A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo, the House of Assembly and other parties in a suit filed by the 18 suspended local government chairmen in the state to maintain status quo. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, gave the order afterContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, fixed Jan. 13 to hear a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington. He filed the lawsuit against the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. Justice Musa Liman fixed theContinue Reading
Flowerbudnews A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered the temporary freezing of 21 bank accounts domiciled in some commercial banks and directed the arrest of the account holders by the police. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police, Ibrahim Mohammed,Continue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Many myths or misconceptions surround the legal terms, “Bail Bond.” Judges are, more often than not, criticised on social media for imposing certain sums of money on a suspect or suspects facing trial as bail bonds. Some Nigerians see the amountContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an application filed by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) to detain Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, and six others for 60 days pending the conclusion of investigation. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion movedContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Jan. 8, for ruling on a bail application filed by Akindele Akintoye, Founder and Chairman of Platform Capital Investment Partners Limited. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after the defence lawyer, Emmanuel Esedo, and Martha Babatunde, who appeared forContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, fixed Jan. 6, for ruling in a bail application filed by Olamide Thomas, who allegedly threatened Seyi Tinubu with death threat on social media. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after T.J. Aondo, who appeared for Thomas, and lawyer to theContinue Reading
An Abuja High Court on Monday, ordered the release of Alhaji Bello Bodejo, President of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, from the Department of State Service (DSS) detention. Justice Mohammed Zubairu, in a ruling, described Bodejo’s detention since Dec. 9 after his arrest and without being charged toContinue Reading
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 49, 700. 00 US dollars allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gaveContinue Reading
