Thursday, August 20, 2026

Justice Emeka Nwite

July 15, 2026

Court orders ex-AGF Abubakar Malami to forfeit 48 property to FG

Justice Abdulmalik held that Mr Malami failed to show that the property were acquired through lawful sources.

Attorney General Abubakar Malami
July 14, 2026

Court sentences notorious bandit’s ally to 20 years’ imprisonment

The court convicted Muhammad Sani, arrested and prosecuted by SSS, for concealing information that could have led to the arrest of a notorious bandit.

Bandits
July 9, 2026

Court fixes October 14 for trial in absentia of five suspects linked to terrorist kingpin Bello Turji

The judge fixed the date following an oral application by the federal government’s lawyer, David Kaswe.

Bello Turji
June 8, 2026

ADC Crisis: Nafiu-Bala Gombe asks court to dismiss motion seeking judge’s recusal

Mr Gombe’s lawyer, Lukman Fagbemi, SAN, argued that the defendants had not placed any evidence before the court to justify the grant of the application.

Nafiu-Bala Gombe
June 3, 2026

Death sentence of Owo church attackers warning to defiant terrorists: SSS Lawyer

Mr Nwite had sentenced four of the five defendants prosecuted by the SSS to death by hanging.

Terrorists
June 2, 2026

ADC Crisis: Aregbesola asks new judge to withdraw from Gombe’s suit

Mr Aregbesola, through his lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, cited lack of confidence in the judge, in his seven-ground argument.

Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola
May 20, 2026

Court strikes out Deputy Governor’s Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo’s lawsuit

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday, struck out the lawsuit filed by former Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo.

Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo
May 18, 2026

Enmeshed in EFCC’s multibillion-naira fraud probe, Yahaya Bello clinches APC senatorial ticket

Mr Bello polled a total of 72,349 votes to defeat his challenger, Ibrahim Yakubu Adoke, who polled 315 votes.

Yahaya Bello
May 13, 2026

Party Registration: Court dismisses ADA suit against INEC

The plaintiffs contended that despite meeting these requirements, INEC failed to register the association within the timeframe provided by law.

Gavel and INEC
May 13, 2026

Court dismisses ADA suit against INEC

The Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by the All Democratic Alliance against INEC for lacking in merit.