•Atiku and Tinubu Former Vice President of Nigeria and Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, today personally appeared at the Registry of the Federal High Court, Abuja, where he deposed to an affidavit in support of a suit challenging the qualification of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to contest the 202...
•Ugochinyere A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has restrained the Imo State government, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other security agencies from interfering with the civic and political activities of Ikenga Ugochinyere, a House of Representatives member, representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency in the House...
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano yesterday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old woman, Maimuna Idris, in a correctional centre for allegedly cutting off her boyfriend’s manhood. The victim was identified as Ashiru Sani. Idris, who resides in Maigatari Local Government Area of Jigawa, is facing a two-count charge of attempted culpable homici...
•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the state Attorney-General to challenge in court the freezing of a state government account by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The governor gave the directive following the restriction placed on an Osun State government account domic...
A Federal High Court in Abuja today dismissed a suit filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenging provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 on the qualification and disqualification of candidates for elective offices. Justice Muhammed Umar held that the action, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/635/2025, lacked merit, ruling that the disputed provis...
•Sowore in court, today The trial of activist and politician Omoyele Sowore on alleged defamation charges filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) has been adjourned after a heated exchange between lawyers for both parties disrupted proceedings in court. The confrontation began after Sowore’s lead counsel, Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika (SAN),...
A Kano State High Court has sentenced a 19-year-old woman, Saudat Jibrin, to death by hanging for the murder of her husband, Salisu Idris, just nine days after their wedding. Justice Maryam Sabo delivered the judgment yesterday, finding Jibrin guilty of culpable homicide after a 14-month trial. The court held that the prosecution had successfu...
•Omoyele Sowore The Director General of the Directorate of State Services, Dr Oluwatosin Ajayi, failed to appear before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to testify in the case filed against, Omoyele Sowore, Convener of #RevolutionNow. He claimed he was not served but records of the court show that the Subpoena was served on […]
•Peter Obi and Tinubu A Federal High Court in Abuja today okayed hearing of a suit seeking to compel President Bola Tinubu to provide maximum security to the presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, ahead of the 2027 poll. The suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1648/2026, is, among other reliefs, praying the court to [...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the request of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to dismantle a clandestine laboratory allegedly used for the production of methamphetamine, a psychotropic substance similar to cocaine, heroine and LSD. Justice Musa Kakaki ordered the dismantling of the laboratory and destructi...
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