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 story
•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 […]
•DSS operatives and Prof Pat Utomi A Federal High Court in Abuja will tomorrow deliver judgment in a suit filed by the Department of State Services (DSS) against Prof. Pat Utomi over his alleged plan to establish what he called “a shadow government” in the country. Justice James Omotosho chose the date on July 10 […]
•Victor Giwa, Esq A lawyer, Victor Giwa, has said that the recent judgment by a Canadian court, which tagged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organisations, was in line with the country’s criminal law. Giwa, who spoke on Channels TV today , said that the Canadian court did […]
•Olufemi Thomas The federal government has filed a notice of appeal to challenge the July 24 judgment of the Federal High Court, Lagos, which freed a former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Olufemi Thomas, on allegations of money laundering. Our correspondent obtained the 28-page notice of appeal, filed befor...
•Natasha Suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has been accused of seeking to eat her cake and still have it by appealing the July 4, 2025 judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja and still attempting to enforce the same judgment. A senior lawyer, Ken Harries, made the accusation this evening while reacting to […]
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja today reversed the judgment of a Federal High Court ordering the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to pay Kasmal International Services the sum of N579,130,698,440 for its involvement in stamp duty collection. Justice Adebukola Banjoko, who delivered the majority judgment of two to one of the Appeal Court, [&he...

