Tag: Court
Abuja High Court Delays Trial Of Suspects In Killing Of ARISE News Reporter Somtochukwu Maduagwu Again
The Federal High Court in Abuja has again adjourned the trial of eleven suspects accused of killing ARISE News correspondent Somtochukwu Maduagwu and security guard Barnabas Danlami Thursday’s proceedings were postponed after the lead prosecutor, Adama Musa, was absent, reportedly attending another criminal case at a sister court in Apo. This marks the second delay…
Court Grants EFCC Wanted Man Bello Leave To Attend Hajj In Saudi Arabia Amid Corruption Trial
A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been granted permission by the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to go to Saudi Arabia to perform the 2026 lesser Hajj in the holy Land. Justice Emeka Nwite, while granting the permission on Thursday, ordered that the travelling passport of the former governor which has…
Supreme Court Backs Tinubu’s Illegal Precedent, Grants Presidential Power To Suspend Elected Officials
Following the suspension of elected government officials including Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy and members of the Rivers State Assembly after declaration of state of emergency in the oil rich state on March 18, 2025 by Bola Tinubu, Supreme Court on Monday upheld presidential power to suspend elected officials during state of emergency in any…
Court Has Cleaned The Stain, Now Government Must Repair Damage Caused — Lawyer Demands Compensation, Apology From Tinubu After Court Acquits 11 #Endbadgovernance Protesters
Abubakar Marshal, counsel for 11 #EndBadGovernance protesters tried by the Bola Tinubu administration, has demanded immediate compensation and formal apology from the Nigerian government after an Abuja court discharged and acquitted his clients. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday delivered a landmark ruling after striking out all treason and terrorism-related…
Court Sentences Nnamdi Kanu To Life Imprisonment, Says IPOB Leader An ‘International Terrorist’
The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced the self-acclaimed leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment for terrorism. Justice James Omotosho said he sentenced Kanu to life imprisonment on counts one, four, five, and six, instead of a death sentence. He also sentenced the IPOB leader to 20…
Again, Court Stops PDP From Holding 2025 Convention, INEC From Recognizing Outcome
For the second time, a Federal High Court in Abuja, has restrained the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, from holding its 2025 National Convention scheduled for Ibadan, Oyo State between November 15 and 16. The court also barred the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from supervising, monitoring or recognizing the outcome of the National Convention where…
Court Clears PDP To Hold Scheduled National Convention
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has cleared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to proceed with its scheduled elective National Convention on November 15 and 16, 2025. In a ruling delivered by Justice A. L. Akintola, the court granted an interim order allowing the party to hold the convention as planned in Ibadan,…
Man Remanded For Allegedly Killing Wife Over Refusal To Prepare Kuli-Kuli
The Kano State High Court sitting on Miller Road, presided over by Justice Musa Dahiru, has remanded a man in a correctional facility over allegations that he killed his wife after she refused to prepare kuli-kuli (groundnut cake) for him. The defendant, Idris Kurma, was arraigned on a culpable homicide charge, contrary to Section 221…
Nnamdi Kanu Protest: Court Fixes Oct 29 To Hear Police Suit Against Sowore, Others
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed October 29 for the hearing of the suit filed by the police against Omoyele Sowore and other conveners of the #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protest held on October 20. The suit, originally scheduled for October 20 for the respondents in the ex parte motion to show cause why the interim…
Court Asked To Stop Jonathan From Contesting 2027 Presidential Election
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, was Monday, asked to issue an order of perpetual injunction, restraining former President Goodluck Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party in the country for the purpose of contesting the 2027 presidential election. The court was equally urged to bar the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from…