The federal government has filed six charges against nine defendants disseminating false information of an alleged plot to remove Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The Deputy Director, Public Prosecution of the Federation at the Federal Ministry of Justice, A. A. Yusuf, filed the case at the Federal High Court in Abuja on 21 October. The News … Read more
Governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) concluded their meeting on Monday without reaching a resolution on the crisis rocking the party. The meeting, which started at about 5:00 p.m, and ended at about 10:00 p.m, was held virtually, PREMIUM TIMES learnt. During the meeting, the governors were divided on who should be the national … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, dismissed a fresh bail application filed by the detained Binance Holdings Limited’s executive, Tigran Gambaryan. The judge. Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, dismissed the application on the.grounds that it constituted an abuse of court process. Mr Nwite held that Me Gambaryan’s request cannot be granted when he … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit filed against the organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protests. The suit was brought by 17 anti-protest citizens who argued that the protests were infringing on their rights. Among those sued was Omoyele Sowore, who leads the Take It Back Movement. The applicants also sued the … Read more
The release date of controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, known as Bobrisky, who was sentenced to six months imprisonment, has been revealed. PREMIUM TIMES reported in April that Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos sentenced Bobrisky for Naira abuse. The judge, who sentenced the cross-dresser without an option of fine, said his sentence would … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 24 September to hear the two separate motions filed by the Edo State Government and the Edo House of Assembly challenging the reinstatement of Philip Shaibu as deputy governor. Justice James Omotosho fixed the date following two motions on notice filed by the Attorney General of Edo … Read more
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has refused to shut down all expenditures of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers Assembly. The faction of the assembly is loyal to Mr Fubara’s predecessor, Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister. The two estranged allies … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja rejected on Wednesday former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s application to halt his arraignment on N80 billion money laundering charges. The judge, Emeka Nwite, also referred Mr Bello’s lawyers – Abdulwahab Mohammed and Adeola Adedipe, both Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN) – to the Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) … Read more
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, in a landmark judgment, has ordered Sadia Umar-Farouk, former minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development, to account for payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million poor Nigerians for six months. The court also ordered the former minister to provide the list and details of the … Read more
Lucky Okodeh, a former caretaker chairperson, Southern Ijaw Local Council of Bayelsa State, has sued the Nigerian army for allegedly publishing his photograph among those wanted in connection to the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama, Delta State. Mr Okodeh, in the suit filed before Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court, Abuja by … Read more
