A Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Governor David Umahi as the validly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ebonyi-south senatorial election. Ann Agom-Eze had challenged Umahi’s emergence as the APC candidate for the senatorial district. On July 22, a Federal High Court in Abakaliki dismissed a suit filed by Umahi, asking the court to Read More
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside an earlier judgement of the Federal High Court given in favour of a factional governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state, Oladipupo Adebutu. In a judgement Friday, a three-member panel of the Appeal Court held that Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja (now retired) Read More
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of the Lagos High Court has sentenced Baale of Shangisha, Michael Mutiu Yusuf to 15 years imprisonment for faking his own kidnap. The monarch was sentenced along with one of his brothers , Adams Opeyemi Mohammed. Meanwhile, the monarch’s wife, Abolanle was discharged of the allegation against her. Ogundare had on July 5, 2017 put himself forward Read More
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the re-instatement of two directors of Green Energy International Limited, Dr. Bunu Alibe and Mr. Ayo Olojede. They were illegally removed by the company’s management. In his judgement on Friday, Justice Bolaji Olajuwon described their removal from the oil company as “unlawful.” Olajuwon held that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Read More
A secondary school teacher, Idowu Daniel, was Monday sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Lagos State Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting his 16-year-old student within the school premises. The 31-year-old Daniel, who was arraigned on charges bordering on defilement, was accused of having unlawful carnal knowledge of his student in Read More
The Federal High Court Gusau has nullified the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election for next year’s general elections. The presiding judge, Justice Aminu Baffa, delivered the judgement Friday during the ruling on the case. He held that, “Based on the record judgement with 109 pages, the court having been satisfied with the case filed before it by Engr. Read More
A Federal High Court in Gusau, Zamfara, has invalidated the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that produced Dauda Lawan-Dare as the party’s governorship candidate in 2023 general elections in the state. Delivery the judgment Friday, Justice Aminu Bappa-Aliyu, ordered for a fresh governorship primaries. Three aspirants, who are plaintiffs in the suit, Dr Ibrahim Shehu-Gusau, Alhaji Read More
Reprieve has come the way of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, as the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered recognition of the former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs as the senatorial candidate of Akwa Ibom North. The court Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise the former governor as the All Read More
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki Thursday nullified the local government elections held on July 30, 2022 in Ebonyi state. The court sitting presided over by Justice Fatun Riman in a suit No:FHC/AI/CS/151/2022 nullified the election for its unlawful processes. The plaintiff included Otu Collins Eleri, Nelson Eze, Akaa Ikechukwu, Micheal Ali and Isu Amaechi. The trio had dragged Read More
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja recently dismissed the appeal filed by Sunshine Chemical Development Company Limited against the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) claiming that SON had acted in bad faith in rejecting the company’s application to import sugar unfortified with Vitamin A. Dissatisfied with the ruling of Justice B. F. M. Nyako of the Federal High Court, Read More
Justice Binta Nyako has sentenced the Taraba-based kidnap kingpin, Hamisu Bala, popularly called Wadume, to seven years imprisonment without an option of fine. Wadume was convicted by the trial judge for unlawfully dealing in prohibited firearms and for escaping from prison custody. The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice had earlier brought the criminal prosecution before Justice Binta Read More
Embattled Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has said he has appealed the FCT Election Tribunal that sacked him from office on Friday. Recall that, during the sitting Friday in Abuja, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Muninat Folashade Oyekan, the Secretary of the tribunal, Bala Ahmed Ndajiwo and member of the tribunal, Kimi Livingstone, Read More
A man Uduak Akpan convicted for killing job seeker Iniobong Umoren in Akwa Ibom state on Thursday made attempt to escape from the High Court. After the sentence was announced by the trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, on Thursday. It ook the intervention of the police to foil the attempted escape. The convict was sentenced to death by hanging and Read More
The Akwa Ibom state High Court has sentenced Uduak Akpan, the first accused in the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren. Akpan attempted to escape shortly after the sentence was announced by the trial judge, Justice Bassey Nkanang, on Thursday. Blueprint reports that it took the intervention of the police to foil the attempted escape. The convict was Read More
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its Gombe state governorship candidate, Muhammad Jibrin Barde have urged the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to disqualify Governor Mohammed Inuwa Yahaya of and his Deputy, Jatau Manassah Daniel from contesting and participating in the 2023 Governorship Election in Gombe state for submitting alleged forged certificates. In SUIT NO: FJC/ABJ/CS/1301/2022 between Peoples Democratic Read More
The National Industrial Court on Friday ordered the immediate upward review of judges’ salaries Delivering judgement, Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, directed the National Assembly (NASS), the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Attorney-General of the Federation & Minister of Justice (AGF) and National Judicial Commission (NJC), to comply with the directive of the court to ensure immediate compliance with its Read More
Legal advisers to Vigeo Power Limited, majority shareholders of Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), have commenced contempt proceedings against defaulters forillegal takeover of the company. The law firm of Kunle Adegoke (SAN), lawyers to VigeoPower Ltd, said the contempt proceedings has become imperative because the attention of its client had been drawn to a publication issued by the Bureau Read More
An Abuja High Court has fixed Tuesday, 20th of September 2022 to entertain an interlocutory application brought by embattled Premiere Academy, Lugbe, seeking to restrain Child and Gender Rights Advocate, Lemmy Ughegbe from continuing to seek justice for late 14-year-old Keren-Happuch Aondodoo Akphagher. Keren-Happuch, who was a boarding student of Premiere Academy, died on the 22nd of June after contracting Read More
Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, President of The Courts of Appeal has commended Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for his exemplary leadership role in advancing the cause of adjudication and mediation in admiralty matters. Speaking at the recently held Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC) seminar for judges in Abuja, Justice Dongban-Mensem said Dr Jamoh is Read More
A United States Appeals Court has said Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell Plc affiliates may try to enforce part of a $1.8 billion arbitration award against Nigeria’s state-run oil company, in a dispute concerning oil extraction near the African country’s coastline. In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said a lower court Read More
Former Fifa President Sepp Blatter and France footballing legend Michel Platini were both clearedcorruption charges by a Swiss court on Friday. Blatter, who led Fifa for 17 years, was cleared of fraud by the Federal Criminal Court in the southern city of Bellinzona. Platini, a former France national team captain and manager, was also acquitted of fraud. The two, once Read More
The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has directed Union Bank, the parent body of Union Homes, to pay its ex-workers their benefits. In a judgement delivered by Hon. Justice S.H. Danjidda, in a suit filed by the bank to stop the TUC from picketing it for failing to pay the ex-staff of Union Homes Savings and Loan Plc, one Read More
Again, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Tuesday, threw out a fresh application filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. In the fresh application, Kanu sought to be released on bail, pending the determination of the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against him. Kanu, it would be recalled is currently Read More
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that a native doctor, Edwin Iordye, be remanded in a correction centre for allegedly defiling a 15-year-old girl. The police charged Iordye, who lives in Makurdi, with deferment. However, the Magistrate, Mr. Vincent Kor, did not take the plea of Iordye for want of jurisdiction. Kor adjourned the matter until August 2 Read More
A human rights lawyer and activist, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo, Thursday, caused a mild drama with his appearance at the Supreme Court in Abuja during a proceeding. Omirhobo, a Delta state born activist and constitutional lawyer, appeared in an unusual attire when he matched his lawyer robe with feathers on his wig while other traditional apparels were hanging all over his Read More
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