COURTROOM NEWS

The Hon. President of the National Industrial Court, Hon. Justice Benedict Kanyip, PhD, OFR has dismissed the case filed by The Incorporated Trustees of Social-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 5 Nigerian Students against the President Federal Republic of Nigeria, Minister…

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has awarded N30 million against Mrs Marianne Ahmadu Ali, wife of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmadu Ali, for locking up her personal assistant, Ms. Deborah Longs…

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja, has dismissed a suit by the leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife, Zeenah in which they sought to compel the National Immigration Service (NIS) to issue…

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed an appeal filed by a former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, seeking the disqualification of the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, and the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar. The apex court…

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Emeka Nwite has dismissed a certificate forgery case filed by the Transparency Advocacy for Development Initiative against the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva. Justice Nwite dismissed the matter…

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday evening affirmed Chief Victor Oye as the lawful National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Justice James Omotoso in a judgment held that by the judgments of the Federal High Court, Court of Appeal…

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed July 4 for hearing in the bankruptcy suit filed by Ecobank Nigeria Ltd against businessman, Dr. Oba Otudeko. The suit, marked FHC/L/BK/19/2015, was scheduled for Tuesday, but Justice Akintayo Aluko adjourned same in view…

A Nigerian economist, Odilim Enwegbara has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court for claiming ownership of “Eagle Eye”, an online application for reporting crime. Abdulrasheed Bawa, EFCC chairman had during the launch of the app in 2021 claimed it…

A Lagos-based activist-lawyer, Tope Alabi, has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos for leave to initiate contempt proceedings against Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele for alleged disobedience of the Supreme Court orders on its naira redesign policy. Alabi made…

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed April 20, 2023 to rule on an application filed by Kogi State seeking to vacate an interim order of the court freezing 14 properties linked to the state governor. Justice Nicholas Oweibo fixed the…