By Andrew Orolua The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria Honorable Justice John Terhemba Tsoho has clarified the digitization of the Lagos Judicial Division of the Court. He said the digitization transition scheduled to commence on June 23, 2025 will go on as planned and run concurrently with the manual process. In […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, fixed December 21 to hear all pending applications in a suit filed by the 36 state governors over plan to deduct monies accruing to them from federation account to settle 418 million dollars judgment debt in relation to Paris Club Refund. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after […]
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has fixed Feb. 14, 2022 for the commencement of trial of a British national, James Nolan, over allegations bordering on money laundering. Justice Donatus Okorowo fixed the date in view of the valedictory court session held on Monday in honour of the former Chief Judge of FHC, Late Adamu […]
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of former Governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako and others until Jan. 24. Justice Abang fixed the date, following the appeal filed by the ex-governor and other defendants at the Court of Appeal, asking the court to uphold their no-case submission. […]
Absence of counsel to suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, on Friday stalled the hearing in his case before a Lagos High Court, sitting at Tarfa Balewa Square. Evans is currently facing two separate charges, bordering on conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and attempted murder, before Justice Adedayo Akintoye. In the first charge, Evans is […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) against the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, dismissed the suit over the failure of the plaintiff to comply with the law in the name used […]
By Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja The Federal High Court (FHC) will, on December 20, begin its Christmas vacation. The Chief Judge of FHC, Justice John Tsoho, in a newly-issued circular noted that the New Legal Year Christian and Muslim worship would be held on Thursday, December 16, 2021 followed by a special legal year court session. […]
The Governor of Rivers State, Barr. Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, on Tuesday appeared before the State High Court in Port Harcourt, to testify as a witness in a seven billion Naira (N7b) libel suit against THISDAY Newspaper. Governor Wike said he was in court to seek justice and clear his name as a person from the […]
The Federal High court sitting in Abuja and presided by Justice Inyang Ekwo on Friday dismissed a firm’s suit seeking to monitor how $300 million dollars recovered from the late former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha was used by the Federal Government. The suit was filed by PPP Advisories, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy […]
Illegible statements served on the defence counsels on Tuesday stalled the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, at a Lagos High court in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS). Defence counsels complained that the statements contained in the proof of evidence served on them were all illegible and that the audio interviews of the defendants were also inaudible. They […]
*As Court sentences ex-Pension task team boss to 61 years imprisonment for fraud ANDREW OROLUA, ABUJA A mild drama ensued at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) clashed with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) over whose custody the jailed former chairman […]
There was a mild drama at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, after Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), was convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Okon Abang, the presiding judge in the money laundering suit filed by […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, convicted Abdulrasheed Maina, Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), and sentenced him to 8 years imprisonment. Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had proven the essential ingredients of all the 12 counts preferred against Maina beyond reasonable doubt […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed Jan. 19, 2022, for hearing the suit filed by Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheik Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenah, against the Department of State Services (DSS) and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Justice Inyang Ekwo, on Friday, fixed the date to allow the […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, ordered that the salary accounts of Benue State workers be unfrozen, following a plea by the state government over inability to pay workers’ salaries. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order after the application for lease of salary accounts and verifying affidavit was moved by counsel to the state […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Federal Government to pay 1.638 billion dollars to Delta Government being 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue payable to the oil-rich state. Justice Donatus Okorowo, while delivering the judgment, held that being a suit instituted to recover revenue accruing to the state […]
Peter Fowoyo A Federal High Court, Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday dismissed a suit filed against the recent held election into 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state, for lacking in merit. Justice Akintayo Aluko, in a judgment to the suit filed by the Plaintiffs and the Lagos State […]
KAJO MARTINS, MAKURDI Benue State Government has said it was not served the Motion exparte prior to the garnishing of its accounts over a N333 million loan acquired in 2008. It would be recalled that a Federal High court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Inyang Ekwo had on Wednesday issued an interim […]
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted Grace Taiga, former Director of Legal Services, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, to N30 million bail in the multiple fraud case involving Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID). Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, also ordered Taiga, an alleged accomplice in the scandal, to produce two sureties in […]
An Osun High Court on Tuesday adjourned ruling in a bail application for a Chief Masquerade Custodian, Kayode Esuleke, and three others, for the alleged murder of a worshipper. The three others are Esuleke’s son, Ifasola, Adeosun Kola and Idowu Abimbola Justice Ayo Oyebiyi, adjourned ruling in the bail application until Thursday, to enable proper […]