A Jigawa State farmers' and herders' special court has ordered nine cattle herders to pay N500 million as compensation to farmers whose crops were destroyed in the Birnin Kudu Local Government Area of the state. The ruling was delivered on Tuesday by Yusuf Abubakar, who based his decision on relevant provisions of the Penal Code, …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed January 26 to deliver a ruling on the final forfeiture of a London property linked to the late Jeremiah Useni, former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The court fixed the date after no individual or representative of Useni’s estate appeared within the statutory 14-day period …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Samuel Anyanwu seeking to be recognised as the national secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mohammed Umar, the presiding judge, struck out the suit on Tuesday after U. C. Njemanze-Aku, counsel to Anyanwu, informed the court that his client’s tenure as PDP …
Parallex Bank Limited has asked a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court to dismiss a N7.15 billion suit filed against it by FHT Mega Express Limited over an alleged abuse of court process, forum shopping and suppression of material facts. In a notice of preliminary objection, the bank urged the court to set aside the …
The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Husseini Yusuf, on Monday inaugurated the Area Council Election Tribunal ahead of the February 21, 2026, council elections. Speaking at the ceremony in Abuja, Yusuf described the inauguration as “a solemn constitutional moment” with significant implications for democratic governance at the grassroots. “Today’s inauguration of the …
A magistrate court sitting in Sagamu, Ogun State, on Tuesday adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, the driver of the Lexus sports utility vehicle involved in the accident that claimed the lives of two associates of Anthony Joshua, a British professional boxer and former two-time unified world heavyweight champion. Kayode appeared before the court for …
Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corp. as defendants in the amended cyberstalking charges filed against Omoyele Sowore for allegedly calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal”. The judge removed the two foreign companies on Monday following an application by counsel to the Department …
The Supreme Court has ordered the continuation of the trial of Sule Lamido, former governor of Jigawa State, and his sons over alleged money laundering involving N1.35 billion. In a judgement delivered on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court set aside the decision of the court of appeal, which had upheld a no-case …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed March 16, 2026, for the Department of State Services (DSS) to open its case against two alleged Ansaru leaders, Mahmud Usman and Abubakar Abba, over terrorism-related offences. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the matter on Thursday after the defence counsel, Mr Bala Dakum, informed the court that he …
The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, over alleged fraud totalling ₦110.4 billion, continued on Thursday with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tendering additional bank records before the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja. Bello is standing trial alongside Umar Oricha and Abdulsalami Hudu on a 16-count charge bordering on …
