Court Sacks Sen. Bwacha For Defecting To APC
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba State, has sacked Senator Emmanuel Bwacha from his legislative seat, for defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bwacha is the Senator representing Taraba South at the National Assembly. The Taraba State chapter of the PDP had since the defection of Bwacha from the party to APC,...
Sen. Ararume Sues Buhari Over Illegal Termination Of Appointment As NNPC Chair, Demands N100bn Compensation
Former chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts, Ifeanyi Ararume, has slammed a N100 billion suit on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged unlawful removal of his name as a non-Executive Chairman of the newly Incorporated Nigeria National Petroleum Company. He is demanding such claims from the Federal Government...
CJN Ariwoola Inaugurates Election Petition Tribunal, Cautions Against Abuse Of Power
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, says he will not condone any act of recklessness or abuse of power and public trust from judicial officers. Ariwoola said this at the swearing-in of members of the 2023 Election Petition Tribunals on Monday in Abuja. “Your Lordships should count yourselves worthy to be so entrusted with this humongous responsibility of...
Court Throws Out Suit Seeking To Void Abia PDP Primaries
A Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking to nullify Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Abia State. The primaries produced Prof. Uche Ikonne as governorship candidate. Seven plaintiffs Messers: Ndudi Nwagbara, Egege Ikedichi, Ochulo Ulonam Junior, Onyedikachi Abaribe, Smile Esinna, Francis Oparocha and Chikwe Chigozie had sued the Independent National Electoral...
Application To Stop Tinubu’s Certificate Forgery Suit Suffers Setback
An application by a factional group in the Action Alliance to stop the certificate forgery suit instituted against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, was on Monday dismissed by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The bid by the group loyal to Tinubu and led by Adekunle Omo-Aje was rejected by the court from being...
Fani-Kayode’s Trial Continues As EFCC Says 4.6bn Used To Fund Jonathan’s Presidential Campaign Still Under Investigation
The trial of the former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode and three others continued on Friday with the testimony of an Investigating Officer, with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), Mr. Shehu Shuaibu. He told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that the sum of N4.6 billion allegedly used to finance the Presidential Campaign of former President, Goodluck...
Extraordinary Rendition: Nnamdi Kanu Again Floors FG At Federal High Court
The Nigerian Government on Wednesday lost its bid to transfer the suit of the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, from Umuahia to Abuja. The Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, insisted that it has the jurisdiction to hear and determine the suit. This was disclosed by Kanu’s Special Counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, in...
FG Approaches Supreme Court, Seeks Overturn Of Judgement Freeing Nnamdi Kanu
Despite several calls on the Federal Government to obey the judgement of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, freeing the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, it has approached the Supreme Court with an application seeking the court to set aside the judgement. The appellate Court, in a judgement delivered last week, discharged Kanu from...
Court Only Discharged Nnamdi Kanu, Did Not Acquit Him — Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday reacted to the decision of the Appeal Court to discharge leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by spokesperson, Dr. Umar Jibril Gwandu, Mr Malami said the appeal court only discharged Kanu and did not acquit him. “The Office of the...
3 EFCC Lawyers, 9 Law Professors, 50 Others Make List Of Senior Advocates of Nigeria [Full List]
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC), has elevated nine Professors of law, three lawyers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and 50 others to the prestigious rank of the Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANS.). They were honoured with the rank by the Committee headed by the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, A statement released on...
