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…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ruled that Senator Nenadi Usman is the valid leader of the Labour Party, ordering the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise her leadership with immediate effect. Justice Peter Lifu, delivering judgment on Wednesday, upheld the Supreme Court’s 4 April 2025 ruling, which nullified earlier court decisions…
Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former petroleum minister, has appeared at Southwark Crown Court in London for a preliminary hearing in a bribery case brought against her by UK authorities. The hearing took place on Monday before Justice Thornton, ahead of a substantive trial fixed for 26 January 2026. Alison-Madueke was formally charged in August 2023 following…
The prolonged legal battle over the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Secretary position ended on Tuesday as Senator Samuel Anyanwu voluntarily withdrew a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Abuja, prompting Justice Mohammed Umar to dismiss the case. Anyanwu’s counsel, U.C. Njemanze-Aku, told the court that the case had been overtaken by events…
The Federal High Court in Abuja will on 25 March deliver its ruling on an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) seeking the final forfeiture of $13 million allegedly linked to Oceangate Engineering Oil & Gas Ltd. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date after hearing arguments from the EFCC and Oceangate’s legal…
A Magistrates’ Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has postponed the trial of a driver accused of causing a road accident that resulted in the deaths of two aides of former heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua. The defendant, Adeniyi Kayode, 45, is standing trial on four counts and appeared in court on Tuesday for further proceedings….
