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  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…

  Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has turned down the application by the Presidential candidate of the African Alliance Congress AAC, Omoyele Sowore seeking a long adjournment of his trial in the defamation of President Bola Tinubu charges filed against him by the Department of the State Service DSS….

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has been told that the purportedly collated and announced results of the Delta South All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial primary election conducted on May 18, 2026 was a daylight robbery and a rape of democracy. A contestant in the primary election, Prince Michael Diden claimed that the purportedly…

  The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed July 14 for the substantive hearing of a suit filed by an Accord Party chieftain, Dr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, seeking an order compelling the party to recognise him as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election and forward his name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)….

  Justice Peter Kekemeke of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting at Maitama, Abuja has found the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) guilty of damaging the reputation of former Minister of Power, Dr Olu Agunloye, through a libelous publication on it social media handles. The judge found the commission guilty…