Court Fixes Date To Hear Certificate Forgery Suit Against Tinubu
The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed September 7, for the hearing of a legal suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), from contesting the 2023 elections for allegedly pre...
Drama As Emefiele Hides From Cameras In Court (Photos)
Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), avoided cameras when he arrived at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Thursday. Emefiele, who has been in custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) since his arrest after President Bola Tinubu suspended him on June 9, exchanged pleasantries with his team of lawyers in court. When...
We Can’t Discharge You As Abdulrasheed Maina’s Surety, Court Tells Sen. Ali Ndume
A Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday, dismissed the application filed by Sen. Ali Ndume, seeking an order to discharge him as Abdulrasheed Maina’s surety, after he jumped bail. Justice Okon Abang, in a ruling, held that the application filed by Ndume amounted to an abuse of court process, having filed an appeal before the Court of Appeal, Abuja on...
Court Grants NDLEA Order To Sell 111 Vehicles Abandoned By Drug Traffickers And Send Proceeds To FG
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Wednesday, secured an order from the Federal High Court in Lagos, for the final forfeiture of 111 vehicles and motorcycles abandoned by alleged drug dealers. The court also granted an order directing the agency to sell the forfeited vehicles and make payment of the proceeds to the Federal Government. Justice Ayokunle Faji granted the...
FG Commences Prosecution Of INEC Officials Over Alleged Electoral Fraud
The Federal Government through the Nigerian Bar Association has commenced the prosecution of some staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission and political party members indicted for various electoral offences during the 2023 general elections. Electoral offences remain a major threat to credible, free and fair elections in Nigeria, as they often heighten political tension and trigger violence. Following the...
Autonomy: Abia Assembly Passes Law On Fund Management Between Legislature, Judiciary
Following the need to put Abia State at the same pedestal with what is obtainable at the federal level and, in response to the national clamour for the independence of both the Legislative and Judiciary Arms of Government at both the Federal and State levels pursuant to achieving full autonomy for them, Abia State House of Assembly at plenary...
Deal With Lawyers Who Help Clients To Delay Justice, Buhari Tells Judges
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, maintained that delay in the dispensation of justice, as well as the rising number of cases pending in various courts across the federation, have remained a subject of grave concern to his administration. President Buhari, while declaring the 2021 All Nigeria Judges’ Conference of the Superior Courts, open in Abuja, said there was a need...
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...
Supreme Court Replies Mike Ozekhome After He Said Nnamdi Kanu May Die In DSS Custody
Nnamdi Kanu’s Senior Counsel, Mike Ozekhome has told the Supreme Court that he is scared that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) might die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). Ozekhome, during the hearing on Thursday, told the apex court that Kanu’s health issues have deteriorated and he needs a surgical operation. The lawyer...
Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Adjourns Until May 17
The hearing on the petitions submitted by the Labour Party, LP has been postponed by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Following the second court session on Wednesday, one of the spokespersons for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Kenneth Okonkwo, disclosed the information. The court adjourned after a brief petition hearing, according to Okonkwo, who also appeared...
