The trial of the leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has been moved to January 18, 2022. Meanwhile; Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services to allow Kanu to enjoy maximum possible comfort. Justice Nyako also ordered the DSS to allow Kanu to…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the fresh corruption trial of former governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order based on the judgment of the Supreme Court, which nullified the conviction of Senator Kalu over alleged laundering of seven point one billion naira belonging to the Abia State…
A Federal High Court in Lagos has refused to hear a suit on the leadership dispute within the People’s Democratic Party. The suit was filed by Eddy Olafeso, Rashidi Sunmonu, Daisi Akintan, Bunmi Jenyo, and Wahab Owokoniran. The plaintiffs want the court to stop any member of the PDP, except the embattled National Chairman, Uche Secondus, from…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out the request by the Department of State Services to extend the detention of four persons linked to Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. The four persons mentioned in the DSS’ motion are among twelve persons who were arrested when DSS operatives invaded Igboho’s home…
The forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State, scheduled for July 24, continues to face threats, as more interested parties head to court to challenge the exercise. This latest lawsuit involves eleven political parties, who filed an application before a Federal High Court in Ikoyi, seeking to stop the council elections. The aggrieved political parties Alliance of…
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has jailed two young men for two years for internet fraud. The convicts include Gerald Uwuoma, who claimed to be an American citizen by the name of Charlie Clifford Jimmy. Justice A. T. Mohammed found Uwuoma guilty of internet-related fraudulent activities and sentenced him to two years in prison, with…