Tag: Federal High Court
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Abuja- Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, disqualified himself from further presiding over the trial of eight defendants accused of acts of terrorism, hostage taking and murder of a total of nine expatriates. Justice Tsoho, in a bench ruling, withdrew from the case and ordered the file to be…
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On Thursday the Independent National Electoral Commission withdrew its motion seeking an order of the Federal High Court in Abuja allowing it to serve the recall petition on Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, through substituted means rather than personal service. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba struck out the motion after INEC’s lawyer, Mr. Yunus Ustaz (SAN), announced…
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ABUJA –Everything with a beginning also has an end. The law graduates of the National Open University of Nigeria, were shut out since 2013 from the Nigerian Law School for vocational training by the Council of Legal Education, despite the National Universities Commission’s accreditation. The graduates had futilely approached all relevant authorities for succour, and…
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Diezani Allison-Madueke ABUJA–The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, struck out one of the nine counts of $1.6bn crude oil fraud instituted against businessman, Jide Omokore, and five others. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a ruling, struck out the eighth count after hearing an application by a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke,…
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The presiding judge of the Federal High Court Abuja Division on Monday dismissed the suit instituted by Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, challenging the validity of the process of recalling him by his constituents. According to the presiding Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, of the Federal High Court in his judgment, ordered that the Independent National Electoral…
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COURT – the Federal Government of Nigeria prosecuting through the Attorney General and Minister of Justice of Nnamdi Kanu has requested the Federal High Court, Abuja, presided over by the Hon. Justice Binta Nyako to revoke the bail granted to the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu because he has violated the…