A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted an order for the detention of a merchant vessel, its captain and 20 other crew members following the discovery of 25.5 kilogrammes of cocaine at the Apapa Seaport. The order was secured by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) after its operatives, acting on intelligence, uncovered…
The Federal High Court (FHC) has dismissed as fake news a viral report claiming that Justice James Omotosho survived an assassination attempt following his sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) earlier reported that a blogger alleged on Facebook that Justice Omotosho was attacked early Saturday morning and rushed…
Activist and publisher Omoyele Sowore was on Thursday arrested by armed police officers at the Federal High Court in Abuja, shortly after attending proceedings in solidarity with Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Sowore, a vocal advocate for Kanu’s release, was reportedly approached by security operatives who insisted he…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has invalidated arbitration proceedings initiated at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London, against Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company Limited by lenders involved in financing its purchase of Oil Mining Lease (OML) 29. Justice S.B. Belgore, ruling on Tuesday, declared the arbitration null, stating it…
Justice Musa Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed the Federal Government’s request to have Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrested for failing to appear at the start of her defamation trial. The government is prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello. During the hearing,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to Yahaya Bello, the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, setting his bail at ₦500 million. Presiding over the hearing on Friday, December 13, Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Bello to provide two sureties, each guaranteeing the same amount. The sureties must swear to an affidavit of…
