The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined to hear a motion filed by the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, seeking his transfer from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital, Abuja, for urgent medical attention. Justice Musa Liman, sitting as a …
Natasha Akpoti‑Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi Central, is the eighth lawmaker to be suspended from the Senate since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999. She also ranks third among senators who secured legal reversal of their suspensions through court rulings. Pinnacle Daily recalls that the Federal High Court in Abuja, on July 3, ordered …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday rejected the bail application of five men accused of carrying out the deadly attack on St Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, which left over 40 worshippers dead. Justice Emeka Nwite, delivering the ruling, held that the terrorism charges brought against the defendants were capital in …
A Nigerian lawyer, Justice Segun Ojienoh, has petitioned the Google Group over the police location feature on its Google Maps, alleging it could be divulging sensitive security information and demanding the removal of the feature from the application. He claimed the feature portends a security threat not only to his life but also to other …
By Rafiyat Sadiq Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has charged officials of the Federal Ministry of Justice to embrace full digital transformation in order to strengthen justice delivery across Nigeria. Speaking at the Ministry’s top management retreat in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Mr Fagbemi SAN said technology …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted a request by the Department of State Service (DSS) to shield the identities of witnesses slated to testify in the trial of five alleged Al-Shabab terrorists accused over the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which …
By Rafiyat Sadiq An Ogun State High Court sitting in Sagamu has stopped the state government from demolishing the residence and hotels belonging to former governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel. The court issued an interim order restraining the government, its agents and representatives from tampering with the properties pending further hearing. The ruling followed an ex …
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has notified the Federal High Court Abuja of its discontinuance of its N100 billion import licence lawsuit against Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others. The notice of discontinuance dated July 28, 2025, was filed by the refinery’s lawyer, George Ibrahim SAN, Nairametrics reports. “TAKE NOTICE that the …
