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A Federal High Court in Abuja has on Monday dismissed the suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Owuru, against the election of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), in the 2019 presidential election. The suit seeking Buhari’s…

Hon. Justice Olufunke Anuwe of the Abuja Judicial Division of the National Industrial Court has ordered the Union Bank of Nigeria to pay one Ngozi Ogbonna the sum of N1,000,000.00 as compensation for the ailment suffered while in the bank’s employment. The Court…

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court in Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed Senator Adamu Aliero as the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate for Kebbi Central Senatorial District in the forthcoming general election. In a lead judgment by Justice Centus Nweze which was read by Justice Amina Augie on Monday,…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta has dismissed a suit challenging the transfer of Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola‘s voter registration from Idimu in Egbeda; Lagos West Senatorial District to Ilaro in Ogun West Senatorial District of Ogun State. The suit was filed by…

Federal High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) under Hon. Justice M.Ö. Olajuwon has declared the sack of the former managing director of AMAC Investments and Property Development Company (IPDC) as unlawful, null, and void. In a judgement delivered by Justice Olajuwon…

A  Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has sentenced five men who impersonated officials of the Standard Organisation of Nigeria to 2,500 hours of community service. The court also ordered the convicts to pay N100,000 each as a special fine to the Federal…

The Federal High Court in Jalingo, Taraba State capital has dismissed a case of certificate forgery against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha. Justice Bala Usman also struck out the case that borders on false…

The Federal High Court 1, Awka in Anambra State, presided over by Honourable Justice H. A. Nganjiwa, on Friday, disqualified Chief Victor Umeh from contesting in the February 25, 2023 Senatorial election for Anambra Central. The court, in a 3- hour judgment which…

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application for post-conviction bail brought by a serving senator representing Delta North, Peter Nwaoboshi, who was jailed for seven years on money laundering charges. While dismissing his application, a five-member panel of the apex court, noted that…