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  Justice Yusuf Halilu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has issued a stern warning to some Estate Developers in Abuja against flouting valid order of court or resorting to self help in the a case on land dispute ongoing before his court. The Judge said that anyone who goes against or…

  A 2015 senatorial candidate in Borno state, Hon. Babagana Habeeb has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Abuja for selling petroleum to members of Boko Harams sect in the state. The politician was convicted on Friday by Justice Peter Odo Lifu on a lone count charge of aiding…

  An Abuja based Company, Stone Rockers Limited has instituted a N5Bn Suit against the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) over an alleged unlawful shutdown of its operations and confistication of its equipment. The Company in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2412/2025 is seeking order of the Court to compel the NSCDC to pay it…

  Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has affirmed the final forfeiture to the federal government of Nigeria, a sum of $13 million linked to a Lagos socialite, Ms Aisha Achimugu and her Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd. The Judge in a judgment on Wednesday held that the huge foreign…

  A fresh crisis has erupted in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) where the party has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to prohibit Senator Ireti Kingibe from parading herself as its member. The Wuse ward of the ADC and ward of the Senior instituted the suit praying…

  The 10th Prosecution Witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Olomotane Egoro, on Tuesday, maintained that the transactions being examined in the ongoing alleged money laundering trial of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, were within the threshold prescribed by the Central Bank of Nigeria. He, however, noted that the…

  For the second time in one day, the faction of the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde in the People’s Democratic Party PDP has suffered another setback as the Court of Appeal in Abuja voided the National convention of the party held in November last year. The Appellate Court held that it was wrong of…

  The 10th Prosecution Witness in the ongoing alleged money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission against the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has maintained that the former governor’s name is not linked to transactions before the court. The witness, Mahmoud Abdulazeez, a staff of Dantata and Sawoe…

  A witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) David Ajoma on Friday told a Federal High Court in Abuja that a former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Abubakar Malami never participated in any of the transactions carried out by Rayhan Hotels and Metropolitan Autotech Limited with Sterling…

Kwara: Court Sentences 2 To Death For Armed Robbery, Kidnapping Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has sentenced two men, Abubakar Sodiki and Abubakar Mohammed to death by hanging. The convicts were prosecuted for criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, kidnapping and illegal possession of firearms. Delivering his judgment, Justice Ahmed…