-arraigned the former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose, and his company, Spotless Limited before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. Fayose and his company were re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on 11 charges bordering money laundering and non-declaration...
Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II (file photo) Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State. The court held...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted a Handball Veteran Chief Benjamin Ewaoche Obe (the Ojemeri 1 of Ojira) leave to challenge the refusal of the President of the Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) Mr. Sam Ocheho and the Secretary General of...
The Federal High Court Abuja has proscribed bandit groups as terrorists. In a ruling delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo on Friday, the court specifically held that activities of Yan Bindiga and Yan Ta’adda bandit groups, constitute acts of terrorism. The ruling followed an ex parte motion the Federal Government...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A 20 year old man, identified as Yashua’u Shehu of Atakwanyo village in Kware LGA has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for raping a 3 years old girl (name withheld) in Sokoto without option of fine and also handed a five...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is currently interrogating a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Officials of the anti-graft agency confirmed this to Channels Television on Monday in Lagos. The former minister was invited to answer questions relating to the forgery of a medical report which he...
Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has appealed to the factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to sheathe their swords and unite for the progress of the state. Governor Matawalle made the appeal in Maradun, Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state while addressing his...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a suit filed against the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, and others, challenging the appointment of a consultant to monitor the spending of the $311 million repatriated loot of the former Head of State,...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Chapter of the The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN,) has denied any change of leadership in the state. The IPMAN Chairman in the state, Robert Obi disclosed this in Calabar while reacting to media report that there is a...
Dr Sani Shinkafi, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, on Sunday said that there is no order from the Federal High Court restraining the party from conducting congresses in Zamfara. Shinkafi stated this at a news conference, in Gusau on Sunday, while commenting on the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Federal Government from executing its plan to deduct $418 million from the bank account of the 36 states of the Federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued a restraining order against the Federal Government on Friday following an ex parte application brought...