The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed today Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for the final judgment in the trial of five suspected terrorist accused of the bloody attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State. The court had earlier reserved judgment yesterday, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, after both the prosecution and […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment to a date to be communicated to the parties in the ongoing trial of five men being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) for their alleged involvement in the June 5, 2022, attack on the St Francis Catholic Church in […]
•INEC chairman, Prof Joash Ojo Amupitan (SAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed the Federal High Court judgment which nullified its revised timetable and schedule of activities for the conduct of the 2027 general elections. INEC, in a notice of appeal dated and filed on May 25 through its lawyer, Alex Izinyon, S...
•ADC spokesman Bolaji Abdullahi A mass exodus is looming in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a result of the court verdict on the timelines issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the conduct of party primaries and the nomination of candidates. Recall that Justice Mohammed Umar of a Federal High Court in [&hell...
The Supreme Court has affirmed November 22, 2024 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which upheld an arbitral award against Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Limited (EMTSL) – doing business as 9Mobile – in favour of two aggrieved investors. The arbitral award, made on September 26, 2022, required EMTSL to refund the $43,033,95...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the judgment barring the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from validating the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The appellate court delivered the judgment with members of the opposition party from both divides present in court. … developing storyÂ
•Suspended DCP Abba Kyari The Federal High Court in Abuja, today, fixed February 26, 2026, for judgment in a case filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against suspended Deputy Commisdioner of Police Abba Kyari. The NDLEA is prosecuting Kyari, the former head of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), and his two younger [...
The Supreme Court yesterday expressed displeasure at Federal Government’s failure to put into effect the July 2024 judgement of the court that local governments’ share from the federation account be paid directly to them. The apex court said there was no credible evidence before it that the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) had initiate...
•VIO on duty The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the October 4, 2024 judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (popularly called VIO) from further stopping, impounding, or confiscating vehicles on the road and imposing fines on motorists. In a judgment today, a three-member panel […...
•Sule Lamido and PDP logo A Federal High Court in Abuja has failed to deliver its judgment earlier scheduled for today, Thursday, November 13, 2025 in the suit filed by former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido. Lamido is by the suit, seeking among others, to stop the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party […]

