The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, has been ordered to appear for a hearing on Monday, 10 February 2025, before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja. This was contained in a hearing notice obtained by The PUNCH on Friday. The notice, dated 22 January 2025, was addressed to Kanu’s lead counsel, Aloy …

The Ogun State Police Command, on Tuesday, arraigned the suspended Olorile of Orile Ifo, Semiu Adewale Ogunjobi, for assaulting a 73-year-old chief, Abraham Areola. Ogunjobi was arraigned on three counts bordering on conspiracy, assault and conduct likely to cause breach of peace. The Nigeria Police Force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said, ‘The Kabiyesi …

A Kano State High Court on Monday sentenced five men to death by hanging for murdering a 67-year-old woman, Dahare Abubakar, whom they accused of witchcraft. The convicts—Da’luta Ibrahim, Abdulaziz Yahaya, Faisal Yahaya, Ibrahim Abdu, and Ayuba Abdulrahman—were found guilty of culpable homicide. Delivering judgment, Justice Usman Na’abba ruled that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt. ‘I …

Mr. Sunday Echeji, accused of cutting off his wife’s hand in a shocking act of domestic violence, has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Enugu. Echeji who was arraigned on Friday, 31 January 2025, faces charges of attempted murder under Section 275, Subsection A of the Criminal Code CAP 30, Vol. 1 Reversed Laws of Enugu State, …

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, yesterday, granted bail to detained activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, to the tune of N10 million with one surety in like sum. The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice Musa Liman, held that the surety must be a responsible individual with landed …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned ruling on the bail application of former presidential candidate and activist Omoyele Sowore to Thursday. Sowore is facing 17 counts of cybercrime charges brought against him by the Nigerian Police Force. Justice Musa Liman made the decision after hearing arguments from Sowore’s counsel, Marshall Abubakar, and the prosecution counsel, Udey Jonathan. Earlier, …

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court yesterday summoned the eldest daughter of former President Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo, and six others to appear before it on 6 March over their involvement in a disputed Abuja landed property. Justice Inyang Ekwo ordered the defendants to appear before the court to show cause why they should not be restrained from trespassing …

A retired director in the Procurement Department, Ministry of Aviation, Musa Odiniyan on Monday told the Federal Capital Territory High Court that Al Buraq Global Investment was not qualified for the contract awarded for the repairs of Katsina Airport by the Ministry under Hadi Sirika’s leadership. Odiniyan is the fifth prosecuting witness in the trial of the former Minister of …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has vacated a 9 September 2024 order in which it froze the account of a Nigerian firm, Micoz Bluelink Enterprise, containing $163,592. In a ruling on Wednesday, Justice Emeka Nwite held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which earlier obtained the order, failed to produce concrete evidence of suspicion of fraud to …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Maitama, Abuja, yesterday heard how former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika approved contracts to a company, Al Buraq Global Investment Limited in which his daughter, Fatima, and son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma, have interests. A former Director of Procurement in the ministry, Musa Odiniyan, said this while testifying as the fifth prosecution …