The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Federal Government’s request to reopen a terrorism case against five suspects accused of providing material support to notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji. Justice Emeka Nwite approved the application filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), ordering that the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/633/2024 be re-listed, ruling that […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has convicted Biafra agitator Nnamdi Kanu for acts of terrorism and for belonging to the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho delivered the ruling on Thursday, shortly after ordering Kanu out of the courtroom due to what he described as unruly conduct during the proceedings. The […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has instructed its legal team to immediately appeal the judgement of the Federal High Court in Abuja halting its planned national convention scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court had stopped the opposition party from going ahead with the exercise, holding that […]
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned for hearing the bail application filed by the former Chairman of defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, until Nov. 6. Justice Okon Abang gave the ruling after taking the arguments of the defence and prosecution counsel. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina is being […]
Security in and around the Federal High Court, Abuja, was on Friday beefed up by operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team, is to be arraigned. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina’s son, Faisal, is also being arraigned in the same court […]
Case adjourns till Nov 16 Following the interim order of the Federal High Court in Abuja, asking 19 commercial banks to freeze their customers’ accounts without the Bank Verification Numbers (BVN), some banks yesterday complied with the order by filing information on their customers. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba also ordered the banks to put forward the […]
Plaintiffs in the two of the three pending suits challenging the eligibility of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to contest in the March 28, 2015, presidential election have withdrawn their suits. Justice Adeniyi Ademola who is presiding over the matters at the Federal High Court in Abuja subsequently has struck out the matter after the plaintiffs […]