COURTROOM NEWS

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has awarded N1m fine against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for the unlawful detention of former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde. The court…

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Governor of Kano State, Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, and the state’s attorney-general from re-arresting or detaining Rep Alhassan Ado Doguwa pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit. Justice Donatus Okorowo restarted the…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, has dismissed a suit filed by Premiere Academy, Lugbe seeking to stop the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) from investigating the alleged rape and death of its 14-year-old student. The student, Keren-Happuch Akpagher, who was…

The Indian government has approached an Abuja High Court seeking an order compelling the Federal Government of Nigeria to extradite two of its nationals whom it has accused of financial crimes but are living large in Africa’s biggest economy. After failed diplomatic efforts…

The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has admitted in evidence a West African Examination Council (WAEC) Certificate said to have been presented by the institution to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in 1981. The certificate was tendered before the tribunal by an official of…

A witness on Monday told the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom, that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his wife, Ibijoke were allowed to cast their votes, despite their voter cards being invalid. This testimony was given by an…

Justice Yellim Bogoro of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has granted Ecobank’s application seeking to join Dr. Oba Otudeko, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc and Honeywell Group Limited as additional defendants in a counter-claim filed by the bank pursuant to…

The court upheld the Federal Road Safety Corps’ (FRSC) authority to impound vehicles and imposed a fine on the defaulting motorist. In 2017, officers and men of the FRSC on patrol arrested Michael Benson Esq., a lawyer in Akwa Ibom State, for violating driver’s licence,…

The Federal Government has urged the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division to reverse the April 18 judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordering among others, the reinstatement of Ifeanyi Ararume as the Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company…

A Family Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Monday, ordered the remand of a skit maker, Maruf Abdullahi, fondly called Trinity Guy, in Agodi correctional facility over alleged sexual exploitation of a 10-year-old girl until Tuesday, July 11 when the…