Tag: Federal High Court

The Federal High Court in Lagos had earlier placed an interim forfeiture order on the $5.78million and N2.4billion seized from ...

The court rules that the plaintiff in the suit lacked the locus standi (legal right) to institute the suit.

The convicts had entered a plea bargain agreement with the EFCC to a count amended charge instituted against them

The amount is the 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue and payable to the Bayelsa government.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed, in a ruling, held that granting the EFCC’s application would amount to breaching the decision of the ...

The lawyer asks the court to reverse the ban, prohibit the government from suspending other social media platform, and declare ...

The court's decision is based on the just-ended protracted strike action by Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN).

The court rules that only the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) is empowered by law to fix the ...

The judge says the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the suit seeking to compel the president to enforce anti-grazing laws.

The judge rules that the applicant’s arrest and detention “exceeded what is reasonable” and amounts to a violation of his ...

The appellate court rules that the conviction of the companies violated the principle of fair hearing.

Police, including other security agencies, remain the target of deadly attacks in the South-east and South-south regions.

Mr Alabi's convoy ran into the protesters when they were marching to the Osun Government Secretariat.

Courts in Nigeria have been shut since Tuesday when the judiciary workers commenced their strike.

Judiciary workers began their nationwide strike to press for financial autonomy on Tuesday.

The Igbo socio-cultural group alleged that the “principles of justice, fairness, equity, due process and federal character” were infringed upon ...

The judge describes the treatment meted out to the victims by the police as “callous, cruel and uncivilised" which can ...

The currencies said to have been recovered from the money laundering suspect are contained in three bags

The Ekiti State government filed the suit in February after the police justified its action in dismissing a pregnant constable ...

The Attorney-General of the Federation charged the foreigners and their firms with defrauding a Nigerian bank through an import loan ...

The prosecution witness says he was pressured by Mr Suswam's allies to change his statement that he handed over the ...

Mr Ikuforiji is accused of using his position to misappropriate funds belonging to the Assembly.

The judge says Mr Ozekhome established a case that he is being intimidated and harassed by the EFCC

Mahdi Shehu is accused of "defaming the character" of Katsina governor, Aminu Masari.

Judges of the court were said to be away on a valedictory court session in honour of a retired judge, ...