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May

2025

Court Orders El-Rufai To Pay N900 Million Over Rights Violation

Human Rights, Judiciary, News Flash, Northern Nigeria

Court Orders El-Rufai To Pay N900 Million Over Rights Violation A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has awarded N900 million in damages against former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, and five others for violating the fundamental human rights of Adara elders illegally detained in 2019. Justice Hauwa’u Buhari delivered the ruling on Tuesday in a suit filed by Awemi Dio Maisamari and eight other Southern Kaduna Adara elders. The court ruled that El-Rufai personally orchestrated their arbitrary arrest, and is therefore liable for the N900 million compensation. The court also awarded N10 million in general damages and N10…

May

2025

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Chief Judge Transfers All Emergency Rule Cases In Port Harcourt To Abuja

Judiciary, News Flash

Chief Judge Transfers All Emergency Rule Cases In Port Harcourt To Abuja The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, has transferred all cases on emergency rule declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Rivers State from the Port Harcourt Division of the court to the Abuja Division. A document listed the transferred cases as Dr. Farah Dagogo v President & 4 others in Suit no FHC/PH/ CS/50/2025, and Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative & Another v The Administrator with suit no FHC/PHC/CS/46/2025. Others are Incorporated Trustee of Rivsbridge Peace v President & others in Suit…

May

2025

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Just-In: NJC Investigation Committee Concludes Hearing On The Petition Filled By The Civil Society Engagement Platform CSEP Against Eighteen Judges Of The Imo State Judiciary

Judiciary, News Flash

NJC Investigation Committee concludes hearing on the Petition filled by the Civil Society Engagement Platform CSEP against eighteen Judges of the Imo State Judiciary. It was a duelling two days of intensive work by the NJC Investigation Committee handling the Petition by a coalition of Civil Society groups; CSEP. The Committee started sitting on Wednesday, 7th May, 2025 and concluded on Thursday, 8th May, 2025. Reliable sources close to the Committee confirmed to news men that it was indeed a fact finding investigation committee as piles of documents were tendered by the Petitioners. It was gathered that most of the…

May

2025

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Yahaya Bello’s Trial: We’ve 28 More Witnesses – EFCC Tells Court

Crime, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Yahaya Bello’s Trial: We’ve 28 More Witnesses – EFCC Tells Court The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that it has lined up 28 more witnesses to testify against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The anti-graft agency made the disclosure at the resumed proceeding on the 19-count money laundering charge it preferred against the former governor. The lead prosecution counsel, Prof. Kemi Pinheiro, SAN, told the court that 10 of the scheduled witnesses would be subpoenaed to testify and tender documents in the matter. EFCC made…

May

2025

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Akpabio Sues Senator Natasha Over Viral Satirical Apology

Abuja, Judiciary, News Flash, Politics

Akpabio Sues Senator Natasha Over Viral Satirical Apology Senate President Godswill Akpabio has filed a new lawsuit against suspended Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, accusing her of mocking him with a satirical apology on social media. The suit, registered as case number CS/384/25 and dated 7 May, was filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Akpabio is seeking a court order to compel Akpoti-Uduaghan to take down the viral post from all her social media platforms. He is also demanding a formal written apology published in at least two national newspapers, along with an affidavit confirming her compliance. The…

May

2025

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NJC Faces Serious Integrity Challenge As Civil Society Coalition Exposes Double Standard

Judiciary, Columns/Opinions/Letters, News Flash

NJC faces serious integrity challenge. The National Judicial Council NJC is facing an unprecedented integrity challenge as Civil Society coalition exposes double standards in the handling of disciplinary actions against Judicial Officers. The Civil Society Engagement Platform; a coalition of Civil Society groups in Nigeria has called out the National Judicial Council NJC for what it terms double standards in the way the council is handling petitions of age falsification and gross misconduct against some Judicial Officers across the Country. This follows the directive of the NJC to the Imo State Governor; His Excellency Senator Hope Uzodimma to swear in…

May

2025

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NJC Suspends Three Judges For Judicial Misconduct

Judiciary, News Flash

NJC Suspends Three Judges For Judicial Misconduct The National Judicial Council has slammed a one-year suspension without pay on three serving judicial officers, including a Justice of the Court of Appeal, for various acts of judicial misconduct. The disciplinary actions were among several key resolutions reached at the Council’s 108th meeting held on April 29 and 30, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. In a statement released Wednesday night by the NJC’s Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe, the Council said Justice Jane E. Inyang of the Court of Appeal, Uyo Division, was…

Apr

2025

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Court Orders EFCC To Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours

Judiciary, Abuja, News Flash

Court Orders EFCC To Release Aisha Achimugu Within 24 Hours The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to, within 24 hours, release the socialite and businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, also directed that parties in the suit, especially the EFCC, should report to the court on May 2 to give an update on compliance with the order of the court. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) earlier reported that the operatives of the EFCC arrived at the court with Achimugu on Wednesday as ordered by the…

Apr

2025

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Court Sentences Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband Nwachukwu To Death By Hanging

Crime, Judiciary, Marriage And Love, News Flash

Court Sentences Gospel Singer Osinachi’s Husband To Death By Hanging Justice Nwosu-Iheme of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting at Wude Zone 2, Abuja, today sentenced the husband of late gospel singer, Osinachi, Peter Nwachukwu, to death by hanging having found him guilty of culpable homicide resulting in the death of the deceased on April 8, 2022. The judge sentenced Nwachukwu to death while sentencing him after the court had held that the prosecution had proven the burden of proof placed on it by the law and subsequently found the defendant guilty. Nwachukwu was arraigned on…

Apr

2025

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N28 Billion Fraud: Court Orders Seizure Of Erondu Uchenna’s N1.2bn Assets Amid Alleged Funds Diversion In ABIA State

Abia State, Crime, Judiciary, News Flash

N28 BILLION FRAUD: Court orders seizure of Erondu Uchenna’s N1.2bn assets amid alleged funds diversion in ABIA State The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured a court order to seize properties worth N1.2 billion, allegedly owned by an Abia State public servant, Erondu Uchenna Erondu, following the Commission’s ongoing investigation into the diversion of N28 billion in public funds by state officials around the year 2010. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the seizure request on Thursday in a motion ex parte moved by EFCC lawyer, Barrister Charles Oni. The lawyer sought the court’s approval to seize the suspect’s properties…