The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail of ₦100 million each to the Bauchi State Commissioner for Finance, Yakubu Adamu, and his co-defendants over alleged $9.7 million terrorism financing charges. Justice Mohammed Umar, in his ruling, held that the defendants provided sufficient material to justify the court’s discretion in granting bail. He ordered…
An Oyo State High Court sitting at Ring Road, Ibadan, on Tuesday summoned the medical doctor attached to the Agodi Custodial Centre of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to appear before it on Wednesday over concerns regarding the health status of a former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo…
A Magistrate Court in Sagamu, Ogun State, has adjourned the trial of Adeniyi Kayode, 46, the driver involved in the fatal accident that killed heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua’s personal trainer, Latif Ayodele, and strength and conditioning coach, Sina Ghami. The trial will continue on February 25, 2026. Kayode was first charged on January 2,…
Magistrates, Presidents of Grade ‘A’ Customary Courts, and Legal Research Officers in Ondo State have suspended their two-week-old industrial action following agreements reached with the state government. The suspension was announced on Monday night in a joint statement signed by Mrs. O. Edwin, Mr. Segun Rotiba, and Mrs. Agbomola. The judicial officers had embarked on…
An Abuja High Court on Thursday struck out the criminal charges filed by the Federal Government against the senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, bringing an end to a closely watched legal battle that had generated widespread public debate. Court documents showed that the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation filed a Notice of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has nullified the emergence of Dr. Wole Oluyede as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and ordered the conduct of fresh party primaries. Delivering the judgment, Justice Babs Kuewumi upheld the claims of irregularities raised by Prince Funso Ayeni, who…
There was an emotional scene at the Edo State High Court, Criminal Court 2, on Monday as some youths arrested during the recent Ekpoma protest were ordered to be remanded at the Ubiaja Correctional Centre. Our correspondent observed that relatives and sympathisers of the protesters broke down in tears as the accused were led out…
The National Industrial Court in Abuja has issued an interim injunction stopping the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) from proceeding with its planned strike scheduled for Monday, January 12, 2026. In a ruling delivered on Friday by Justice E. D. Subilim, the court restrained all members and agents of NARD from calling, organising, directing,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the remand of former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and two other defendants in Kuje Correctional Centre, pending a ruling on their bail application. Malami is standing trial alongside the two co-defendants over allegations of money laundering and unlawful possession…
In a significant development in the ongoing legal saga of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an urgent ex-parte application seeking Kanu’s immediate transfer from the Sokoto Correctional Centre to a facility closer to the capital. The ruling, delivered on…
