A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, postponed the hearing of a suit filed by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, challenging the orders obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), for final forfeiture of her seized assets. The matter, which was scheduled on number 15 on the cause list, could not proceed due to the absence …

The controversies trailing the procurement of 360 sports utility vehicles (SUVs) by the House of Representatives have taken a new twist as the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to restrain the lawmakers from procuring and taking delivery of cars. SERAP is urging the court to put in place the interim order …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, discharged a journalist, Mr. Rotimi Jolayemi, also known as Oba Akewi, of allegations bordering on insulting former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Justice Emeka Nwite discharged Jolayemi after the case was struck out for lack of diligent prosecution. The matter, which was listed for plea on today’s cause list, could …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed the no-case submission application filed by Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi. Nwachukwu’s lawyer, A. Aliyu, had filed a no-case submission, stating that the evidence of medical practitioners presented by the prosecution completely exonerated his client from the charge of culpable homicide. He argued that the medical practitioners …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah, and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation over an alleged N7.9bn fraud. The trial on the case was billed for Tuesday, however, the court adjourned the matter till 14th November. The court stated that it lacked time to accommodate the trial. Oduah …

A Nigerian Army special court-martial sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, convicted a former Group Managing Director, Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj. Gen. Umaru Mohammed, of corruption and sentenced him to seven years imprisonment The military court also ordered Mohammed to pay back $2,178,900 (When converted to naira (at N1000 per dollar), $2.1 million equalled N2.1 billion. The total amount …

A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Prof. Mike Ozekhome to a 20-year-jail term each. Justice Binta Nyako held that the prosecution had been able to establish the counts preferred against Kelvin Ezeigbe and Frank Azuekor, who were first and second defendants, beyond reasonable doubt. Justice …

Akwa Ibom State High Court, sitting in Essien Udim Local Government Area, LGA, has sentenced two brothers to death for killing a 45-year-old farmer, Iboro Joe, over a parcel of land. The convicts are Uduak Udo Umoren (48), a pastor and motorcyclist, and his 34-year-old brother, Emmanuel Udo Umoren, a farmer and panel beater, who hail from Adiasim Ikot Ekon …

A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered the Kano State government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Eid Grand Shop (Filin Idi) Owners N30 billion as compensation for the unlawful demolition of their property. Ruling in the suit challenging the demolition exercise, the court held that the state government carried out the demolition exercise without recourse to the …

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has lamented the rising number of litigations in the country. He said apart from several new crimes being committed which had contributed to the steady rise of court cases in the country, political cases were taking a monumental toll on courts’ dockets across the country. Ariwoola disclosed this at the swearing-in of …