By Rafiyat Sadiq An FCT High Court in Abuja has declared that it is not in possession of the international passport of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Justice Maryanne Anenih, who presided over the matter on Thursday, stated that the travel document is currently in the custody of the Federal High Court. The judge …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) has granted the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) approval to prosecute former Senator Andy Uba over alleged involvement in a ₦400 million fraud scheme. The case, filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja, accuses Uba and two others, Benjamin Etu and Hajiya Fatima, of conspiring in …
Natasha and Two Others Secure Court Victory – As She Prepares to Resume on Tuesday, Will Her Recall Be Treated Like Her Predecessors’? By Rafiyat Sadiq 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 …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal High Court in Abuja has called on the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to recall Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to the National Assembly as the representative of Kogi Central. Justice Binta Nyako delivered the ruling on Friday and said that while the Senate has the power to suspend a lawmaker, such action …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted Ali Bello, nephew of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, permission to travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Ali Bello, who currently serves as Chief of Staff to the Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo, is on trial for an alleged N3 billion …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The Federal Government has arraigned the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja Monday. The charges relate to alleged cybercrimes committed against the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello. The prosecution accused the senator of making harmful imputations …
By Ubong Usoro & Rafiyat Sadiq The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yenagoa Branch, has expressed grave concern over the abduction of Justice E. G. Umukoro, a respected High Court judge in Bayelsa State, calling the incident a reflection of the growing insecurity in the state capital. Speaking on a national broadcast, the Chairman of the …
By Rafiyat Sadiq The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Bashir, has urged upcoming lawyers to carve a niche for themselves and adapt to modern innovations as artificial intelligence (AI) begins to challenge traditional legal practice. Speaking during a "Dean's Parley" organised by the Faculty of Law, University of Abuja, …
By Rafiyat Sadiq A High Court sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, has sentenced Oluwatimileyin Ajayi, a gospel singer, to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Ajayi, 31, was found guilty of killing Adaidu at his residence in Papaladna …
By Rafiyat Sadiq There was a brief moment of courtroom drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday when Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), referred to the ongoing trial of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello as “a political case.” Pinheiro made the remark during arguments …
