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Nigeria’s Labour Party (LP) has initiated legal action against its members in the National Assembly who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party is seeking a court declaration that the seats of the defecting lawmakers be declared vacant and is demanding the return of all salaries, allowances, and privileges received since their defection. […]
Continue ReadingThe magistrate court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has again refused to admit human rights activist, Dele Farotimi to bail, in the charge brought by the Commissioner of Police, against him over alleged cybercrime. Farotimi was taken to court for allegedly defaming senior lawyer and the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Afe Babalola SAN. During the […]
Continue ReadingAn Upper Tribunal in United Kingdom has set aside a previous ruling that stopped the deportation of a 43-year-old Nigerian man, Olutobi Ogunbawo. The ruling is coming after Ogunbawo’s wife, Maria Adesanya, claimed that vitro fertilisation treatment was unavailable in Nigeria, a key argument in their defence. Ogunbawo, convicted in 2019 for immigration offences related […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted a lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi a N50 million bail. The court’s decision was disclosed by Sahara Reporters publisher and the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, via his X handle on Monday. “The first […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday struck out the charges brought against a total of 119 #EndBadGovernance Protesters. They were all arraigned on Friday, November 1 on charges bordering on treasonable felony, intent to destabilize Nigeria, and inciting to mutiny by calling on the military to take over government from President Bola […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing financial allocations to the Rivers State Government pending when a lawful appropriation act is passed by a validly constituted House of Assembly. The judge issued the order on Wednesday, October […]
Continue ReadingOne of the 29 arrested and charged Yoruba Nation agitators, Lateef Adejumo, has died while in custody, officials of the Nigeria Correctional Services in Oyo State revealed on Wednesday, October 16. The charges brought against them stem from the events of April 13, 2024, and are punishable under Section 37(2) of the Criminal Code, Cap […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria, and presided by Justice Emeka Nwite, has on Tuesday, affirmed Julius Abure’s position as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In an originating summons in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1271/2024, Labour Party v INEC, the plaintiff asked the court to decide, among other things, whether by […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Rivers State, sitting in Port Harcourt had declared that there’s no going back on Rivers Local Government election scheduled to hold Saturday, October 5. Justice I. P. C. Igwe made the declaration while ruling on the suit between: Action Peoples Party (APP) and Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Rivers State […]
Continue ReadingA Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen 32 bank accounts allegedly linked to the recent #EndBadGovernance protests across Nigeria. The court order, granted on Thursday, directs banks to place a Post-No-Debit (PND) on the accounts and to apprehend the account holders or any persons transacting business on these accounts. Justice Emeka Nwite’s ruling was in […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted applications filed by the Nigeria Police to remand 124 arrested #EndBadGovernance protesters for 60 days, pending the conclusion of the investigation. In separate rulings on ex-parte motions moved by Ibrahim Mohammed, counsel for the Inspector-General (IG) of Police, Justice Emeka Nwite granted the interim order to […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday, ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.04 million and seven properties connected to former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Presiding judge, Justice Akintayo Aluko made the order following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which is investigating […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice James Omotosho has reinstated Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, months after he was impeached by the state assembly. In the Wednesday judgment, Justice Omotoso declared the impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly as illegal, unconstitutional, null, and […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, remanded a former Minister of Power, Mr. Saleh Mamman, in Kuje prison. The ex-Minister was remanded after he pleaded not guilty to a 12-count money laundering charge the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), preferred against him. Trial judge, Justice James Omotosho said he should remain […]
Continue ReadingA High Court of Rivers State sitting in Port Harcourt and presided by Justice Jumbo Stephen, has issued an interim injunction restraining the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Simone Chibuzor-Amadi, and the Clerk of the State House of Assembly from interacting with the Martins Amaewhule-led lawmakers. Ruling on an ex-parte application on Monday, Justice Jumbo […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos in suit number: FHC/L/CS/853/2021, has ordered a former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, to account for payments of N729bn to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former Minister to provide the list and details of the […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice Ayokunle Faji , on Tuesday, ordered the final forfeiture of the sum of $1,426,175.14 linked to the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. EFCC had earlier on May 29, 2014, secured an interim order […]
Continue ReadingIn a suit marked FHC/L/CS/1051/2024, a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Ikeja Electric Plc and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) from applying, administering or implementing the purported tariff stipulated in the 2024 Supplementary Order on tariff increase on ‘Band A’ Feeders. Rida National Plastics is the plaintiff/applicant while Ikeja Electric Plc […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday granted the Federal Government an order of interim forfeiture of property valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, made the order following a motion filed and argued by the counsel for […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice Yellim Bogoro, has ordered an interim forfeiture of the sums of $4,719,054, N830,875,611, and several properties linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The judge made the order on Thursday, following an ex-parte application filed by […]
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