Tag: court
The Late 5: Court rebukes INEC, orders Okorocha be given certificate; Governors yet to take a position on state police – Fayemi | Other stories
Here are the stories that drove conversation today: Court rebukes INEC, orders Okorocha be given certificate An Abuja Division of ...
[The Activism Blog] Now that SERAP’s right to end executive double pay has passed, will Malami have the guts to implement it?
A federal high court in Lagos on Friday 19th January 2018 has granted the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) ...
[The Injustice Blog] Why is Malami who has already been accused of complicity in Maina’s corruption sticking his neck out for him?
Nigerian politicians thrive on drama. How else do you explain the recent shenanigans embarked upon by the Attorney General of ...
I can only testify after Jonathan appears in court – Metuh
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh on Tuesday told the Federal High Court, Abuja ...
Court orders arrest of ex-Enugu governor over alleged fraud
Former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani has been served a bench arrest warrant for failing to appear before the court. Background: ...
Nnamdi Kanu absent from court, trial adjourned till December 5
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of ...
Court sentences two civil servants to 105 years imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced two civil servants, Mohammed Audu and Yusuf Ayodeji, to 105 years imprisonment. ...
Court dismisses Evans’ application to stop murder charges
A High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application filed by suspected kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, known Evans, seeking to ...
Ex-FCT minister’s son paid N1.1bn for Abuja properties | Witness tells court
A witness on Thursday narrated how Shamsudeen Bala-Mohammed, a son of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Bala Mohammed ...
Court rejects Jonathan’s application against subpoena in Metuh’s trial
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki filed against a ...
I don’t have N1bn to pay Jonathan | Metuh tells court
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh on Wednesday told the court that he does not ...
Monthly allowances: Court grants SERAP’s application against NASS
The Federal High Court in Lagos granted permission to the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project to proceed in its bid to ...
Court, INTERPOL issue fresh arrest warrants on wanted Maina
The Presidency on Thursday said the international police (INTERPOL) and a Magistrate Court in Abuja have issued fresh arrest warrants on ...
Serve subpoena on Jonathan within five days | Court tells bailiff
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday gave the court bailiff five days to serve former President Goodluck Jonathan with the ...
Court orders Jonathan to appear as witness in Metuh’s case
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday subpoenaed former President Goodluck Jonathan to appear as defence witness of former National ...
Allow me call Jonathan as a witness | Metuh tells court
Former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olisa Metuh on Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja ...
Court awards N2m against police in Evans’ brother-in-law’s case
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday heard a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by one Okwuchukwu Obiechina said ...
Abaribe aided Nnamdi Kanu to flout bail conditions | FG tells court
The Federal Government has replied an application filed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe seeking to withdraw as one of the sureties ...
Court releases Atiku’s son after hours in custody
A Magistrate Court sitting in Lagos has released Aminu, son of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, hours after he was remanded. The ...
Court remands Atiku’s son for disobeying order
A Magistrate Court in Lagos has remanded Aminu Atiku, son of former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku in transit cell for ...
Adjourn my trial indefinitely | Dasuki tells court
Former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd) on Tuesday asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to suspend the charges of ...
Forfeit your N100m bond or produce Nnamdi Kanu | Court tells Abaribe
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered Senator representing Abia south, Enyinaya Abaribe to produce leader of the Indigenous ...
Govt will bring Nnamdi Kanu to court for his trial – Lawyer
Ifeanyi Ejiofor, counsel to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has said the government will produce ...
Sack Buhari as Petroleum minister | Agbakoba tells court
Former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dr. Olisa Agbakoba, SAN has filed a claim against the Federal Government ...
Stop Saraki, Senate from investigating me | IGP tells court
The Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Thursday filed a suit before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in ...
‘Independence day bomber’ Charles Okah, son testify in court
Alleged mastermind of the Independence Day bombing in Abuja, Charles Okah on Wednesday testified alongside his son before a Federal ...
BREAKING: Court orders permanent forfeiture of 56 houses linked to Diezani
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of 56 houses linked to a former Minister of Petroleum ...
Order Nnamdi Kanu’s arrest, extradition from the UK | Kinsman tells court
Ugochukwu Kenneth, a native of Afara Village, in Abia State has filed a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja for ...
Court jails ex-DG of agriculture institute for 40 years over N177m fraud
A former Director-General of the Institute of Agriculture Research and Training (IART) Ibadan, Benjamin Ogunbodede has been sentenced to 40 ...
Why I want to return to Nigeria | Diezani tells court
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke has said she would like to return to Nigeria to defend corruption charges ...
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- The Other Friends Podcast: Meet TJ BensonTJ Benson is a speculative fiction writer living in Abuja. His debut short story collection, 'We Won't Fade Into Darkness' was published by Paressia Books and he is publishing his sophomore novel, the Mad House under Masobe Books. He is a teacher of fiction and a runner up for the 2017 Short Story Day Africa […]