Tag: Federal High Court

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AzeezOctober 17, 2016

Two arrested judges resume sittings at Federal High Court

Two Federal High Court judges, Adeniyi Ademola and Nnamdi Dimgba who were arrested by operatives of the Department of State ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 7, 2016

N41.1m fraud: Council boss sentenced to 70 years

The Federal High Court sitting in Yola the Adamawa state capital on Thursday sentenced a former local government area chairman ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 6, 2016

Oduah loses application to stop investigation

Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah has lost an application she filed to stop the Federal Government from investigating her tenure ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaOctober 5, 2016

Court orders arrest of ex-Gombe gov. Goje over N25bn fraud

A Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on Tuesday issued a bench warrant against a former Governor of Gombe ...

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Op-ed EditorSeptember 23, 2016

Opinion: Trivialising justice – a culture of shaming litigants

by Ugochukwu Nnamdi Ukamba I do not know if these events and narratives hereunder are a standalone rare occurrence or ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaSeptember 18, 2016

Budget padding tracker: Compel EFCC to probe Dogara, others – SERAP tells court

Advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to compel the Economic ...

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AzeezAugust 29, 2016

Federal High Court rejects application to release El-Zakzaky

An application seeking to secure the release of leader of the Islamic movement of Nigeria also known as Shi’ites, Sheikh ...

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AzeezAugust 9, 2016

Obey court orders now or go home – Judge tells DSS

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday said it will stop granting applications filed by the Department of State Services ...

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Oludolapo AdelanaJuly 28, 2016

BREAKING: Court stops PDP convention, says Markafi committee is illegal

The leadership tussle rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, received yet another twist on Thursday, as the Federal High Court ...

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AzeezJuly 22, 2016

Federal High Court angry as DSS goes against court order

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday scolded the Department of State Security for going against ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 15, 2016

Opinion: A rejoiner to Festus Keyamo’s opinion on the Abia state confusion

by Ugochukwu Amaraizu Esq In a widely circulated press release Festus Keyamo, a respected legal luminary who has contributed in ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 4, 2016

Court clears Diezani from Omokore’s money-laundering trial (PHOTOS)

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has asked a Federal High Court in Abuja for permission to remove former ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJuly 1, 2016

Recognise Sheriff, ignore Makarfi – Court tells PDP

Factional National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff has been vindicated by a High Court in ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 23, 2016

Dasuki says he’s being punished for old sins as FG insists on secret trial

Former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has left in the hands of God, certain undisclosed persons believed ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJune 10, 2016

Olisa Metuh moved to LUTH, confined to bed rest

Following the refusal of an Abuja High Court to grant former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa ...

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Ada IgboanugoMay 31, 2016

Runtown in trouble; can no longer perform or record songs [DETAILS]

Nigerian singer, Runtown is having a contractual dispute with Eric Manny Limited.. In a letter written to Eric Manny by the singer through his ...

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YWriterMay 25, 2016

BREAKING: Court rejects Metuh’s application – “We are not Father Christmas”

by Chi Ibe Justice of the Federal High Court, Okon Abang just now rejected the application for leave to travel abroad ...

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Janeth JMarch 16, 2016

‘I helped Badeh convert N558m to dollars almost every month’ – Witness

In the ongoing trial of former Chief of Defense Staff, Alex Badeh, a witness- Salisu Abdullahi, Director of Finance and ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJanuary 26, 2016

Olisa Metuh received money from Dasuki’s office ‘without being awarded contract’ – Witness

As the trial of Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party continues at a Federal High ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJanuary 20, 2016

BREAKING: Court orders Nnamdi Kanu to be taken to prison

A Federal High Court judge has ordered that the custody of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and ...

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Adebayo EmuleomoJanuary 20, 2016

Read the charges brought against Nnamdi Kanu as he appears in court

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Biafra Radio, Nnamdi Kanu has appeared before a Federal ...

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Janeth JJanuary 6, 2016

We didn’t grant Dasuki bail – Federal High Court

Authorities of the Federal High Court of Nigeria (FHCN), has denied media reports that it granted bail of N250 million ...

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Kolapo OlapojuNovember 6, 2015

Saraki’s bid to stop arrest, trial denied by Federal High Court

Bukola Saraki’s bid to stop his trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, has failed. The Senate President’s application has been ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 18, 2015

Saraki’s corruption trial stopped by Federal High Court

The trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Bureau, has been halted by the Abuja ...

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Kolapo OlapojuSeptember 2, 2015

Lawyer sues Buhari over South-East exclusion in appointments

A lawyer, ‎Dim-Udebuani Marcel, has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, on his political appointments, before the Abuja Division of the ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 9, 2015

Court sacks 22 APC Chairmen, Councillors in Rivers

A Federal High court in Port Harcourt has nullified the election of the 22 local Government council chairmen and councillors in ...

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Janeth JJuly 1, 2015

Femi Fani-Kayode vs The Feds: A timeline

Former aviation minister, Olufemi Fani-Kayode, who has been facing a money laundering case with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJuly 1, 2015

Fani-Kayode releases victory statement, changes name

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has been discharged and acquitted of money laundering charges by a Federal High Court in ...

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Op-Ed EditorJune 23, 2015

Opinion: Legal Practitioners Act and the disciplining of lawyers

by May Agbamuche-Mbu Every now and again one reads about a lawyer being struck off the roll and the issue ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJune 8, 2015

Buruji Kashamu is untouchable… for now

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has quashed the extradition proceedings and the provisional warrant of arrest gotten by the National ...

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