A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday, restrained the Kano State government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by the …
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For coming before the court dressed as a ”juju priest”, a Federal High Court in Lagos has declined to hear the cases filed by human rights lawyer, Malcolm Omirhobo. Recall that last Thursday, Omirhobo dressed like a juju priest and appeared before a Supreme court judge. Omirhobo had white chalk-drawn on one of …
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The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from ending voter registration on June 30, 2022. Honourable Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon (Court 10) on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following the hearing of an argument on motion exparte by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability …
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Federal High Court, Lagos, has issued an order compelling Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the Lagos State government to make known to the public how the N10 billion released to it by the federal government as COVID-19 fund was expended. The order, which is issued by the presiding judge, …
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A federal high court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted Ochuko, wife of Haruna Momoh, of money laundering charges. Haruna Momoh is a former managing director of the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC). He was accused to have allegedly siphoned funds belonging to the agency through his wife. Also …
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A Federal High Court in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State on Tuesday nullified the rescheduled primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) conducted on June 4 and 5. Justice Fatun Roman upheld the primary of 28th and 29th May 2020, which was cancelled by the National Working Committee(NWC) of the …
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A federal high court in Yenagoa has restrained the federal government from issuing licences for marginal oilfields in the Niger Delta. Marginal fields are smaller oil blocks developed by indigenous companies. They are often discovered on an IOC-owned block where there has been no activity in at least 10 years. …
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The Federal High Court, Lagos Division has restrained a former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) Lagos branch, Alhaji Musilu Akinsanya, a.k.a. MC Oluomo and seven others from collecting union dues and levies from commercial drivers that are non-union members in all motor parks in Lagos …
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Federal High Court dismisses 36 states’ suit against $418 Paris Club debt deduction A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit filed by the 36 states against the decision by the Federal Government to deduct $418 million from the funds standing to the credit of the states …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Umuahia, Abia State has ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation to immediately delete Section 84 (12) of the Amended New Electoral Act. Justice Evelyn Anyadike on Friday held that the section was unconstitutional, invalid, illegal, null, void and of no effect whatsoever and cannot …
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