Federal High Court – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:31:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png Federal High Court – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 Court Dismisses Sowore’s Suit Against DSS, Meta Over Facebook Post https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-sowores-suit-against-dss-meta-over-facebook-post/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-sowores-suit-against-dss-meta-over-facebook-post/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:00:57 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=480806 A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by politician and online publisher, Omoyele Sowore, against the Department of State Services (DSS), its Director-General, and Meta Platforms Incorporated. Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice Mohammed Garba Umar resolved all three issues for determination against Sowore and declined to grant the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-sowores-suit-against-dss-meta-over-facebook-post/feed/ 0 Court Rejects Gwarzo’s Bid to Halt Impeachment Process https://www.theinfostride.com/court-rejects-gwarzos-bid-to-halt-impeachment-process/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-rejects-gwarzos-bid-to-halt-impeachment-process/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:00:38 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=480225 A Federal High Court has rejected a request by Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo to temporarily halt the impeachment process initiated against him by the Kano State House of Assembly. Delivering the ruling on March 25, 2026, Justice S. M. Shaibu held that the deputy governor failed to meet the legal requirements necessary for the court to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-rejects-gwarzos-bid-to-halt-impeachment-process/feed/ 0 Court Dismisses Anyanwu’s Suit Seeking Recognition as PDP National Secretary https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-anyanwus-suit-seeking-recognition-as-pdp-national-secretary/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-anyanwus-suit-seeking-recognition-as-pdp-national-secretary/#respond Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:00:47 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=475852 The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday dismissed a suit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, a factional National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, seeking official recognition as the party’s scribe. Justice Mohammed Umar struck out the suit after it was established that Anyanwu’s tenure as PDP National Secretary expired in December [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-anyanwus-suit-seeking-recognition-as-pdp-national-secretary/feed/ 0 Court Strikes Out Meta, X from Cyberbullying Charges Against Sowore https://www.theinfostride.com/court-strikes-out-meta-x-from-cyberbullying-charges-against-sowore/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-strikes-out-meta-x-from-cyberbullying-charges-against-sowore/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:00:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=475847 Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out Meta Platforms Inc. and X Corp. as defendants in the amended cyberbullying charges brought against Omoyele Sowore over comments in which he referred to President Bola Tinubu as a “criminal.” The judge made the ruling on Monday during Sowore’s re-arraignment, following an [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-strikes-out-meta-x-from-cyberbullying-charges-against-sowore/feed/ 0 Ansaru Terrorism Trial Stalls as Defence Lawyer Denied Access to Suspects https://www.theinfostride.com/ansaru-terrorism-trial-stalls-as-defence-lawyer-denied-access-to-suspects/ https://www.theinfostride.com/ansaru-terrorism-trial-stalls-as-defence-lawyer-denied-access-to-suspects/#respond Sat, 17 Jan 2026 11:00:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=475581 The trial of two alleged senior members of Ansaru, a terrorist group linked to al-Qaeda, was stalled on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja following complaints by defence counsel that he was denied access to his clients in detention. The matter could not proceed after the defence lawyer, Bala Dakum, informed the trial [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/ansaru-terrorism-trial-stalls-as-defence-lawyer-denied-access-to-suspects/feed/ 0 Court Clears Pretty Mike’s Proxy Night Club To Reopen https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-ndlea-bid-clears-pretty-mikes-proxy-night-club-to-reopen/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-ndlea-bid-clears-pretty-mikes-proxy-night-club-to-reopen/#respond Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:30:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=475505 The Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) seeking to stop the reopening of Proxy Night Club, the Victoria Island venue owned by Lagos socialite Mike Nwogu, popularly known as Pretty Mike. Justice Ambrose Lewis Allagoa recently refused the NDLEA’s request for a stay of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-ndlea-bid-clears-pretty-mikes-proxy-night-club-to-reopen/feed/ 0 Court Dismisses CBN, AGF’s Objection in Osun LG Funds Suit https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-cbn-agfs-objection-in-osun-lg-funds-suit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-cbn-agfs-objection-in-osun-lg-funds-suit/#respond Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=469350 Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed the preliminary objection filed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) challenging a suit over the withholding of local government funds in Osun State. The suit, instituted by the Attorney-General of Osun State, Oluwole Jimi-Bada (SAN), seeks [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-cbn-agfs-objection-in-osun-lg-funds-suit/feed/ 0 Court Fixes May 21 for Hearing on Suit Challenging Tinubu’s Suspension of Rivers Government https://www.theinfostride.com/court-fixes-may-21-for-hearing-on-suit-challenging-tinubus-suspension-of-rivers-government/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-fixes-may-21-for-hearing-on-suit-challenging-tinubus-suspension-of-rivers-government/#respond Tue, 08 Apr 2025 11:00:15 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=407765 The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed May 21, 2025, for the commencement of hearing in a suit filed by Belema Briggs and others challenging the constitutional validity of the suspension of the elected executive arm of the Rivers State Government by President Bola Tinubu. The suit, which also lists the National [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-fixes-may-21-for-hearing-on-suit-challenging-tinubus-suspension-of-rivers-government/feed/ 0 INEC Urges Court to Recuse Itself from Senator Anyanwu’s Suit https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-urges-court-to-recuse-itself-from-senator-anyanwus-suit/ https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-urges-court-to-recuse-itself-from-senator-anyanwus-suit/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:00:07 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=405331 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to recuse itself from the suit filed by Senator Samuel Anyanwu challenging his removal as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a counter-affidavit filed in opposition to the suit, INEC argued that it would be in the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/inec-urges-court-to-recuse-itself-from-senator-anyanwus-suit/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Halts Imposition of Fees on LG Election Candidates in Kano https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-halts-imposition-of-fees-on-lg-election-candidates-in-kano/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-halts-imposition-of-fees-on-lg-election-candidates-in-kano/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=388576 In a significant legal victory for opposition parties, the Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission (KANSIEC) from imposing exorbitant fees on candidates contesting in the upcoming local government elections. The ruling comes after KANSIEC announced that chairmanship and councillorship candidates would be required to pay [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-halts-imposition-of-fees-on-lg-election-candidates-in-kano/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Grants DSS 60-Day Detention of Terror Suspect for Intensive Investigation https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-dss-60-day-detention-of-terror-suspect-for-intensive-investigation/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-dss-60-day-detention-of-terror-suspect-for-intensive-investigation/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 12:00:09 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=387982 Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the Department of State Services (DSS) the authority to detain Ibrahim Nasiru, a suspected terrorist, for a period of 60 days. This extended detention is intended to allow the DSS to conduct a thorough investigation into the numerous allegations against Nasiru. The detention [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-dss-60-day-detention-of-terror-suspect-for-intensive-investigation/feed/ 0 Court Restricts Hunger Protest to MKO Abiola Stadium https://www.theinfostride.com/court-restricts-hunger-protest-to-mko-abiola-stadium/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-restricts-hunger-protest-to-mko-abiola-stadium/#respond Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:00:49 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=386081 The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has restricted participants in the August 1 hunger protest against the federal government to the MKO Abiola Stadium, also known as the National Stadium. Justice Sylvanus Oriji issued the order on Wednesday in Abuja while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte application brought before him by the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-restricts-hunger-protest-to-mko-abiola-stadium/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Grants N50 Million Bail to Eze Cyprian Amadi Worensu https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-n50-million-bail-to-eze-cyprian-amadi-worensu/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-n50-million-bail-to-eze-cyprian-amadi-worensu/#respond Mon, 29 Jul 2024 20:00:36 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=385946 A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has granted N50 million bail to His Royal Highness, Eze Cyprian Amadi Worensu, who is on trial for threatening the lives of retired Justice Adolphus Enebeli and his family. Justice Mohammed Turaki, delivering the ruling on the bail application, specified that the bail is conditional on two sureties. [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-n50-million-bail-to-eze-cyprian-amadi-worensu/feed/ 0 Internet Fraud: Calabar Federal High Court Sentences Six Fraudsters https://www.theinfostride.com/internet-fraud-calabar-federal-high-court-sentences-six-fraudsters/ https://www.theinfostride.com/internet-fraud-calabar-federal-high-court-sentences-six-fraudsters/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 20:30:56 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=383287 The Federal High Court in Calabar, Cross River State, on Friday sentenced six individuals to six months in prison for criminal impersonation, love scams, and identity theft. The convicts were prosecuted by the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on two separate charges, to which they pleaded guilty. The EFCC [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/internet-fraud-calabar-federal-high-court-sentences-six-fraudsters/feed/ 0 Court Adjourns Arraignment of Ex Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello to July 17, 2024 https://www.theinfostride.com/court-adjourns-arraignment-of-ex-kogi-governor-yahaya-bello-to-july-17-2024/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-adjourns-arraignment-of-ex-kogi-governor-yahaya-bello-to-july-17-2024/#respond Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:30:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381652 A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, on an alleged money laundering case instituted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to July 17, 2024. At the resumed hearing on Thursday, Bello’s lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, SAN, informed the court of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-adjourns-arraignment-of-ex-kogi-governor-yahaya-bello-to-july-17-2024/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Orders Final Forfeiture of $1.426 Million Linked to Former CBN Governor Emefiele https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-1-426-million-linked-to-former-cbn-governor-emefiele/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-1-426-million-linked-to-former-cbn-governor-emefiele/#respond Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:30:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=381448 The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the final forfeiture of $1.426 million linked to the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Ayokunle Faji delivered the verdict on Tuesday, granting the Federal Government ownership of the funds following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-final-forfeiture-of-1-426-million-linked-to-former-cbn-governor-emefiele/feed/ 0 Federal High Court in Kano Nullifies Reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as Emir https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-kano-nullifies-reinstatement-of-muhammadu-sanusi-ii-as-emir/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-kano-nullifies-reinstatement-of-muhammadu-sanusi-ii-as-emir/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 13:00:40 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=380944 A Federal High Court in Kano has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. The court also invalidated all actions taken following the controversial reinstatement. In a verdict delivered on Thursday, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman declared, “I hereby order that every step taken by the Government is hereby nullified [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-kano-nullifies-reinstatement-of-muhammadu-sanusi-ii-as-emir/feed/ 0 Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Team Ready for Resumed Trial on Monday https://www.theinfostride.com/nnamdi-kanus-legal-team-ready-for-resumed-trial-on-monday/ https://www.theinfostride.com/nnamdi-kanus-legal-team-ready-for-resumed-trial-on-monday/#respond Sat, 18 May 2024 20:30:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378356 Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), announced that the legal team is prepared for the resumed trial set for Monday. Kanu’s trial will take place at the Abuja Federal High Court. Ejimakor made this known via a post on X, stating: “PUBLIC NOTICE: MAZI NNAMDI [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/nnamdi-kanus-legal-team-ready-for-resumed-trial-on-monday/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Strikes Out Suit Seeking Permission for Lawmaker to Defend Clients https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-strikes-out-suit-seeking-permission-for-lawmaker-to-defend-clients/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-strikes-out-suit-seeking-permission-for-lawmaker-to-defend-clients/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 21:00:23 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=378090 A Federal High Court in Osogbo, presided over by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel, has dismissed a suit filed by Mr. Kanmi Ajibola, seeking permission to continue appearing to defend clients after becoming a lawmaker. In the suit, numbered FHC/OS/CS/42/2023, Ajibola, who is now a member of the Osun House of Assembly, requested permission to provide pro [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-strikes-out-suit-seeking-permission-for-lawmaker-to-defend-clients/feed/ 0 Federal High Court in Kano Restrains Ganduje’s Commissions of Inquiry from Further Proceedings https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-kano-restrains-gandujes-commissions-of-inquiry-from-further-proceedings/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-kano-restrains-gandujes-commissions-of-inquiry-from-further-proceedings/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 11:30:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377972 Justice Simon Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano has issued an interim order restraining the two commissions of inquiry instituted by the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, from conducting any further proceedings until after the determination of a suit filed by former governor of Kano State and current National Chairman of the [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-kano-restrains-gandujes-commissions-of-inquiry-from-further-proceedings/feed/ 0 Court Dismisses Yahaya Bello’s Request to Vacate Arrest Warrant https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-yahaya-bellos-request-to-vacate-arrest-warrant/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-yahaya-bellos-request-to-vacate-arrest-warrant/#respond Thu, 09 May 2024 20:30:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377627 Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected the plea of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, to lift the arrest warrant issued against him. The judge stated that Bello, by refusing to appear for arraignment in a criminal case, had shown contempt for the court and was not entitled to [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-dismisses-yahaya-bellos-request-to-vacate-arrest-warrant/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Grants Substituted Service on Ganduje’s Ward Executives https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-substituted-service-on-gandujes-ward-executives/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-substituted-service-on-gandujes-ward-executives/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377460 The Federal High Court has granted an application by the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, for substituted service on APC Ganduje Ward executive members who suspended him from the party. Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman granted the application by Ganduje’s lawyer, Hadiza Nasiru Ahmad, on Tuesday. The ward executives, led by [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-grants-substituted-service-on-gandujes-ward-executives/feed/ 0 North Central APC Forum Challenges Ganduje’s Chairmanship Legitimacy in Court https://www.theinfostride.com/north-central-apc-forum-challenges-gandujes-chairmanship-legitimacy-in-court/ https://www.theinfostride.com/north-central-apc-forum-challenges-gandujes-chairmanship-legitimacy-in-court/#respond Tue, 07 May 2024 10:00:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=377414 The North Central All Progressives Congress, APC, Forum has challenged the legality of Abdullahi Ganduje’s position as the National Chairman of the party, claiming it to be illegal. The forum has filed a suit before a Federal High Court in Abuja to contest Ganduje’s appointment. In the suit, the North Central APC Forum named Abdullahi [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/north-central-apc-forum-challenges-gandujes-chairmanship-legitimacy-in-court/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Halts Suspension of APC National Chairman Ganduje https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-halts-suspension-of-apc-national-chairman-ganduje/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-halts-suspension-of-apc-national-chairman-ganduje/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:00:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=375959 The Federal High Court in Kano has halted the suspension of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The ruling, delivered on Wednesday, came after Ganduje filed an ex parte motion seeking to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing. The respondents in the application include the Police, Department of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-halts-suspension-of-apc-national-chairman-ganduje/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Reserves Judgment On Bobrisky Till April 9 https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-reserves-judgment-on-bobrisky-till-april-9/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-reserves-judgment-on-bobrisky-till-april-9/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2024 19:20:26 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=375001 Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed April 9 as the date for the judgment of convicted cross-dresser, Bobrisky. The judge has also ordered that he should be returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody pending the judgment, and Nigerians have been reacting. Recall that Bobrisky had earlier [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-reserves-judgment-on-bobrisky-till-april-9/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Orders Release of 313 Suspected Terrorists for Lack of Evidence https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-release-of-313-suspected-terrorists-for-lack-of-evidence/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-release-of-313-suspected-terrorists-for-lack-of-evidence/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:00:24 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374264 A Federal High Court in Borno State has ordered the release of 313 suspected terrorists due to lack of evidence to substantiate the charges against them after investigations. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Gen. Buba Edward, disclosed this during a briefing on military operations across the country in Abuja on Thursday. Gen. Edward stated [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-release-of-313-suspected-terrorists-for-lack-of-evidence/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Adjourns Arraignment of UniAbuja Lecturers’ Abductors to May 13 https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-adjourns-arraignment-of-uniabuja-lecturers-abductors-to-may-13/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-adjourns-arraignment-of-uniabuja-lecturers-abductors-to-may-13/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:00:28 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=374127 The arraignment of four suspects connected to the abduction of seven lecturers from the University of Abuja, UNIABUJA, has been adjourned to May 13 by the Federal High Court in Abuja. The arraignment, initially scheduled for Monday, was adjourned by Justice Donatus Okorowo. The victims of the abduction are Prof Joseph Adavani, Dr Ferguson Tobins, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-adjourns-arraignment-of-uniabuja-lecturers-abductors-to-may-13/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Fixes April 25 for Ruling on Chief of Staff’s Arrest Warrant https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-fixes-april-25-for-ruling-on-chief-of-staffs-arrest-warrant/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-fixes-april-25-for-ruling-on-chief-of-staffs-arrest-warrant/#respond Sun, 03 Mar 2024 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=372350 A Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled April 25 for the ruling on an application by Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to the Rivers State Governor, and five others, seeking to set aside an arrest warrant issued against them. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date on Monday after hearing arguments from both parties [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-fixes-april-25-for-ruling-on-chief-of-staffs-arrest-warrant/feed/ 0 Federal High Court in Port Harcourt Acquits APC Chieftain Fubara Ohaka https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-port-harcourt-acquits-apc-chieftain-fubara-ohaka/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-port-harcourt-acquits-apc-chieftain-fubara-ohaka/#respond Wed, 21 Feb 2024 16:00:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=371333 A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and acquitted Fubara Ohaka, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, of charges filed against him by the Federal Government. Ohaka, who serves as the Deputy Chairman of the Youth Movement in Emohua Local Government Area of the state, had been [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-in-port-harcourt-acquits-apc-chieftain-fubara-ohaka/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s N50bn Suit Against FG https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-adjourns-nnamdi-kanus-n50bn-suit-against-fg/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-adjourns-nnamdi-kanus-n50bn-suit-against-fg/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:00:16 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=369057 The Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned a N50 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Nigerian Government until April 27 for further mention. The adjournment was announced by Justice Inyang Ekwo after Aloy Ejimakor, Kanu’s lawyer, informed the court that he had [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-adjourns-nnamdi-kanus-n50bn-suit-against-fg/feed/ 0 Federal High Court Orders Former Anambra Governor Willie Obiano’s Passport Seized https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-former-anambra-governor-willie-obianos-passport-seized/ https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-former-anambra-governor-willie-obianos-passport-seized/#respond Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:00:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=368491 The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed that the passports and travel documents of the former governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, be held in the custody of both the court and the Nigeria Immigration Service. This order restricts Obiano from traveling outside the country’s jurisdiction without the court’s permission. According to a statement [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-orders-former-anambra-governor-willie-obianos-passport-seized/feed/ 0 Appeal Court upholds Conviction of Scales Olatunji for N525m Internet Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-court-upholds-conviction-of-scales-olatunji-for-n525m-internet-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-court-upholds-conviction-of-scales-olatunji-for-n525m-internet-fraud/#respond Sat, 01 Jul 2023 09:49:11 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349878 On Friday, June 23, 2023, the Calabar Division of the Court of Appeal affirmed the conviction of Scales Olatunji, a notorious international fraudster who was found guilty of internet fraud and money laundering charges by a Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Justice Agatha Okeke, on June 27, 2022, pronounced Olatunji guilty of [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/appeal-court-upholds-conviction-of-scales-olatunji-for-n525m-internet-fraud/feed/ 0 Court imprisons Adekunle, Bakare and Olawepo for $269.000 Currency Counterfeiting https://www.theinfostride.com/court-imprisons-adekunle-bakare-and-olawepo-for-269-000-currency-counterfeiting/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-imprisons-adekunle-bakare-and-olawepo-for-269-000-currency-counterfeiting/#respond Fri, 30 Jun 2023 06:37:04 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=349758 The trio of Adekunle Akinsinde Alabi, Bakare Taofeek Ajibola and Olawepo Segun Ayinde have been sentenced to two years imprisonment each. Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court convicted and sentenced the trio for currency counterfeiting to the tune of $269.000 USD in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, June 26, 2023. One of the counts [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-imprisons-adekunle-bakare-and-olawepo-for-269-000-currency-counterfeiting/feed/ 0 Adebutu remains Ogun PDP Candidate as Appeal Court reassigns Jimi Lawal’s Case https://www.theinfostride.com/adebutu-remains-ogun-pdp-candidate-as-appeal-court-reassigns-jimi-lawals-case/ https://www.theinfostride.com/adebutu-remains-ogun-pdp-candidate-as-appeal-court-reassigns-jimi-lawals-case/#respond Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:14:19 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=333395 The appellate court on Friday has not given any order relating to the nomination of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Gubernatorial Candidate of OGUN State but ordered that the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court should reassign the case for accelerated hearing. The Media Director of Ladi Adebutu & Akinlade Campaign Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya states [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/adebutu-remains-ogun-pdp-candidate-as-appeal-court-reassigns-jimi-lawals-case/feed/ 0 Court judgement: Taraba PDP woes aggrieved aspirants https://www.theinfostride.com/court-judgement-taraba-pdp-woes-aggrieved-aspirants/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-judgement-taraba-pdp-woes-aggrieved-aspirants/#respond Mon, 19 Sep 2022 20:00:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=332740 The Taraba State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged all aggrieved aspirants to join hands with its governorship candidate towards moving the party forward. The party stated this on Tuesday in a statement while reacting to Monday’s Federal High Court judgment that dismissed suits seeking for the disqualification of the party’s guber [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-judgement-taraba-pdp-woes-aggrieved-aspirants/feed/ 0 Femi Fani Kayode Must Pay N800M For Harassing And Intimidating Me – Ex Wife https://www.theinfostride.com/femi-fani-kayode-must-pay-n800m-for-harassing-and-intimidating-me-ex-wife/ https://www.theinfostride.com/femi-fani-kayode-must-pay-n800m-for-harassing-and-intimidating-me-ex-wife/#respond Fri, 24 Sep 2021 21:14:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=308778 Ex-beauty queen and estranged wife of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, Precious Chikwendu has filed a suit at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The suit is seeking the enforcement of her fundamental human rights, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to the court papers filed by her lawyer, Abdul-Aziz Jimoh, Precious listed Fani-Kayode, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/femi-fani-kayode-must-pay-n800m-for-harassing-and-intimidating-me-ex-wife/feed/ 0 Port Harcourt Court Sentences 11 Internet Fraudsters to Jail https://www.theinfostride.com/port-harcourt-court-sentences-11-internet-fraudsters-to-jail/ https://www.theinfostride.com/port-harcourt-court-sentences-11-internet-fraudsters-to-jail/#respond Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:00:17 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=290136 A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced 11 internet fraudsters to various prison terms for fraud. The convicts were prosecuted by the Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for offences bordering on impersonation and obtaining by false pretence, a statement from the anti-graft agency [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/port-harcourt-court-sentences-11-internet-fraudsters-to-jail/feed/ 0 Court Sentence Two Internet Fraudsters To Two Years in Jail https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentence-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-jail/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentence-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-jail/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:30:39 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=288422 A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has convicted and sentenced one Uzoma Izuchukwu to two years imprisonment. The spokesman for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to him, Justice Emmanuel Obile sentenced Izuchukwu on Wednesday for impersonating an American, Jefferson [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentence-two-internet-fraudsters-to-two-years-in-jail/feed/ 0 Court Sentences Ex-Banker to Prison For Fraud https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-ex-banker-to-prison-for-fraud/ https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-ex-banker-to-prison-for-fraud/#respond Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:18:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=281605 Justice Jane Inyang of the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has convicted and sentenced Felix David Diete to four years imprisonment, for stealing the sum of N 2, 000, 000, 00( Two Million Naira only). He was jailed on Monday, January 11, 2021, after four years of diligent prosecution by the Port [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/court-sentences-ex-banker-to-prison-for-fraud/feed/ 0 Bayelsa Bye-election: Lawyers Injured As Hoodlums Attack Court https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-bye-election-lawyers-injured-as-hoodlums-attack-court/ https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-bye-election-lawyers-injured-as-hoodlums-attack-court/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:42:30 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=276401 Some suspected hoodlums numbering about 20, on Thursday, sacked the Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa during the hearing into the pre-election suit between the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Ebifemowei and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Cleopas Moses ahead of the December 5 National Assembly bye-election in the state. The invasion, [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/bayelsa-bye-election-lawyers-injured-as-hoodlums-attack-court/feed/ 0 #EndSARS Protest: Court Orders Probe of Sam Adeyemi,Aisha Yesufa, Kanu,Falz and others https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-court-orders-probe-of-sam-adeyemiaisha-yesufa-kanufalz-and-others/ https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-court-orders-probe-of-sam-adeyemiaisha-yesufa-kanufalz-and-others/#respond Sat, 14 Nov 2020 18:04:58 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=274490 A Chief Magistrate Court in Abuja has ordered the Commissioner of Police in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to investigate 50 people who allegedly promoted the #EndSARS movement. Magistrate Omolola Akindele gave the order in a letter to the police commissioner following a criminal complaint filed by an activist, Mr Kenechukwu Okeke. Okeke [...]

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]]> https://www.theinfostride.com/endsars-protest-court-orders-probe-of-sam-adeyemiaisha-yesufa-kanufalz-and-others/feed/ 0 Senate Confirms Justice John Tsoho As Chief Judge of Federal High Court https://www.theinfostride.com/senate-confirms-justice-john-tsoho-as-chief-judge-of-federal-high-court/ Tue, 05 Nov 2019 15:47:50 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=240421 The Senate has confirmed the appointment of Justice John Tsoho as the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. This confirmation is coming after a report submitted by Sen. Michael Bamidele, Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters which recommended the confirmation of Tsoho’s appointment. Presenting the report, Sen. Michael revealed that [...]

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]]> Naira Marley Granted Bail By The Federal High Court https://www.theinfostride.com/naira-marley-granted-bail-by-the-federal-high-court/ Fri, 31 May 2019 11:44:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=233733 About two weeks ago, “Issa Goal” crooner, Naira Marley appeared before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi for alleged internet fraud where he pled not guilty to charges against him. At the end of his plea, the singer’s bail hearing was scheduled for yesterday, May 30, 2019. As he stepped into Court alongside members of the [...]

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]]> PDP vs Kashamu: Court to Reconvene Hearing on Monday https://www.theinfostride.com/pdp-vs-kashamu-court-to-reconvene-hearing-on-monday/ Fri, 22 Feb 2019 09:03:35 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=227428 The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, up till about 11:30pm on Thursday, 21st February, was still in proceeding to hear the case between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Buruji Kashamu. The National Secretariat of PDP had approached the court seeking to declare the primaries that produced Senator Buruji Kashamu as governorship flagbearer [...]

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]]> Senator Kasamu’s Expulsion from PDP reaffirmed by High Court https://www.theinfostride.com/senator-kasamus-expulsion-from-pdp-reaffirmed-by-high-court/ Fri, 14 Dec 2018 07:21:52 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=223303 The power of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to discipline any erring member was reaffirmed on Thursday by Hon Justice Valentine B. Ashi of the Federal High Court, Abuja. According to statement issued by Kola Ologbodiyan, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, he said matter with suit No:FCT/HC/ 0303/2017 between PDP vs Senator Buruji Kashamu, Chief [...]

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]]> Court orders NASS to begin President Buhari’s Impeachment over Certificate Forgery, Killings, Others https://www.theinfostride.com/court-orders-nass-to-begin-president-buharis-impeachment-over-certificate-forgery-killings-others/ Wed, 04 Jul 2018 21:48:03 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=210177 A Federal High Court, sitting in Osogbo has ordered the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment process against President Muhammadu Buhari. Justice Maurine Adaobi Onyetenu Wednesday gave the order based on the suit filed by two Nigerians, Kanmi Ajibola, a lawyer and Sulaiman Adeniyi, a human right activist urging the court to enforce the National [...]

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]]> Federal High Court vacates Restriction Order on Osun LG Election https://www.theinfostride.com/federal-high-court-vacates-restriction-order-on-osun-lg-election/ Fri, 26 Jan 2018 07:25:32 +0000 https://www.theinfostride.com/?p=197347 A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has vacated its order 2017 restraining the holding of elections into the Local Council Development Authorities (LCDAs) and withholding Local Government Allocations in the state of Osun. The court had on December 4, 2017 ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Accountant General of the Federal government and [...]

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]]> Goodluck Jonathan Summoned By Federal High Court, Abuja https://www.theinfostride.com/goodluck-jonathan-summoned-by-federal-high-court-abuja/ Fri, 27 Oct 2017 04:13:51 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=186624 A judge, two days ago ordered Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Jonathan to appear at the corruption trial of his party’s former spokesman. The summon is a shocking development and will be closely watched, as Jonathan has been cited in several corruption cases but is not thought to have been formally questioned. But whether he appears [...]

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]]> N177m Fraud: 40 Years Imprisonment for IART’s Ex-DG and Others https://www.theinfostride.com/n177m-fraud-40-years-imprisonment-for-iarts-ex-dg-and-others/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 08:12:43 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183845 Prof. Benjamin Adefemi Ogunbodede, a former Director-General, Institute of Agriculture Research and Training (IART), Ibadan, Oyo State has been convicted through Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday October 3, 2017 by Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State. Ogunbodede was prosecuted alongside the trio of Zacheaus Tejumola, Adenose [...]

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]]> N500m Scandal: Prosecution Counsel kicks against Belgore’s Bid to stop Trial https://www.theinfostride.com/n500m-scandal-prosecution-counsel-kicks-against-belgores-bid-to-stop-trial/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 07:51:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=183846 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday, October 3, 2017 vehemently objected to a motion to stall the ongoing trial of Muhammad Belgore, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos. Belgore, a governorship candidate during the 2011 Kwara State gubernatorial election, is [...]

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