Judiciary

  The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, has approved and released a new posting schedule for judges of the Court to various judicial divisions across the country. The postings followed the recent appointment of 14 new judges and the reposting of three existing judges of the Court, The Chief…

Kwara Court kails three for currency counterfeiting in Kwara Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has secured the conviction of three persons for offences bordering on possession of counterfeit currencies before Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State. The…

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed June 19 for judgment in a suit instituted by the founder of PRNigeria, Malam Yushau Shuaib against the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) challenging his withdrawal from the Senior Executive Course (SEC) 47. Justice Binta Fatima Nyako fixed the date on Wednesday after…

EFCC arraigns businessman for alleged N123m fraud Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arraigned a businessman, Taiwo Sunday, on a two-count charge of alleged fraud to the tune of ₦123 million before Justice Kareem Adedokun of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan….

  The Supreme Court has vacated the order of the Court of Appeal which was responsible for the derecognition of David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola as National Chairman and Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC respectively. This is as the Court remitted the suit by Nafiu Bala Gombe, challenging the David Mark led national leadership…

  A controversial move to suspend Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ward 9, Esit Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has sparked backlash and legal threats, deepening cracks within the local party structure. Eyiboh, is the Special Adviser to the Senate President on Media and Publicity and…

    Founder of PRNigeria, Malam Yushau Shuaib, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss an application by the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) seeking to compel him to surrender the key to his hostel accommodation while his suit against the institute is still pending. In a counter-affidavit filed…

  The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered that the six persons accused of plotting to overthrow the Federal Government be put on remand at the detention facility of the Department of the State Service DSS. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik issued the order on Wednesday following a request to that effect by the Attorney General…

  The National Conference /Capacity Building of the National Association of Judiciary Correspondents (NAJUC), Abuja is to be declared open by the Chief Justice of Nigeia (CJN), Hon Justice Kudirat Tomori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun on Thursday April 23. At the Conference with the theme “The Role of the Judiciary In Deepening Democracy In Nigeria”, the CJN…

  Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the FederalJhigh Court, Abuja has sentenced a Boko Haram terrorist victim, Ali Kolo, to nine years imprisonment after spending more than ten years in the detention. Kolo, who was shot in the right leg by Boko Haram terrorist in Borno State while going to report the activities of the…