The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has criticised Mohammed Umar, a judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, over his directive ordering a lawyer to kneel in court. In a statement issued Tuesday, March 17, NBA President Afam Osigwe said the directive was not a recognised judicial sanction and fell short of acceptable standards expected …
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to restrain Mr. Haruna Audi from parading himself as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2026 Bwari Area Council chairmanship election. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite held that the suit filed by the plaintiff, Mr. Joshua Ishaku, was statute-barred, having …
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from giving recognition to the outcome of the forthcoming 2025 National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) slated for November in Ibadan, Oyo State. The court, in its judgement on Friday, based the decision on the …
...Kanu still insists Nigerian court lacks jurisdiction to try him The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, on Thursday announced the disengagement of his legal team led by former Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The dramatic development unfolded …
The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has renewed his challenge to the authority of Nigerian courts to try him, declaring that his prosecution is unconstitutional and politically orchestrated. Speaking during a brief interaction with journalists at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Kanu accused the judiciary of “selective …
— Court documents confirm Uche Nnaji never received UNN degree certificate Nigeria’s Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has admitted that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) never issued him a degree certificate, confirming long-standing reports that he may have forged his academic credentials. The revelation, contained in court filings before the Federal …
The trial of suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on cybercrime charges was on Monday stalled at the Federal High Court, Abuja, following an objection raised by her legal team. Akpoti-Uduaghan, who was arraigned on June 30 on a six-count charge filed by the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF), Mohammed Abubakar, had …
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 Rafiyat Sadiq Confusion continues to trail the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the party struggles to hold its rescheduled 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting amid an internal dispute over the position of national secretary and the powers of the acting national chairman. The crisis intensified after the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, …
