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Crime

Court Approves Lawsuit Demanding Investigation of Former Governor Matawalle Over Banditry Claims

Emeka Udeh - September 28, 2024

The Federal High Court in Abuja has given the go-ahead for a lawsuit that seeks to force the Federal Government to investigate allegations linking Alhaji Bello Matawalle, the current Minister of State for Defence, to the ongoing banditry crisis...

Judiciary

INEC Fully Capable of Overseeing Local Government Elections — Yakubu

A Effanga - July 25, 2024

Two weeks after the Supreme Court granted financial autonomy to local governments (LGs) in Nigeria, significant developments have emerged in the political landscape. The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has confidently declared that INEC...

Judiciary

Supreme Court Confirms Lottery Not Restricted to Exclusive Legislative List

Emeka Udeh - July 23, 2024

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that lottery operations are not exclusively governed by the National Assembly’s Exclusive Legislative List as outlined in the 1999 Constitution (as amended). This landmark judgment came in...

Politics

Phillip Shaibu initiates N50 billion lawsuit against Obaseki and associates amidst Edo crisis.

Emeka Udeh - July 20, 2024

The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has announced that he has instituted a N50 billion defamation and contempt of court suit against the State Government, Commissioner for Communication and Orientation Chris Nehikhare, and Crusoe Osagie, Special...

Crime

Court Denies Ex-Kogi Governor Bello’s Request to Halt Trial

Emeka Udeh - July 18, 2024

The Abuja division of the Federal High Court yesterday declined the request by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to stay further proceedings in the money laundering charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial...

Judiciary

Court Approves Permanent Seizure of 20 Stolen Cars from Canada

Mfon Ekanem - July 17, 2024

The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos has made a decisive ruling, confirming the permanent forfeiture of 20 vehicles smuggled from Canada to Nigeria. Justice Deinde I. Dipeolu's judgment on Monday, July 15, endorsed the motion brought forth by...

Emeka Udeh - July 16, 2024

Justice Hamza Muazu of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja has denied a request from Godwin Emefiele, the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to travel abroad for medical treatment. On Tuesday, Justice...

Judiciary

#EndSARS: ECOWAS Court Condemns Nigeria for Lekki Toll Gate Rights Violations, Orders N6m Compensation for Three Victims

Emeka Udeh - July 10, 2024

The ECOWAS Community Court has indicted the Nigerian government for violating the fundamental rights of three Nigerians during the 2020 EndSARS protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos. A three-member panel of the court, led by Justice Koroma...

Judiciary

APC divided as A’Court returns pro-Wike lawmakers to Assembly

Abbah Umar - July 5, 2024

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, dismissed the ex parte order issued on May 10, 2024, by the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, which barred Martin Amaewhule from parading himself as the Speaker of the Rivers State House...

Crime

“Former Governor Yahaya Bello Declares Readiness to Face Trial for Alleged Fraud”

Abbah Umar - June 28, 2024

Former Governor Yahaya Bello has formally requested the transfer of his case to the Federal High Court in Lokoja, citing legal provisions and Supreme Court decisions on jurisdiction. Bello, through his legal counsel Adeola Adedipe SAN, emphasized that this...

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