The scheduled arraignment of activist and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore was on Monday postponed after the presiding judge failed to appear in court. Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, was reported to be presiding over proceedings in another division, leading to the adjournment of the case. The court has now fixed…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says no judge serving in the FCT will live in a rented apartment by the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first tenure. Wike stated this on Monday in Abuja during the inauguration of the construction of housing units for the President of the Court…
A legal practitioner, Victor Nwadike, on Wednesday, sought the permission of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja to apply for an order of mandamus, compelling Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo to appoint the most senior judge as the state’s chief judge (CJ). Nwadike made the application before Justice Mohammed Umar while moving an ex-parte…
The Nigerian Law Society (NLS) has called on security agencies to intensify efforts for the immediate release of a Judge of the Bayelsa State Judiciary, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, who was recently abducted by unidentified gunmen. This is contained in a statement by the President of the society, Mr Mela Nunghe (SAN),on Sunday in Lagos. The…
A Nigerian court has dismissed a set of statements presented by the anti-graft agency in a multi-billion-naira fraud trial, declaring that they were obtained in violation of legal procedures and under potential duress. Justice Slyvanius Oriji of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, ruled on Tuesday that the statements…
Police in southern Nigeria have launched a manhunt for armed men who abducted Justice E.J. Umokoro of the Bayelsa State High Court in a bold attack outside a fast-food outlet in Yenagoa. Confirming the incident on Sunday, police spokesperson DSP Musa Mohammed stated that the judge was seized on Saturday evening in the busy Ekeki…
A Nigerian judge has refused a government request to issue an arrest warrant for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, currently suspended, who is facing a defamation charge over comments made during a live broadcast. The Federal High Court in Abuja ruled on Monday that no bench warrant could be granted against the senator because she had not…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, threatened to send back the EFCC’s case file in the charge against Ali Bello, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Kogi government to the Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, for reassignment. Justice Omotosho made this known following a complaint by Bello’s counsel, Abubakar…
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, recused himself from the suit filed by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and others. The suit is seeking to stop the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions from going ahead with the disciplinary proceedings over alleged misconduct…
The National Judicial Council, NJC, has over-ruled the Benue State House of Assembly on its purported resolution recommending the removal of the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Maurice Ikpambese from office. The Council while faulting the recommendations for being unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional, drew the attention of the Benue state lawmakers to the clear…
