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A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed December 2 for judgment in the N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, the Inspector-General of Police and the Attorney-General of the Federation. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik fixed the date on…
Five men accused of abducting 20 prospective corps members and four other travellers in Imo State were arraigned on Tuesday by the Department of State Services. The arraignment came almost three weeks after the Independence Day attack that left families in Oyo State waiting a week for news of their children. The defendants appeared before…
Ogoni activist Gani Topba will return to the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt on January 18 and 19, 2027, for the start of his trial on charges of terrorism, cybercrime and calls for the seizure of oil wells in Ogoniland. Justice Mohammed Turaki fixed the dates after Topba’s lawyers asked for more time…
Abuja businesswoman Aisha Achimugu has lost her bid to make the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission pay ₦10bn in damages for searching her home and seizing her property. The Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed the fundamental rights suit, according to a statement issued on Monday by the commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale. The ruling…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai seeking to restrain the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission and other federal agencies from freezing his bank accounts or seizing his assets, in a ruling that further complicates the legal position of the…
The Court of Appeal in Kaduna has reserved judgment in the appeal filed by former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai against the refusal of his bail by the Kaduna State High Court, leaving his release pending while he remains in custody over corruption charges. A three member panel led by Justice Onyekachi Aja Otisi took…
Nigeria’s political class and legal community are divided over what a fresh Supreme Court judgment means for candidates already fielded for the 2027 elections, with two major parties declining to state a position until they see the certified text and lawyers reading the decision in sharply different ways. The apex court ruled on Thursday,…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside a Federal Capital Territory High Court judgment that had held Fidelity Bank Plc liable in a fundamental rights suit brought by a customer over his arrest and detention. A three-member panel led by Justice Adebukola Banjoko delivered the judgment on 14 September 2026, allowing the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday restored the registration of the African Democratic Congress and four other political parties, vacating a Federal High Court judgment that had directed the Independent National Electoral Commission to strike them off the register with preparations for the 2027 general elections already under way. A three member…
Attention returns to the National Assembly on Monday as the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing the disputed Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council prepares to question the Accountant General of the Federation, Mr Shamseldeen Ogunjimi, over how an organisation the Federal Government insists never lawfully existed found its way into the national budget…