A Benin High Court has summoned the Edo state Attorney General And Commissioner for Justice, the Commissioner for Lands and Housing, the General Manager, Edo Geographical lnformation Service and Dr Abdulwashiu Oyakhire, the Secretary of Edo Lands Restitution Committee to show cause why they should not be jailed for disobeying court Judgment. The summons dated…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it refused to recognise the candidates of the Julius Abure-led Labour Party nominated for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) council polls and by-elections because his tenure had elapsed. INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs. Victoria Eta-Messi, in a statement, recalled that on Monday, January 5, 2026 some supporters of…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said the judgement of the Supreme Court affirming the power of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency is a win for all Nigerians. He said the judgement is a further consolidation to Nigeria’s fledging democracy…
Justice D. E. Osiagor of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday,, adjourned till March 3, 2026 for judgment in the alleged N3.6bn fraud, involving a former Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Tuoyo Omatsuli. Omatsuli is standing trial alongside Don Parker Properties Limited, Francis Momoh, and Building Associates Limited…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Nnamdi Kanu of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to be removed from the courtroom following his “unruly” conduct before the judgement in the matter on Thursday. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, dismissed three fresh motions filed by Kanu after the case was adjourned for…
The Senate has stated that for Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to be recalled she must first obey Friday’s court judgment which directed her to make restitution in form of apology letter. A Federal High Court in Abuja presided over by Justice Binta Nyako, on Friday, ordered the Senate to reinstate the Kogi Central senator, describing her…
Asue Ighodalo, who flew the flag of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State has vowed to continue the fight to reclaim what he themed his “stolen mandate.” He said he was headed to the Supreme Court on appeal. Ighodalo spoke on Thursday immediately after the Court…
By Sebastine Ebhuomhan Thursday, 29th May, 2025. Abuja. The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja will today decide all the appeals filed on the governorship election of Edo State. The election that held on Saturday, 21st September, 2024, was won by Senator Monday Okpebholo, whom the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returned as duly elected…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has admitted as evidence a judgment by Justice Benson Anya of the Abia State High Court on the military invasion of the residence of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in 2017. Justice James Omotosho admitted the judgment and two others on…
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has raised serious concerns regarding a recent judicial decision in Rivers State, particularly criticizing the ruling by Justice Sika Aprioku that allowed lawmakers supportive of Governor Siminalayi Fubara to pass the state’s 2025 budget. Wike’s discontent with the judgment has sparked heated debate, as he questioned the legitimacy of the ruling…
