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  A Lokoja High Court presided by justice Etsu Muhammad Umar has dismissed a suit challenging the nomination, approval and installation of HRM Alaji Mathew Opaluwa Oguche Akpa 11 as the Ata Igala for lacking credible evidence . In his ruling on Wednesday , Justice Umar said the claimant , Prince Abdullahi Adejo Aliyu Obaje…

EFCC Arraigns Husband, Wife for N1bn Fraud in Ado-Ekiti Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a self-styled native doctor, Olorunbukunmi Taiwo, and his wife, Awolegan Omolola Omotola, for an alleged contract scam to the tune of N1,098,961,500 (One Billion, Ninety Eight Million, Six…

  Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 16, 2026, to decide whether to recuse himself from the suit challenging the leadership of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, under David Mark. Justice Lifu fixed the date on Monday for ruling shortly after the recusal applications were adopted and argued by…

  Justice Binta Murtala-Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja Judicial Division, has restrained a beverages company, Mamuda Beverages Nigeria Limited to stop producing its Pop Power Energy Drink, in a copied bottle design, which infringes on the trademark of the popular Fearless Energy Drink, a brand of Rite Foods Limited. The court in its…

  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…