Nigeria judiciary

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Court Discharges Former Head of Service Winifred Oyo Ita in N570 Million Money Laundering Case

The Federal High Court in Abuja has discharged and acquitted former Head of Service of the Federation Winifred Oyo Ita of alleged N570...

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Coroner Suspends Inquest into Death of Chimamanda Adichie’s 21 Month Old Son

A Coroner’s Court sitting at Igbosere in Lagos State has suspended proceedings in the inquest into the death of Master Nkanu Adichie Esege,...

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Supreme Court Ruling: Lawyer Says ADC Misstepped, PDP Crisis Largely Settled

Senior Advocate of Nigeria Oba Maduabuchi has offered a detailed legal perspective on the recent Supreme Court decisions involving the African Democratic Congress...

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Court Grants Protection for Witness in Trial of Alleged Coup Plotters Against Tinubu Government

The Federal High Court Abuja has granted the Federal Government’s request to shield a key prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of six...

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Court Bars INEC From Recognising ADC Caretaker Congress Amid Leadership Crisis

The Federal High Court Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising or participating in any congress organised by a disputed...

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Court Fines EFCC N500000 Over Delays in Emefiele Trial

Justice Hamza Muazu of an Abuja High Court has imposed a N500000 fine on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over repeated delays...

Politics

Court Bars Lucky Aiyedatiwa From Contesting 2028 Ondo Governorship Election

A Federal High Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has ruled that Lucky Aiyedatiwa cannot contest the 2028 governorship election in the state,...

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CCB Summons Federal High Court Chief Judge John Tsoho Over Alleged Undeclared Accounts

The Code of Conduct Bureau has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to appear before it following...

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ICPC Arraigns Federal Works Director Blessing Lere Adams Over Alleged Money Laundering in Abuja

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has arraigned a Director at the Federal Ministry of Works, Blessing Lere Adams, over...