Amid funding, security concerns: Court stops moves to postpone 2023 Housing, Population Census

In the midst of rising calls from some quarters that the 2023 National Census be put on hold, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Thursday declined a prayer asking for an order postponing the exercise scheduled to hold from May 3 to 5 May. In its ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo refused to grant the application, but rather asked the applicant, Read More

Court bars states from control of inland waterways

November 9, 2022 David Agba with agencies 0

A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has reportedly ruled that management and control of Inland waterways in Nigeria remains exclusively within the control of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). NIWA spokesman, Jubril Darda’u, disclosed this in a press statement. “The Federal High Court of Nigeria in the Port Harcourt Judicial Division holding at Port Harcourt before Read More

Adamawa Assembly speaker held over ‘perjury’

November 4, 2022 Chamba Simeh Abuja 0

Speaker of the Adamawa state House of Assembly, Iya Abbas, has been dragged before Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court Yola for alleged falsification of his declaration of age. In one of the documents presented to the court as an exhibit, it was alleged that Abbas disowned his father over his senatorial ambition, having deposed to an affidavit Read More

2023: Delist PDP governorship candidate’s name in Zamfara, APC tells INEC

September 20, 2022 Bode Olagoke 0

Following the Federal High Court judgement nullifying the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Zamfara state that produced Dr. Dauda Lawal Dare as candidate, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has demanded delisting the opposition party and its 2023 governorship candidate as directed by the court. The APC also urged the the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not Read More

Lawyer petitions NJC over refusal to hear case

September 16, 2022 Admin III 0

Some aggrieved members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia state, have petitioned the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman of National Judicial Council (NJC), Olukayode Ariwoola, over an alleged refusal by a Federal High Court Judge in Umuahia to hear a pre-election matter. Lawyer to the aggrieved members, Nnamdi U. Nwokocha Ahaaiwe, in the petition, said Justice Read More

Court restrains FG from further actions on disputed e-Customs concession project

June 18, 2022 Kehinde Osasona, Abuja 0

A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Federal government from enforcing or giving effect to the controversial Customs modernisation project otherwise known as e- Custom allegedly executed by its agents on May 30, 2022 . The agents who allegedly executed the disputed concession project are the Nigerian Custom Service, Trade Modernisation Project limited, Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria limited Read More

Keren: Court refuses Premiere Academy’s request to stop rape probe

June 3, 2022 Kehinde Osasona 0

The Federal High Court Abuja Division, Thursday, struck out the application filed by Premiere Academy Lugbe, seeking to stop Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from investigating the circumstances, which led to the alleged rape and death of one of its students, Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akphagher. The court has therefore ordered an accelerated hearing of the substantive suit, which has Read More

Oronsaye distances self from 66 pension accounts

March 10, 2022 Kehinde Osasona 0

A former Head of Service of the Federation (HoSF), Steven Oronsaye, Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, denied any involvement in the operations of 66 bank accounts said to have been operated to siphon pension funds. While opening his defence in the money laundering charges brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the former Read More

‘Marginalisation:’ Nigerian women’s grouse against govt

January 28, 2022 Admin III 0

Nigerian women in 2020 sued the federal government for continuously marginalising women from holding leadership positions. ENE OSHABA writes on the outcome of the last court proceeding at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday last week. Background The matter which began in 2020 is of national importance geared towards an inclusive governance to reflect true democracy in Nigeria Read More

Nnamdi Kanu: Court gives security agencies fresh marching order

November 20, 2021 Admin III 0

Abia State High Court sitting in Umuahia, Friday, issued an order restraining security agencies from deploying their personnel to the court premises any time Nnamdi Kanu’s case comes up for hearing before the court. The court, presided over by Justice Benson Anya, also restrained security agencies from arresting anybody who attends the court to witness Kanu’s proceedings. The court order Read More

Lawyer bags 7 years for perjury, evidence fabrication

November 3, 2021 Chizoba Ogbeche 0

Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced a lawyer, Kenneth Chukwuemeka Ajoku, to seven years in prison for offences bordering on perjury and fabrication of evidence brought against him by the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC Head Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwijaren, in a press statement, Read More

Breaking: Journalists, Lawyer barred as Nnamdi Kanu breezes into court

October 21, 2021 Admin III 0

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) was on Thursday brought to the Federal High Court in Abuja where his trial is expected to resume amidst tight security. Ahead of the trial of Kanu, heavy security has been deployed to forestall any breakdown of law and order. All entrances leading to the court premises were barricaded by Read More

Owo Prince docked over N35.5m fraud

October 14, 2021 Chizoba Ogbeche 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned one Toluwalade John Olateru Olagbegi before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court One sitting in Ibadan on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune N35,500m. A press statement by EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, Wednesday in Abuja, said the Owo Prince, who resides at Read More

Defection: PDP drags Gov Ayade, deputy to court

October 9, 2021 Joseph Obung 0

Almost five months after the defection of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), the PDP has dragged he and his deputy, Prof Ivara Esu to court, seeking that they vacate office for defecting to the APC. The case which was instituted in the Federal High Court Abuja Read More

Man drags IG, AGF, DSS to court over ‘killing’ of Shi’ite members

October 7, 2021 Tope Sunday 0

A 25-year-old man, Suleiman Sadi, has sued the Inspector-General (IG) of Police and the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS) over alleged unlawful killing and harassment of the Shi’ite members on peaceful religious practice. The plaintiff, through his lawyer, Bala Dakum, in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1147/2021 dated and filed on October 4 at the Federal High Court, Read More

AITEO slams Shell with $2.5bn suit over sale of OML 29

October 5, 2021 Lekan Olashehinde 0

A global oil giant, AITEO has slammed Anglo-Dutch Company, Shell with a $2.5B suit over claims it made in the sale of the OML 29.  Shell and its joint venture partners sold all their undivided 45% equity in OML 29 to AITEO sometime in 2014 for a whopping sum of $2.4 billion, which assets Shell said included the Nembe Creek Trunk Line Read More

Independence: End insecurity now, NCP tasks govts

October 1, 2021 Bode Olagoke 0

The National Conscience Party (NCP) has called on government at all levels to deploy strategies that will end insecurity bedeviling the country.The party also called on other political parties to emulate by allowing inclusiveness. In a statement released Friday in Abuja by the Special Assistance to the NCP’s national chairman, Comrade Omole Olusegun, asked all members of the party “to Read More

VAT: Status quo remains as Court of Appeal joins Lagos in suit

September 30, 2021 Kehinde Osasona 0

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has formally joined Lagos state government as the third respondent in the ongoing legal battle against the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT). The court held Thursday that Lagos state has established beyond doubt that it has substantial and sufficient legal rights and interest to protect in Read More

VAT dispute: Appeal Court grants Lagos request, Oyo follows

September 30, 2021 Segun Odunewu 0

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, has granted the application of the Lagos state government as a co-respondent in the appeal filed by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). The court rejected the objections by the FIRS and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and proceeded to join the Attorney General of Lagos State as the third respondent. The Read More

2023: Real reason Northern govs rejected power shift to the South

The debate around the zoning of the presidency ahead of the 2023 elections continued Monday with the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) condemning their southern counterparts over their stance on power shift. The NSGF’s position was reached at the end of its meeting with traditional rulers from the region in Kaduna. Reading the 11-point resolution at the end of the Read More