A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo has ordered the release of 13 inmates who had been detained at the Taraba State Correctional Centre for periods ranging from one to six years without trial. The ruling followed a suit filed by human rights lawyer Barrister John Nkemnagum Okezie, who represented the inmates pro bono. Okezie …
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has opted not to call any witnesses in his ongoing trial for alleged terrorism offences. Kanu had earlier notified the Federal High Court in Abuja of his intention to summon witnesses and sought time to review his case file. The court had …
Policemen on Thursday arrested former presidential candidate and human rights activist Omoyele Sowore shortly after he attended court proceedings for the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Sowore, who has been a vocal supporter of Kanu’s release, was reportedly accosted by security operatives …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has again refused to grant bail to alleged terrorists’ negotiator, Tukur Mohammed Mamu. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a ruling delivered on Wednesday, dismissed Mamu’s third bail request, citing the prosecution’s diligence in pursuing the case. While acknowledging Mamu’s health concerns, the judge directed the Department of State Services (DSS) …
The trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, suffered a delay on Wednesday following the inability of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to complete its medical evaluation of his health condition. At the resumed hearing at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice James Omotosho adjourned the …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained Professor Pat Utomi from establishing what he described as a “shadow government” in Nigeria, declaring the initiative unconstitutional, null, and void. Delivering judgement on Monday, Justice James Omotosho upheld the arguments of the Department of State Services (DSS), which contended that Utomi’s move posed a threat to …
The Osun State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have clashed over allegations of diversion of local government funds and conflicting interpretations of court judgments on council allocations. Speaking in Osogbo on Sunday, NULGE accused top federal government officials of …
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday directed the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a panel of experts to evaluate the health condition of detained Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Justice James Omotosho ruled that the team must include between eight and ten doctors, among them a cardiologist, a neurologist, …
Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has approved the recruitment of 1,000 additional staff into the state judiciary in a decisive move aimed at accelerating the dispensation of justice and easing prison congestion. The governor made the announcement during a special thanksgiving service held in Uyo to mark the beginning of the 2025/2026 Legal Year …
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed a suit filed by Port Harcourt-based lawyer Williams Abayomi Stanley, challenging the legality of the state’s recent local government election and the declaration of emergency rule. Stanley had dragged President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation, Sole Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas, the Rivers …
