Federal High Court
25 Jan
The electricity theft case filed by the Federal Government against an Abuja Property Developer, Mr Cecil Osakwe has been adjourned until April 15. The case, filed before Justice Binta Nyako at the Federal High Court, Abuja was slated for hearing on Thursday, however, it didn’t go on as the court did not sit. Counsel in…
24 Jan
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to approve the registration of a new law association, a professional body for lawyers.
18 Jan
Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorising National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for breaches of the code.
16 Jan
The Federal High Court has transferred Justice Peter Lifu from Lagos to the Abuja division of the court.
9 Jan
• Asks court to declare ex-gov's caucus group illegal, unfit to hold congress The All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun State chapter, has sued former Governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola, before a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo for allegedly causing factions within the party. The opposition party in the state, through its counsel, Ayodele…
8 Jan
A Federal High Court on Monday ordered that Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), charged with alleged sexual harassment be remanded in Kuje prison.
4 Jan
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned hearing on the ex parte motion on Joint Account Funding, jointly filed by the 44 local councils against the Kano State government and two others till January 11, 2024.
4 Jan
A Federal High Court, Lagos has ordered the police to stay all action and maintain status quo in the matter brought by members of the Ejigbo branch of the Petroleum Tankers Association (PTDA), who accused the police of breaching their fundamental rights.
31 Dec
.Local joint account too A federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused to grant an exparte order sought to deny Kano State government and two others the authority to manage and administer the Joint State and Local Government Account. In the motion jointly moved by the 44 local councils of the state (Plaintiffs) asked…
29 Dec
A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, extended the December 15 interim order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members, who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC).
12 Dec
The Federal High Court in Lagos has convicted a Guineanian, Mamoduo Barete, to two years imprisonment for trafficking and trading in pangolin scales, a prohibited and endangered wildlife species.
4 Dec
A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto has dismissed a suit filed by a former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, over the ownership of vehicles he took away on leaving office in May 2023. In June, the police went to houses belonging to Matawalle to take possession of the vehicles as ordered by the…
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