A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan remains eligible to contest the 2027 presidential election, reigniting constitutional debates over tenure limits and succession in Nigeria. Justice Peter Lifu, who delivered the judgment, […]
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A Federal High Court judgment nullifying aspects of INEC’s 2027 election timetable has reopened the door for defections, fresh alliances and late candidate substitutions. The ruling held that INEC cannot shorten statutory timelines in the Electoral Act. Analysts say parties […]
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has restrained the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and all commercial banks in the country from releasing funds to a Chinese firm, Beijing Seajets International Forwarder Company Ltd, over an alleged debt of […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a suit filed by the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) seeking an order striking down Sections 138 and 77(5) of the new Electoral Act, 2026, until June 9 for hearing. The case, […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned a forfeiture case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against nine properties linked to former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa until July 16. Justice Obiora Egwuatu adjourned the […]
Senior lawyers have asked the Federal Government to quickly obey the recent judgement of the ECOWAS Court of Justice ordering Nigeria to reduce overcrowding in correctional centres. According to them, prison congestion is mainly caused by slow court processes, prolonged […]
By Wandoo Sombo The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, struck out a suit seeking to uphold the indefinite suspension of Sen. Ireti Kingibe by the Wuse Ward chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Delivering judgment, Justice Peter Lifu, […]
A Lagos-based estate developer, Alhaji Samsideen Akanni Sule, has filed a suit at the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, accusing two members of the Abolarinwa family and a senior police officer of alleged defamation, harassment and malicious publication. Through […]
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has intensified reforms within the criminal justice sector, issuing 2,342 legal advices, filing 1,485 criminal charges, releasing 397 inmates through the Prerogative of Mercy initiative, and saving over N1.25 billion through alternative dispute […]
A Magistrate Court in Ilorin, Kwara State, has ordered the arrest of the state Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abbas Mohammed, for failing to appear before the court in an ongoing assault case involving two […]