A Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out a suit filed by the Edo Civil Society Organisations (EDOSCO) on behalf of David Ukpo, seeking to overturn a court order that granted former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, access to Ukpo’s biodata for use in his UK trial. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Justice ...

  In a landmark ruling, the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday officially declared the Lakurawa sect and similar groups operating in Nigeria as terrorist organisations. Justice James Omotosho, presiding over the case, granted the orders sought by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, effectively proscribing the ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Nigerian government, under President Bola Tinubu, to facilitate the immediate repatriation of 270 Nigerians currently detained in Kaliti Prison, Ethiopia. The ruling, delivered by Justice Inyang Ekwo, compels the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to act on their statutory duties ...

Federal High Court judges will start their 2024 yuletide vacation on December 16, 2024, according to a statement released Tuesday by the court’s Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho. The holiday period will conclude on Monday, January 6, 2025, with the court resuming activities on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, across all judicial divisions. The vacation schedule ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja, presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo, has ordered the final forfeiture of Sunflower Hotel Ltd, a multi-million-naira property in Kaduna State linked to former National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Vincent Tenebe. The hotel will now be transferred to the Federal Government following a ruling last Tuesday, ...

  A Federal High Court in Lagos has issued an interim order instructing social media personality Martins Vincent Otse, known as VeryDarkMan, to remove all defamatory content posted about prominent human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), from his social media platforms within 21 days. The order, granted by Justice M.O. Dawodu, restrains VeryDarkMan from further ...

In a recent development, a legal expert has urged Nigerian bank customers to pursue legal action against any bank that freezes their accounts without a court order. This advice follows a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court ruling that deemed Guaranty Trust Bank Plc’s action of freezing a customer’s account without a court order as ...

    The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) has formally charged Isaac Bristol, the individual believed to be behind the well-known whistleblower account PIDOM Nigeria, in a case that has ignited intense debate about freedom of speech and government transparency. Bristol appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja after spending 28 days in custody. The ...

    In a significant legal development, Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison custody. On Monday, the judge directed that nine male protesters be held at Kuje Prison, while a female protester was remanded in Suleja Prison. The court has scheduled September ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application aimed at stopping protesters from continuing the #EndBadGovernance demonstrations. The presiding judge, Peter Lifu, ruled on Monday against the ex parte motion filed by Danladi Goje, Buky Abayomi, Adiza Abbo, and 13 other Nigerians. The applicants had sought an interim injunction to restrain the ...

  The Federal High Court in Kaduna has declined jurisdiction in a suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai. El-Rufai sought to nullify the indictment by an Adhoc Committee of the Kaduna State House of Assembly over alleged corruption, among other reliefs. In his ruling, Justice R.M. Aikawa held that El-Rufai ...

  The Warri Justice and Truth Forum, a prominent pressure group, has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, over what it alleges to be an attempt by certain individuals from the Warri Federal Constituency in Delta State to have the High Court hear an appeal on a Supreme Court ...

Justice Kehinde Ogundara of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered celebrity bartender and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, to pay ₦10 million to the Federal Government as a fine for alleged abuse of the Naira. This decision was reached as part of a settlement agreement with the Economic and ...

    In a legal battle unfolding at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Bwari, Abuja, Ann Eniyamire, daughter of the late Justice Moses Bello, former President of the Customary Court of Appeal in Abuja, is seeking a portion of her late father’s estate and stocks, amounting to 11.11%. Eniyamire, representing herself as one ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has detained Pascal Okechukwu, widely known as Cubana Chief Priest, ahead of his scheduled arraignment today before the Federal High Court in Lagos. Cubana Chief Priest faces charges related to the abuse of the Nigerian currency, as he allegedly sprayed and tampered with Naira notes during a ...

  The Federal Government has commenced legal proceedings against blogger Ibezim Chike Victor, who leveled allegations against former Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, claiming he authored judgments for the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Victor, alleged to be one of the individuals implicated in the accusations, appeared for arraignment at the Federal High ...