The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Nov. 26 to hear a motion seeking an order compelling the police to investigate and prosecute Mr Chijioke Nwankwoeze over alleged certificate forgery. Nwankwoeze, a Director of Lands Administration, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), is accused of presenting a forgedContinue Reading
A 36-year- old contractor, Prince Uzo Nwosu has told an FCT Customary Court why he had a carnal knowledge of their housemaid. Nwosu told the three-member panel of the court headed by its Chairman, Hadiza Attah, in response to the application filed by his wife, Mrs Rebecca ErebiContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a no-case submission filed by former acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku,. He is charged with money laundering offences to the tune of N868 million. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, held that a prima facie case hadContinue Reading
*By Chukwunazaoku Chukwuma and Mercy Olaoluwa Olutayo A Commissioner at the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has dragged the President of the Commission to the ECOWAS Court of Justice (CCJ), seeking the nullification of the President’s decision to “revoke the (Commissioner’s) delegated authority… (and)Continue Reading
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his late father left over 20 houses for his children in Maiduguri, Borno. Kyari, who is facing a charge bordering on allegations that he failed to disclose some of his multi-million assets in line withContinue Reading
Suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on Tuesday, denied ownership of some of the property linked to him by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in the ongoing trial bordering on alleged non-disclosure of assets. Kyari, who opened his defence before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court inContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja has awarded a fine of N500, 000 against Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over its failure to furnish a lawyer, Festus Onifade, with information requested in line with provisions of Freedom of Information (FoI) Act, 2011. Justice Gladys Olotu, in a judgement, heldContinue Reading
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognising the outcome of the forthcoming peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national convention. Justice James Omotosho, in a judgment, held that the PDP failed to comply with relevant conditions and laws for theContinue Reading
Two firms; PSC Industries Limited and OGB-Tech Nigeria Limited, have alleged that the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has ignored of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)’s directive asking it to settle a judgment debt being owned. The firms, in a fresh court filling, claimed that eight months after theContinue Reading
