Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court in Ilorin has convicted and sentenced three currency racketeers to various jail terms for selling new naira notes to the public for commercial purposes, as per DAILY POST. A statement by the spokesman of the anti-graft agency, Dele Oyewale, identified the convicts as Asmau Sallah Wuraola, Owoduni … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, again adjourned a fresh N1billion suit filed by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government until March 18 this year for hearing, DAILY POST reports. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) had, on January 8, reported that Justice James … Read more
A Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje, on Monday filed a N10bn suit before the Federal High Court in Lagos against the Nigerian Communications Commission, its Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Communication Commission, Dr Aminu Maida, for alleged inconvenience, discomfort, injury and loss of business opportunities by Nigerians due to the blocking of their lines … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 25 for ruling in an application by the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie, seeking to set aside an arrest warrant issued against him and five others, DAILY POST reports.InformationGuideNigeria Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date on Monday after hearing arguments from parties … Read more
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has fixed March 18, 2024, to hear a suit seeking to sack the 27 members of the who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, THE PUNCH reports.JAMB Result The 27 lawmakers, led by the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, are loyal to immediate-past Rivers State … Read more
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Thursday, February 1, 2024, convicted and sentenced one Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin, an actress, to six months imprisonment for spraying and stepping on the new naira notes at a social event in Lagos State, as per DAILYPOST.informationguidenigeria She was first arraigned on February 13, … Read more
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has been commended by rights activists for his decision to remand Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, in Kuje prison. Prof. Ndifon is currently facing charges of alleged sexual harassment and is being prosecuted by … Read more
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted an extension to the interim order that restrains the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly who recently defected to the All Progressives Congress … Read more
Human rights lawyer Femi Falana has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to compensate victims of military air strikes that have occurred in Nigeria over the past seven years. Falana issued the ultimatum in a statement on Sunday, warning that failure to meet the demand could result in a lawsuit before a Federal High … Read more
Justice Mohammed Garba of the Federal High Court in Kaduna has handed down a five-year prison sentence to two men, Yusuf Garba and Dauda Musa, for their involvement in the trafficking of illicit drugs. The sentences were passed after both defendants pleaded guilty to the charges brought against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement … Read more