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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Senator David Mark and Rauf Aregbesola as Chairman and Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), respectively, to Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The judgment in the suit, filed by a member of the House of Representatives from Kogi State, Hon. Leke Abejide, was initially scheduled for Monday, April 13. However, the trial judge, Justice Musa Liman, postponed it by 24 hours due to other pressing official engagements. A court registrar announced the adjournment on Monday to journalists and politicians who had gathered early…
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has dismissed a suit seeking to halt the renewal and restructuring of the nation’s pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd. The decision followed an ex parte motion (No. FCT/HC/M/4534/2026) filed and argued by the Registered Trustees of the Peoples Wellbeing Association. Ruling on the motion, the trial judge, Justice Bello Kawu, declined the claimant’s request and instead granted an accelerated hearing of the motion on notice, fixed for April 21, 2026. Consequently, Justice Kawu ordered the applicants to issue and serve the originating and other court processes…
The Kaduna State High Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of a bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to April 14, 2026. El-Rufai appeared before the court amid tight security as proceedings continued in a case filed against him by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), involving allegations of financial impropriety and abuse of office. During the session, El-Rufai pleaded not guilty to all nine charges brought against him by the ICPC on March 18, 2026. Meanwhile, the ICPC requested that the second defendant, Amadu Sule, be removed from the charge, and…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, appeared at the Kaduna State High Court on Monday as his trial resumed in a case filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He is standing trial alongside Amadu Sule over allegations including abuse of office, fraud, intent to commit fraud, and conferring undue advantage. The former governor arrived at the court at about 9 a.m. under tight security, drawing attention from supporters, legal observers, and members of the public who gathered early in anticipation of the hearing. Inside the courtroom, proceedings were set to continue with submissions from…
Global technology company Meta Platforms, Inc. has filed an appeal against the judgment of the Lagos State High Court delivered in favour of human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, setting the stage for a potentially precedent-setting legal battle over digital rights, platform liability, and the scope of fundamental rights enforcement in Nigeria. The appeal, dated April 10, 2026, arises from Suit No. LD/18843MFHR/2025: Falana v. Meta Platforms, Inc., in which Justice O. A. Oresanya ruled in favour of Falana and awarded damages of $25,000 over a video publication alleged to have violated his rights. Meta’s Notice of Appeal, filed by…
The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the decision of the Court of Appeal disqualifying Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN) from appearing as counsel for Neconde Energy Limited and Nestoil Limited, affirming the companies’ right to appoint their own legal representatives in a dispute challenging the validity of a receivership. In a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Mohammed Baba Idris, the apex court held that where the legality of a receiver’s appointment is itself in dispute, such a receiver cannot assume the authority to appoint counsel to represent the company in the same proceedings. The ruling…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has charged the media to uphold editorial integrity and adopt constructive reporting to enhance the fight against corruption, economic, and financial crimes. He gave the charge on Thursday, April 9, 2026, in a goodwill message at the “VON Forum 2025,” themed “51 Years of Nigeria’s Role in Deepening Democratic Stability in ECOWAS,” organized in Abuja by the Voice of Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. The EFCC boss cited an incident in which the Commission arrested a politically exposed person for…
In my last intervention, I interrogated the challenges confronting dispensation of justice in Nigeria, particularly the disturbing gap between judgments delivered and justice perceived. Today, I take the conversation a step further, perhaps into a more uncomfortable territory, by examining the role of legal practitioners themselves in the steady erosion of the justice system. If the court is the temple of justice, then lawyers are its ministers; and when ministers abandon their sacred calling, the temple itself becomes desecrated. It is a settled principle, both in legal philosophy and professional ethics, that a lawyer is not merely an advocate for…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a comprehensive appeal at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, challenging the acquittal of former Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Executive Director, Engr. Touyo Omatsuli, and three others over an alleged ₦3.645 billion money laundering scheme. Also listed as respondents in the appeal are Don Parker Properties Limited, Francis Momoh, and Building Associates Limited. The appellant, EFCC, is represented by a team of counsel led by E.E. Iheanacho, SAN, alongside Bilikisu Bala Buhari, Esq., Emenike Mgbenmele, Esq., O.S. Ujam, Esq., Famen Anum, Esq., M.A. Babatunde, Esq., and Lydia Ebenezer, Esq. The…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced four Boko Haram terrorists to life imprisonment after they pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Federal Government. A witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) also testified during the trial. Justice Omotosho additionally convicted 14 other suspects, handing down prison terms ranging from 20 to 25 years on various counts. The Federal Government was represented by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, alongside a team of lawyers, including Rotimi Oyedepo. Confessional statements of the convicts and investigation reports were tendered through…