The Federal High Court in Abuja has reserved judgment in a suit filed by Adamu Aliyu, an aggrieved aspirant in the May 20 All Progressives Congress (APC)’s primary for the Jos North-North Constituency seat in Plateau. Justice Salim Ibrahim, in a short ruling on Friday, stated that the judgmentContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola Tinubu have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss, in its entirety, a suit filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of Action Democratic Congress (ADC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Atiku and ADCContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has set aside the order freezing the bank accounts of four defendants allegedly linked to a 2023 N21 billion system glitch which resulted in filing the case by the police. The defendants are Adebusoye Adewumi, Reuben Aikhorin, Ukonu Tamara and Tamara A. Autos.Continue Reading
The Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction and death sentence imposed on a Kaduna-based man, Abu Umar, who stabbed another to death in a fight. A five-member justices, in a lead judgment delivered by Justice Jummai-Hannatu Sankey, held that the appeal was lacking in merit. The panel affirmed theContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday convicted and sentenced three terrorists linked to the recent kidnapping of school children and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State, to a life imprisonment. Justice Salim Ibrahim made the order in a judgement after the three menContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned the trial of five men for alleged conspiracy and failure to disclose the whereabouts of former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa until Oct. 5. The case, which was fixed for commencement of trial before Justice Peter Lifu, could not goContinue Reading
*Seeks Maximum Penalty On Behalf of Murdered Oriire Teachers By: Zagazola Makama The Department of State Services (DSS) is set to appeal Monday’s life sentence handed two top commanders of the Ansaru Terror organization by a Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice Emeka Nwite had, shortly after Mahmud Usman,Continue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted and sentenced two Ansaru senior commanders, who were arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS), to life imprisonment for terrorism offences. The convicts are Mahmud Usman, a.k.a Abu Bara’a/Abbas/Mukhtar, the self-styled Emir of Ansaru; and Abubakar Abba, a.k.a MahmudContinue Reading
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned Mr Jimoh Yisawu, former Managing Director, Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company Ltd, on alleged money laundering. Yisawu, who was arraigned on eight-count charge before Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja, pleaded not guilty to allContinue Reading
