Judiciary

  Justice A.O. Owoeye of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, March 12, 2026, ordered the interim forfeiture of a hotel, Responsible Leaders Hotel, linked to Edward Olutoke, Managing Director, Ikeja Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. The property, located at 1, Ostra Close, Jobi Fele Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, is…

  The National Judicial Council (NJC), the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho and Justice Joyce Abdulmalik have been sued over alleged bias against the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in a case against the leadership of David Mark, Rauf Aregbesola and others. A Chieftain of the ADC, Nkemakolam Ukandu who dragged…

  Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested two suspected arms couriers, seized two Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) warheads, an RPG launcher, and other items linked to bandits’ networks in Gombe State The suspects, Muhammed Alhaji Mohammed, 55, and Sani Gesha, 47, were intercepted at Mararaban Tula, in Kaltungo Local Government Area…

  The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aliyu Umar Yusuf has acknowledged the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to restore and conduct elections in the suppressed constituencies in the state. The Speaker expressed appreciation to the judiciary for standing with…

  An Abuja based lawyer, Mr Balla Dakum, has threatened to file a contempt charge against the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, for allegedly unlawfully demolishing property located at Maitama District in Abuja. Dakum, who spoke to judiciary reporters at a press briefing on behalf of his client, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim,…