The Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal judgment that nullified the forfeiture of seven high-value properties linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, restoring the Federal High Court's order that permanently transferred the assets to the Federal Government. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Friday, a five-member panel of …
Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, has filed a N15 billion defamation suit against Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, the self-acclaimed Director-General of the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), over allegations that he demanded a 48 per cent kickback from a purported N27.3 billion take-off grant for the agency. The suit, filed before the …
The Federal Government has arraigned three men before the Federal High Court in Abuja over the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. The defendants, identified as Abdulrazak Umar, also known as Abu Khalifa or Abu Khalid; Yunusa Musa, also known as Yunusa bin Musa; and Shamsu Adamu Sani, …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the permanent forfeiture of 48 properties linked to former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), to the Federal Government. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik ruled that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had met the legal threshold of …
Former Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, on Monday pleaded not guilty to a six-count charge of alleged certificate forgery and misappropriation of funds filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Nnaji was arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja. After the …
Six years after losing his pregnant wife and unborn child, a Bauchi State High Court has awarded N10.2 million in damages in favour of Adamu Misau after finding the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) liable for medical negligence. Justice Kunaza Hamidu, in a judgment delivered on Monday, held that the hospital's negligence materially …
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned five men accused of concealing the whereabouts of former Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva, who is wanted over his alleged involvement in a plot to overthrow the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The defendants: Reuben Ayuba, Musa Mohammed, Friday Paul, Paganengigha Anagaha and Ayebaifie Suobite were brought …
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has suspended the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank of prominent lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him. The suspension was announced in a statement on Wednesday by the committee’s secretary, who doubles as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Kabir Akanbi, following the …
A coalition of community groups and civil society organisations has backed waterfront residents in Lagos seeking the reversal of demolitions and forced evictions carried out in defiance of existing court orders. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Coalition against Demolition, Forced Eviction, Landgrabbing and Displacement in Lagos State said it stood in solidarity with …
The Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics has urged the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and heads of courts across the country to take urgent steps to prevent conflicting court judgments on electoral matters. In a statement titled “When the Ground Shakes Beneath the Throne, the Market Runs for the Door,” dated June 9, …
