A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, has been unable to proceed with a scheduled hearing on the interim forfeiture of 57 properties allegedly linked to former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, following procedural issues. Justice Emeka Nwite had earlier ordered the temporary forfeiture of the assets on 6 January after granting an ex parte application…
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the Nigerian Senate to amend existing legislation to allow for an increase in the number of judges at the Federal High Court from the current 70 to 90. The proposal was submitted through a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and was presented to lawmakers during Tuesday’s plenary…
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has adjourned until 21 April the alleged ₦4.3 billion foreign exchange fraud case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and four others. Justice Rahman Oshodi adjourned the matter on Monday after the defendants failed to appear in court and were…
A Lagos Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ikorodu has granted bail to a 38-year-old foreigner, Mr Ramkishor Chaudi, who is standing trial for allegedly defrauding a supermarket and stealing goods worth ₦22 million. Chaudi was arraigned on Monday on a four-count charge of intent to defraud, forgery and stealing, to which he pleaded not guilty. The…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned hearing in a suit by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) seeking the final forfeiture of a London property allegedly linked to the late former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Gen. Jeremiah Useni. Justice Binta Nyako adjourned the matter on Monday after ruling that the respondents…
An Abuja court has heard testimony alleging that former President Olusegun Obasanjo personally directed an increase of N11 billion in the budget allocation for the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project shortly before its approval in 2003. The evidence was given by Umar Babangida, an Assistant Commissioner of Police attached to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
The leadership of the Labour Party under Julius Abure has rejected a Federal High Court judgment recognising Nenadi Usman as chair of a Caretaker Committee, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. In a statement released in Abuja on Wednesday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, said Justice Peter Lifu’s decision…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the exclusion of Labour Party (LP) candidates from the February 21 area council elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Delivering judgment in suit FHC/ABJ/CS/2110/2025, Justice Peter Lifu declined to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept or publish LP’s list of candidates. The court…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and three other senior civil servants to bail in connection with alleged terrorism financing amounting to 9.7 million dollars. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Mohammed Umar granted the defendants bail in the sum of ₦100 million each, stating…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the arrest of four defendants standing trial over alleged links to fugitive terrorist kingpin Bello Turji, after they failed to attend court proceedings. Justice Emeka Nwite issued the bench warrants on Wednesday after the prosecution, led by Mr David Kaswe, applied orally for their arrest due…
