The Lagos State Government has approached the Supreme Court seeking leave to initiate contempt proceedings against the National Assembly for allegedly disregarding a subsisting judgment of the apex court by proceeding with the Central Gaming Bill. In the motion filed by the Attorney-General of Lagos State, through his counsel, Bode Olanipekun, SAN, the state is …
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has once again stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, between November 15 and 16. In the ruling delivered on Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu also restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from supervising, …
An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness, Mshelia Arhyel Bata, on Monday told the Federal High Court in Abuja that no banking law was violated in the withdrawals made by the Kogi State Government during the administration of former Governor Yahaya Bello. Bata, a compliance officer who testified as the fourth prosecution witness (PW-4), …
The Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has again adjourned the hearing of a suit challenging the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) planned National Convention. The case, presided over by Justice Ladiran Akintola, was postponed to Wednesday, November 12, 2025, amid heavy security as journalists were barred from covering the proceedings. Justice Akintola adjourned the …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed November 20 for judgment in the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), over alleged terrorism offences. Justice James Omotosho set the date on Friday after the court foreclosed the defence, following Kanu’s refusal to open his case under what he …
Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has finally obeyed the directive of the Federal High Court in Abuja to file his defence in the terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government. Kanu, who has repeatedly resisted opening his defence, was seen on Friday completing the process of filing …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed the ₦100 billion suit filed by Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and others over an oil import licence dispute. Justice Mohammed Umar gave the ruling on Wednesday after counsel for Dangote, Mr. C. O. Adegbe, formally withdrew the …
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that his late father left behind more than 20 houses for his children in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Kyari made the revelation while being cross-examined by counsel to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mr. Sunday Joseph, …
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has set November 13, 2025, for its ruling on the no-case submission filed by the former Acting Accountant-General of the Federation (AGoF), Anamekwe Nwabuoku, who is standing trial over an alleged ₦868 million fraud. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date after hearing final arguments from counsel representing both …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has once again urged Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to open his defence in the ongoing trial over alleged terrorism offences. Justice James Omotosho, who presided over the case on Tuesday, cautioned Kanu on the implications of refusing to enter his defence and …
