A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a request filed by a former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, to tender a copy of a recent judgment by the Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom (UK), acquitting her of […]
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Former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, will remain in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission after the anti-graft agency secured a court warrant to detain him for an initial 14 days. […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed July 7 for definite hearing in a suit filed by Senator Adolphus Wabara-led Board of Trustees (BoT) of a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) group against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice […]
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, restored the bail it had earlier granted to activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. Sowore is facing a two-count cybercrime charge filed […]
By Joy Akinsanya Lawyers in Abeokuta, have declared a three-day boycott of courts in the Ogun capital city over policies introduced by the State Judiciary. This is contained in a statement signed by the Abeokuta branch of Nigerian Bar Association […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a Boko Haram member, Alkali Yarima, also known as La’ari, to death by hanging for participating in the attacks on Maiduguri in 2015. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, also sentenced […]
A Federal High Court in Lokoja on Friday set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) as a political party. Justice Isah Dashen, the presiding judge held that all […]
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — Ojukwu Transport Limited, OTL, has raised concerns over what it described as the repeated absence of court records in its ongoing property dispute with Bianca Ojukwu and her sons, even as it filed a motion […]
By Henry Ojelu LAGOS — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday admitted before a Lagos Special Offences Court that its investigation into the alleged unlawful teardown of an Arik Air aircraft did not uncover any evidence that […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed July 2 for hearing in a N10 billion rights suit filed by a Nollywood actor and politician, Emeka Ike, against Lere Olayinka. Olayinka is the Senior Special Assistant to FCT Minister, […]