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Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court was on Monday arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja over fraud and judicial misconduct. He appeared before Justice John Tsoho. He pleads not guilty and applies for bail

A Federal High Court has granted former aviation minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, a N50 million bail and a surety in like some, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is reporting. Fani-Kayode was arrested by the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) some weeks ago. He was arraigned before an...

Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu on Monday morning arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court Ikoyi Lagos for alleged fraud and money laundering by the Federal Government. The arraignment is ongoing as at the time of filing this report.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday adjourned till November 10 hearing in the case filed by Olusegun Abraham, one of the aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Ondo governorship election. The hearing was adjourned due to failure of Mr. Abraham to serve the orders of the...

The federal government has initiated a fresh charge of money laundering against former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode before the Federal High Court in Abuja. The new charge marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/140/2016, which has Femi Fani-Kayode as the sole defendant, was filed by the Economic and...

John Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stepped down from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. Mr. Tsoho is the second judge to do so. Mr. Kanu is facing treason charges brought by the Nigerian government for leading a separatist group and has been in...

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu's trial will commence today even as he has petitioned the National Judicial Council (NJC) against Justice James Tsoho of the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu's trial on six count charges of treasonable felony, unlawful...

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja has granted Mr Abiodun Agbele, an ally of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose bail. The court said it recognized the importance of presumption of innocence of an accused until proven guilty. Agbele is to provide two sureties who...

Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday withdrew from the ongoing trial of the former governor of Benue State, Dr. Gabriel Suswam. Mohammed disqualified himself from the matter, following an online media report alleging that he collected bribe from the defendant...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered security agencies to produce former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo during its next sitting. Justice Ibrahim Buba in his ruling also denied the objection filed before it by the former militant leader, asking...

An Abuja Federal High Court have on Thursday fixed November 15 for the hearing of the no-case-submission filed by former president of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Sani Lulu and three others accused of mismanaging N1.3 billion. The others are Amanze Uchegbulam, a former first vice...