Tag: Federal High Court Abuja
Malami: Court orders interim forfeiture of 57 property
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of 57 property suspected to be proceeds of unlawful…
Court Orders Forfeiture of ₦1.1bn in Explosive Kano Funds Scandal
The funds, amounting to ₦1,109,230,000, were said to have been recovered during investigations into an ICPC petition alleging illegal withdrawals…
Court orders Tinubu to publish NDDC Forensic Audit Report, name ₦6trn looters
Citing Section 2(3) of the FOI Act, the judge stressed that public institutions are obligated to publish details of finances…
Federal High Court reacts to report of assassination attempt on Justice Omotosho
“Given the gravity of the report, which has the potential to cause panic and undermine confidence in the judicial system—possibly…
#FreeNnamdiKanuNow: Sowore versus police suit stalled as protest paralyses Abuja courts
Justice Mohammed Umar had, on Friday, fixed today for the respondents in the ex-parte motion filed by the police, on…
Strike: Judiciary workers lock out judges, lawyers from courts in Abuja
Judges, staff, lawyers, litigants and members of the public were denied access as business activities in and around the court…
Just In: EFCC produces Aisha Achimugu in court
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu was brought to Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday by…
Trial of Isaac Bristol, aka “PIDOM Nigeria” stalled
Bristol was arrested by the police on Aug. 5 in his hotel room in Rivers. The Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi,…
#EndBadGovernance Protest: Trial stalled as four youths collapse in Court
Earlier, the Inspector-General of Police had charged 11 protesters before Justice Emeka Nwite in a related court with treason, conspiracy…
Confusion as 2 lawyers appear in court seeking Rivers expenditure shutdown
Justice Nwite, who adjourned the matter until Aug. 30 for hearing the motions, ordered parties to file and respond to…
Legal fireworks as lawyer stalls arraignment of Binance executive Gambaryan
When the matter was called on Thursday for the defendants to take their plea, only Gambaryan was in court. The…
P&ID scam: EFCC opens case against fleeing Briton, James Nolan
On Monday a Business and Property Court in London presided over by Justice Robin Knowles of the Commercial Courts of…
$382,000 fraud: How suspected fraudster duped victims from 13 countries in Bitcoins scam
The witness, Ogunjobi Olalekan, an officer of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, told the court that Arinze’s victims…
EFCC secures final forfeiture of 324 properties in Kano
The properties comprise of 168 homes situated at Sheikh Ja’afar Mahmud Adam Bandirawo City, Kano; 122 houses at Sheikh Nasiru…
Lecturer seeks N100m from 9 media houses over use of ‘Fulani herdsmen’
Shehu, a Fulani from Jada Jada community in Adamawa State made the demand in a suit before Justice Inyang Ekwo…
Court rejects suit seeking to compel CCB to release INEC chair’s asset declaration forms
“The information sought related to personal information and personal privacy which is exempted under Section 14(1) of the Freedom of…
Bandits are now terrorists, court declares
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared bandits anywhere in the country as terrorists.
Breaking: Court convicts Maina of stealing N2bn belonging to pensioners
Former chairman of Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, has been convicted by the Federal High Court, Abuja for stealing…
Panic in Federal High Court as Justice Nyako tests positive for COVID-19
There is panic in Federal High Court, Abuja over COVID-19 after one of the Justices, Binta Nyako tested positive for…
Asset declaration: Why court struck out case against Ekweremadu
The Federal High Court, Abuja struck out charges of non-declaration of assets instituted against former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu,…
Proscription order: Court to hear IMN’s motion on Wednesday
The Federal High Court, Abuja, will, on Wednesday, hear the motion filed by the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), asking…
Benue: Miyetti Allah appeals against court ruling on open grazing law
The Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore Social-cultural Association, on Monday, filed an appeal against the July 4 ruling of the Federal…
Court rules on ex-NNPC GMD’s no case submission May 16
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed May 16, for ruling on the no case submission entered by Andrew Yakubu,…
Court frees 2 Boko Haram members for lack of diligent prosecution
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday discharged two persons, Ibrahim Ahmed and Sani Argungu, arraigned for alleged ties…
Court rules on public hearing on hijab wearing Feb. 28
The Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Feb. 28 to rule on a motion seeking to stop a public hearing…
Sen. Ndume’s suspension: Senate to appeal High Court judgement
The Senate says it will file an appeal on Nov. 13 against judgment of the Federal High Court ordering it…
Patience Jonathan sues EFCC for N2bn
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed Nov. 16 to hear the N2 billion…
Nigeria ‘ll burn if I open my mouth – Nnamdi Kanu
The Federal High Court on Tuesday in Abuja approved Federal Government’s request to protect the identities of prosecution witnesses in…
Court grants Supreme Court judge, Ngwuta, N100m bail
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday granted bail to Justice Sylvester Ngwuta, a Justice of the Supreme Court,…
Court rejects Kashamu’s request to stop arrest, extradition
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused an application by Senator Buruji Kashamu to stop the Department of State…