A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday ordered accelerated hearing in a suit filed by Incorporated Trustee of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Nigeria, over leadership tussle. The Incorporated Trustee of CAC had filed a suit against some members, challenging the leadership of the church. The trustees also accused …
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THE ongoing trial of Emmanuella Eteta Ita, Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services, FIRS and her Surestart School Limited was stalled on Monday, February 19, 2024 due to the absence of defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN. Ita and Surestart School Limited are standing trial before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Wednesday, issued a warrant of arrest for a Lebanese man, Maged Ali-Taan, for failure to appear before it. Justice Muhammad Nasir-Yunusa issued the warrant following the refusal of the defendant to appear in court to enter his plea over a charge of …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa State, on Tuesday, sentenced three vandals to six months imprisonment. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC ) operatives arrested the convicts while vandalizing solar security lights in Gujungu town, Taura local government, in March 2023. Those arrested included Kabiru M. …
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A judge in the Federal High Court, Justice Peter Mallong, has died. He was said to have died on Sunday after a brief illness. The Chief Registrar, Federal High Court of Nigeria, Hassan Sulaiman, confirmed this to our correspondent on Monday. He said, “Hon. Justice Peter Hoommuk Mallong, a …
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An Ikeja High Court has sentenced a 30-year-old hotel official, Jeffrey Ehizojie, to death by hanging for strangling his employer, Olusola Olusoga, and the hotel manager, Tunji Omikunle, to death. Delivering judgement on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, Justice Oyindamola Ogala held that the prosecution has proved its case beyond reasonable …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Friday remanded a suspected Ponzi scheme operator, Mr. Bamishe Ajetunmobi, wanted by the police since 2021, for an alleged N7.5 billion fraud. Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke ordered that Ajetunmobi be kept in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) pending the determination of …
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A Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission from detaining a former governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. Justice Donatus Okorowo, who gave the …
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Normal judicial activities are expected to dwindle at the Federal High Court across the country beginning from July 24 when the court plans to proceed on its annual vacation. However, its divisions in Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt will be opened for cases of urgent importance and other activities. The …
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano State has nullified the candidature of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. Aside from Otti, the court presided over by Justice M N Yunusa also nullified the candidature of all Labour Party flagbearers in Abia and Kano States. Yunusa ruled that …
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