Judiciary

May
28
2024
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By Abia ThinkTank
Court Orders Police To Evacuate Dethroned Emir, Ado Bayero From Kano

Court Orders Police To Evacuate Dethroned Emir, Ado Bayero From Kano

Culture, Judiciary, Kano, News Flash
Court Orders Police To Evacuate Dethroned Emir, Ado Bayero From Kano A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Monday, May 27, ordered the commissioner of police in Kano to immediately evacuate Aminu Bayero from the Nasarawa palace where he is presently staying. The court issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the applicants. The presiding judge gave the order upon hearing of exparte application…
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May
23
2024
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Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail

Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail

FGN, Judiciary, News Flash
Court Grants Abba Kyari Bail Former Commander of the Force Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, has been granted two weeks’ bail by an Abuja Federal High Court. Kyari was granted bail to enable him to return home and complete the burial rites of his late mother. The court subsequently set Friday, May 31 for determination of his bail application in trial over drug-related charges filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA following his arrest over two years ago on February 14, 2022 Kyari is currently facing drug-related charges filed against him by the National Drug Law Enforcement…
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May
22
2024
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Fubara Wins As Court Nullified Amendment Of LG Law By Pro-Wike Lawmakers

Fubara Wins As Court Nullified Amendment Of LG Law By Pro-Wike Lawmakers

Judiciary, News Flash, Politics
Fubara Wins As Court Nullifies Amendment Of LG Law By Pro-Wike Lawmakers The Rivers State High Court has invalidated the amended Local Government Law proposed by the Martins Amaewhule faction of the Rivers State House of Assembly. The ruling was delivered in a suit numbered PHC/1320/CS/2024, which challenged the extension of tenure for LG chairmen for six months after the expiration of their term. Justice D.G. Kio, presiding over the case, declared the amendment invalid, citing its inconsistency with the 1999 Constitution and Section 9(1) of the Rivers State Local Government law No. 5 of 2018. The court emphasized that…
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May
21
2024
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Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s House Arrest, Fresh Bail Request

Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s House Arrest, Fresh Bail Request

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash
Court Rejects Nnamdi Kanu’s House Arrest, Fresh Bail Request The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the request of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, for bail or to be moved from the Department of State Security Service custody to a prison or house arrest. The trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, said the same request had been brought before her by the defendant and it was dismissed for lack of merit. While delivering her ruling, Justice Nyako, held that she found as a fact that Kanu jumped the bail when he was earlier granted.…
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May
14
2024
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Court Dismissed Suit Seeking To Compel INEC To Conduct Fresh Election To Replace Defected Rivers Lawmakers

Court Dismissed Suit Seeking To Compel INEC To Conduct Fresh Election To Replace Defected Rivers Lawmakers

Judiciary, News Flash, South South
Court Dismissed Suit Seeking To Compel INEC To Conduct Fresh Election To Replace Defected Rivers Lawmakers A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out a suit filed by the Labour Party seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh election in the Rivers House of Assembly to fill the seats of the defected lawmakers. Justice James Omotosho struck out the suit after counsel for the party, F. I. Adariku, applied to withdraw the suit. In the suit, the LP had sought the order of the court to compel the commission to conduct fresh election…
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May
08
2024
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Appointment Of Members Of The ABIA State Judicial Service Commission

Appointment Of Members Of The ABIA State Judicial Service Commission

Abia State, Good Governance, Judiciary, News Flash
May 8, 2024 PRESS RELEASE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE ABIA STATE JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION The Abia State Governor, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has approved the re-constitution of the members of the Abia State Judicial Service Commission (Commission). Consequently, Governor Otti has nominated the following persons as members of the Commission pending their confirmation by the Abia State House of Assembly: Mr. Chibuzo Irobi – Member Mr. Finecountry Iyioku – Member Prof. Chukwu Udensi – Member Engr. Moses Ogbonna – Member SIGNED:Kazie UkoChief Press Secretary to the GovernorAbia StateGovernment House, Umuahia.
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May
05
2024
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SERAP Sues Wike, 36 Governors Over Failure To Account For N5.9trn, $4.6bn Loans, Publish Agreements

SERAP Sues Wike, 36 Governors Over Failure To Account For N5.9trn, $4.6bn Loans, Publish Agreements

Judiciary, FGN, News Flash
SERAP Sues Wike, 36 Governors Over Failure To Account For N5.9trn, $4.6bn Loans, Publish Agreements Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria’s governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mr Nyesom Wike “over their failure to account for N5.9 trillion and $4.6 billion loans obtained by their states and the FCT, and to publish copies of the loan agreements, including details and locations of projects executed with the loans.” The suit followed the disclosure last month by Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State that the immediate past administration of Nasir El-Rufai left…
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May
01
2024
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Court Grants EFCC’s Request To Freeze 1146 Bank Accounts

Court Grants EFCC’s Request To Freeze 1146 Bank Accounts

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash
Court Grants EFCC’s Request To Freeze 1146 Bank Accounts [DETAILS] Amid FX crisis, An Abuja Court has granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission to freeze at least 1,146 bank accounts belonging to individuals and companies over allegations of unauthorized dealing in foreign exchange. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission had alleged that many Nigerians are involved in Foreign Exchange racketeering leading to instability in the Foreign exchange in Nigeria. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the anti-graft agency, Ekele Iheanacho, also granted the commission’s application to conclude the…
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Apr
27
2024
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A Kogi High Court Has Directed The Chairman Of The EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, To Present Himself Before The Court

A Kogi High Court Has Directed The Chairman Of The EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, To Present Himself Before The Court

Judiciary, News Flash
A Kogi High Court in Lokoja has directed the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, to present himself before the court on May 13 to provide a reason for his possible disobedience of its order. Justice I.A. Jamil of High Court IV issued the directive when presiding over Case No: HCL/68M/2024 and Motion No: HCL/190M/2024, Presented to him by former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi in Lokoja. “The said act was carried out by the Respondent (EFCC) in violation of the order, which was valid and subsisting when they carried out the act. “That same act of the respondent amounts…
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Apr
27
2024
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Court Sets Date To Decide On Validity Of Ola Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chairman

Court Sets Date To Decide On Validity Of Ola Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chairman

Abuja, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics
Court Sets Date To Decide On Validity Of Ola Olukoyede’s Appointment As EFCC Chairman Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned till June 19, for judgment in a suit seeking the sack of Mr Ola Olukoyede as the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission ( EFCC). The judge fixed the date for judgment after lawyers representing parties adopted and argued their briefs of arguments for and against the suit. An Abuja-based legal practitioner, Mr Victor Opatola, had last year dragged President Bola Tinubu to court, over the appointment of Olukoyede. Opatola, in the…
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