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  The Federal High Court has lost one of its retired Judges, Justice Baba Gana Ashigar, said to have died on 25th of July 2026 after a brief illness. A statement on Tuesday by the Court’s Director of Information,Dr. Catherine Oby Christopher indicated tha His Lordship passed away in Maiduguri, Borno State, and has since…

  The Presidential candidate of the of the African Alliance Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has dropped his plan to feature the Director General of the Department of the State Service DSS, Oluwatosin Ajayi as his witness in the alleged defamation of President Bola Tinubu on his Facebook page. Sowore on Tuesday admitted that the evidence…

  Lawyers operating under the aegis of the Obident Lawyers Forum have demanded that the Federal High Court in Abuja, should order President Bola Tinubu, to compel the Police, Department of State Service (DSS) and others to give special protection to the Presidential candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, ahead of…

Alleged KWSUBEB Fund Diversion: Witnesses’ absence stalls proceedings in Ex-Gov Ahmed’s case * Case adjourned to Nov 9 Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin Not much could be achieved on Monday at the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin in the criminal proceeding involving former Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed and his former Commissioner for Finance, Ademola Banu,…

  Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court has dismissed the objections by the National Chairman of the African Democratic Congress ADC, Senator David Mark to the bid by a chieftain of the party, Nafiu Bala Gombe, to amend his claims in the leadership suit filed against ADC and others. The Judge in…

  A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected move by the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore to tender an uncertified document in support of his defence in his ongoing trial for alleged criminal defamation. Sowore is being prosecuted by the Department of State Services (DSS) in relation to alleged…

  The Federal Government on Friday filed charges against three men, Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), over their complicity in the recent kidnapping of children and teachers of a school in Orire Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo state. The 10-count…

  Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued a final warning to the Presidential candidate of the African Alliance Congress AAC, Omoyele Sowore to resume his defence in the defamation of President Bola Tinubu charges filed against him by the Department of the State Service DSS or be foreclosed….

  The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgments in the appeals seeking to set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court that ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties. A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal, led by Justice…

Offa Bank Robbery: Saraki’s Lawyers Tell Judge To Recuse Himself * As Court Fixes July 21st For Hearing Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Kwara State High Court has adjourned till July 21st, 2026 for hearing of the motion on notice filed by lawyers to former Senate President, Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, requesting the Presiding Judge…