Tag: Federal High Court
IPOB urges court to set aside proscription order
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Friday prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to set aside the…
$1.6bn Oil Scam: Court Dismisses Diezani’s Application
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court Abuja, on September 20, dismissed an application brought by a former Minister…
Oct. 4 set for ruling on NOUN Law graduates case
Justice Hilary Oshomah of the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has set Oct. 4 to rule on the suit…
Former Gov., two others arraigned, get N250m bail each
The Federal High Court in Abuja Monday granted bail to the former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam and two…
Dasukigate: Court approves application to shield witnesses
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday granted the Federal Government’s application to shield witnesses in the ongoing trial of…
Absence of accused judge stalls trial
The arraignment of a sitting judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, for alleged unlawful enrichment to the…
Breaking: Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $43.4m, £27,800, N23.2m to the Federal Govt
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the final forfeiture to the Federal Government the N13 billion discovered…
Peace Corps Commandant begs for adjournment to enable him take exams
The absence of Dickson Akoh, National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria Ambassador, on Tuesday stalled his trial at the Federal…
Court fixes May 24 to rule on trial of INEC official
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed May 24 for ruling in an alleged case of corruption against Christian…
Court to hear Peace Corps suit against Police May 31
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed May 31 to commence hearing in the enforcement of fundamental human rights suit…
Court fixes June 19 for judgment in Tompolo’s suit against IGP, EFCC
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed June 19 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by Chief…
N3.2billion Fraud: Court Dismisses Kalu’s Objection Again
For the second time in two days, a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, south west Nigeria Wednesday, dismissed objection…
Illegal oil lifting: Court fines FG over delay in proceedings
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria on Monday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay a…
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Court orders forfeiture of $153,310,000 belonging to Alison-Maduekwe
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria on Friday ordered temporary forfeiture of the sum of $153,310,000, which…
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Court freezes Patience Jonathan’s multiple accounts
Federal High Court Lagos has frozen all the bank accounts of former First Lady Patience Jonathan suspected to be proceeds…
Breaking: Supreme Court Justice Sylvester Ngwuta docked over corruption
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money…
COSON floors hoteliers in landmark judgment at Federal High Court
The Federal High Court in Benin City presided over by Justice A.M. Liman on Friday gave victory to the Copyright…
N40m Fraud: Court adjourns trial of APC leader
Akin Kuponiyi A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos on Thursday adjourned the trial of All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial…
Final year IMT student jailed 2 years for fraud
Justice M.N Yinusa of the Federal High court, Enugu has sentenced Frank Joseph and his accomplice, Muonwuba Valentine, a final…
Internet fraudster jailed 10 years
Justice H.A. Nganjiwa of the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Friday convicted Frank Emem and sentenced him…
Convicted money launderer forfeits $86,000 to Govt
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has obtained conviction on a case of suspected money laundering brought against Duru…
Okah’s Trial: Court rules on confessional statement June 16
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday fixed June 16 for ruling on admissibility of the alleged confessional statement of…
Passport: PDP spokesman, Metuh knows fate May 25
A Federal High Court on Monday fixed May 25 for ruling on PDP spokesman, Olisa Metuh’s request for his international…
Alleged N2.6bn fraud: Court orders service of criminal charge on bank, 16 others
A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday adjourned to April 11 to enable prosecution effect service of criminal charge on…
Federal High Court shuffles its judges
The chief judge of the Federal High Court has ordered a major redeployment of judges, throughout the country, with some…
Court bars FG from freezing MTN bank accounts
Henry Ojelu A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday turned down an application of mareva injunction seeking to bar…
Security Consultant sues Lagos Police Commissioner over wrongful detention
Henry Ojelu A Security Consultant, Olanrewaju Olabinjo has dragged the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State before a Federal High Court…
Septuagenarian pleads guilty to hemp trafficking
A 72-year-old man, Samuel Akhigbe, on Tuesday, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful dealing in banned drug brought against…
N2bn scam: Lulu, others know fate Feb.16
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Feb. 16 to rule on whether or not to dismiss charges of…
Court jails 5 foreigners for oil theft
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced nine foreigners to five years imprisonment for stealing 3,423 metric tons…