Sentences with phrase «state federal high court»

Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, was on Friday attacked at the premises of the Anambra State Federal High Court, Awka, for accepting President Muhammadu Buhari's appointment as...

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The number of such states would be even higher, according to the Constitutional Accountability Center, if not for important rulings by three federal appeals courts.

Judge Andreas Korbmacher said on Thursday the country's highest federal administrative court would rule on Feb. 27 on an appeal brought by German states against bans imposed by local courts in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf over poor air quality.

In December 2014, the Federal High Court had ruled that it was only the constitutionally recognized state party leadership led by Ejike Oguebego that could organize the party primaries.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finally arraigned immediate past governor of Benue State, Mr Gabriel Suswam, before the Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegations bothering on money laundering and corruption charges.

The judge, who noted that the Coroner Law was an enactment of the Lagos State House of Assembly, which is constitutionally empowered to make laws in the state, said «the Federal High Court could not dabble into the affairs of the state and start dishing out injunctive orders.&rState House of Assembly, which is constitutionally empowered to make laws in the state, said «the Federal High Court could not dabble into the affairs of the state and start dishing out injunctive orders.&rstate, said «the Federal High Court could not dabble into the affairs of the state and start dishing out injunctive orders.&rstate and start dishing out injunctive orders.»

Justice A. R. Mohammed of the Abuja Federal High Court has granted bail to former Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam.

The Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has filed a notice of appeal and application for stay of execution at the Court of Appeal in Abuja against the ruling of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court.

A Federal High Court judge has ordered that the custody of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra and founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, be relinquished by the Department of State Services.

Labour unions in the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in Ondo State have applauded the Federal Government for suspending the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Adebiyi Daramola, who is facing corruption charges alongside university's Bursar, Emmanuel Oresegun, at the state High Court sitting in Akure, the State capState have applauded the Federal Government for suspending the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Adebiyi Daramola, who is facing corruption charges alongside university's Bursar, Emmanuel Oresegun, at the state High Court sitting in Akure, the State capstate High Court sitting in Akure, the State capState capital.

INEC's Director of Publicity, Oluwole Osaze - Uzi, says this follows an order by the Abuja Federal High Court mandating INEC to immediately issue Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah who came second at the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Abia State.

A Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded the former Governor of Jigawa State, Saminu Turaki, in Kuje Prison, Abuja, over money laundering offences involving about N37bn.

«We strongly belief that President Buhari, must be seen to be acting contrary to court decisions on the use of Military during elections as clearly stated in the rulings of Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, who in his judgment, restrained the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National Assecourt decisions on the use of Military during elections as clearly stated in the rulings of Justice Aikawa of the Federal High Court, who in his judgment, restrained the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National AsseCourt, who in his judgment, restrained the President and Commander - in - Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and INEC from engaging the service of the Nigerian armed forces in the security supervision of elections in any manner whatsoever in any part of Nigeria, without the Act of the National Assembly.

«We saw the tweet by the Senator that the Attorney General of the State was at the Federal High Court today where the court gave a legal nod to the process of his reCourt today where the court gave a legal nod to the process of his recourt gave a legal nod to the process of his recall.

In Section 287 (1)(2)(3) of the 1999 Constitution, the decisions of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Federal High Courts, High Courts of State and FCT and other subordinate courts, shall be obeyed and enforced in any part of Nigeria by all authorities and persons including President Buhari and hiCourts, High Courts of State and FCT and other subordinate courts, shall be obeyed and enforced in any part of Nigeria by all authorities and persons including President Buhari and hiCourts of State and FCT and other subordinate courts, shall be obeyed and enforced in any part of Nigeria by all authorities and persons including President Buhari and hicourts, shall be obeyed and enforced in any part of Nigeria by all authorities and persons including President Buhari and his AGF.

Emeka Etiaba, SAN, counsel to the embattled former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 asked Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja to order the arrest of Director General, Department of State Service, DSS, Lawal Daura, following the failure of the DSS to produce former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki in court to give evidCourt, Abuja to order the arrest of Director General, Department of State Service, DSS, Lawal Daura, following the failure of the DSS to produce former National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki in court to give evidcourt to give evidence.

The former National Security Adviser (NSA) Colonel Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) who is being unlawfully detained against court orders by Department of State Service (DSS) has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Mcourt orders by Department of State Service (DSS) has approached the Court of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa MCourt of Appeal Abuja Division praying the court to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Mcourt to set aside the subpoena issued against him by the federal high court to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Mcourt to appear before it to testify in a N400m corruption charges brought against Former National Publicity Secretary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Olisa Metuh.

Adelani Adepegba The Federal Government has faulted claims by the Lagos State Government that a Federal High Court has shut down the Ikoyi Marriage Registry, insisting that the report is false.

A Federal High Court in Owerri, Imo state, has ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) to refrain from conducting Saturday's state congress or any other congress...

«Other petitions written against Hon. Justices Adamu Abdu - Kafarati and O. E. Abang, both of the Federal High Court, Hon. Justices Mobolaji Ojo, and E. O. Osinuga, both of the Ogun State High Court, Hon. Justice B. A. Oke - Lawal of Lagos State High Court, Hon. Justice A. A. Aderemi of Oyo State, Ntong F. Ntong of Akwa - Ibom State High Court and the second petition written against Hon. Justice Bassey Frank Etuk of Akwa - Ibom State High Court of Justice were found unmeritorous».

Recall that Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission ignored an interim order by the Federal High Court in Ibadan on Thursday, by proceeding with the election.

The governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu is in fresh trouble as the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered him to vacate his office as a sitting governor of the state immediately over submission of false information during the governorship primary in December 2014.

Others named as defendants in the charges, filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja and marked FHC / ABJ / CR / 48/2017, are a former Commissioner for Benue State under the Suswam's administration, Mr. Omadachi Oklobia; and the then Accountant, Benue State Government House Administration, Mrs. Janet Aluga.

Interestingly enough, because in the US you have the right to appeal to a higher court if you don't like the decision of a lower court, many times states will find very popular gun control bills struck down by a Federal court who tells them that in the pure legal sense, their gun control laws are unconstitutional.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday presented another witness, Alhaji Suraju Ahmadu, in the ongoing trial of Alhaji Sule Lamido, erstwhile governor of Jigawa State, who is being prosecuted by the Commission on a 27 - count charge bordering on abuse of office and money laundering before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court Maitama, Abuja.

Agreeing, Justice Ogunwumiju held that although the order of the Enugu Division of the Federal High Court, delivered on February 23, 2017, had lapsed after 60 days, Umezulike could only file any «necessary application» before the High Court of Enugu State where he is being prosecuted.

Recall that the media reported Tuesday that Babatunde Adepoju, a Department of State Services (DSS) operative, alleged that Kola Adewoyin, counsel to President Muhammadu Buhari, gave Adeniyi Ademola, a judge of the federal high court Abuja, N500, 000 while the president's certificate forgery case was before him.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has asked Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja to stop the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris,...

An explosion in the early hours of Friday, killed 23 people in a mosque behind Federal High court in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.

DSS FAIL TO VACATE DASUKI RESIDENCE AS AT 8PM FRIDAY: Despite the federal High Court order directing the Directorate of State security to vacate the house of former National Security Adviser and allow him travel abroad for medical treatment, Saturday Vanguard can report that the directive was not heeded.

March 16, 2018 has been fixed by a Federal High Court Abuja for ruling on whether the governor have not been registered in Kogi state is fit to be governor.

DAILY POST gathered that already, there is a court injunction stopping the state APC congress in Bauchi state filed by Dogara and nine others at an Abuja Federal High Ccourt injunction stopping the state APC congress in Bauchi state filed by Dogara and nine others at an Abuja Federal High CourtCourt.

«This office is investigating the above stated case against one Usman Okai Austin who is your client who is currently standing trial in a similar case before the Federal High Court, Lokoja.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed Governor Okezie Ikpeazu as the substantive Governor of Abia State.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday re-arraigned a former governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, his son, Senator Abdulaziz Nyako, along with others before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged N40bn fraud.

Nnamdi Kanu, director of Radio Biafra, has pleaded with Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the federal high court, Abuja, to set aside an ex parte order procured by the Department of State Services (DSS) to keep him in detention, and as such, grant him bail.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday December 7, 2016 arraigned one Dr. Vincent Anyigor and his company, Vanyigor Concepts Limited before Justice M. A. Liman of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on a 25 - count charge.

The Lagos State division of the Federal High Court on Friday granted bail on self - recognizance to the Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi.

In February this year, the Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, had sacked Albert, who is the incumbent Senator representing Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District.

THE battle to determine the standard - bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, on Thursday, shifted to the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, as Governor Timipre Sylva told the five - man panel, headed by Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, that the PDP had invoked its jurisdiction in order to stall hearing of the substantive matter at the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

An application seeking a mandatory order to nullify the April 2011election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Osun State was on Wednesday dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capState was on Wednesday dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, the state capstate capital.

There are strong indications that the Supreme Court will today decide on the tenure of the five state governors which was elongated by a Federal High...

Testifying before Justice Joyce AbdulmaleeK of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Kadri stated that many boxes meant to contain N1000 were either filled up with brown papers cut to the size of naira notes or swapped with N500 interleaved with newspapers cut to the size of money.

'' For me, I strongly hold the view that there is no dispute on the relevant / essential facts grating the claims of the appellants which relate to the determination of the action of the 1st respondent in setting up a caretaker committee of the PDP, Anambra State chapter during the pendency of the judgment / order of the Federal High Court, recognizing the appellants as the persons duly elected to that position.

The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva got a reprieve on Thursday as a Federal High Court, Abuja, gave him clean bill over allegations bordering on corruption.

The trial of a former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Air Chief Marshal Alex S. Badeh, continued on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja with the prosecution witness, Mustapha Yerima, further stating how he was pressured by the defendants to claim the property allegedly acquired with the proceeds of crime.

The governor stated this after a Federal High Court in Abuja awarded of N40million in damages against him and the Nigerian police in favour of Audu Maikori.

Recall that Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja had on June 27, 2016 sacked Ikpeazu from office as governor of Abia State, after the court found him guilty of tax offeCourt in Abuja had on June 27, 2016 sacked Ikpeazu from office as governor of Abia State, after the court found him guilty of tax offecourt found him guilty of tax offences.

Makarfi and members of his team are currently at the Supreme Court, where they filed an appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, which affirmed Sheriff as the national chairman of the troubled party.

A Federal High Court in Lagos state on Tuesday adjourned till September 5, the suit seeking for the fundamental rights of alleged kidnapper Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, otherwise known as Evans.