Sentences with phrase «federal high court»

A judge of Federal High Court in Abuja has lampooned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged shoddy handling of a fraud case before him.

Justice Okon Abang of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to the Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh, a N400 million bail.

Justice John Tsoho of Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has suspended the recall process, asking both the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, to «maintain the status quo» with respect to suit filed by Melaye to challenge his recall by his constituents.

The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has appeared before Federal High Court in Abuja in line with the subpoena issued to him...

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of an Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday remanded an associate of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele, in Kuje Prison.

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has reiterated his call for the sack of Federal High Court Judge, Okon Abang.

The senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District had in 2015 approached Federal High Court for the enforcement of his fundamental rights, saying he had uncovered a purported plot by Nigerian security agencies to abduct and extradite him to the United States.

The Supreme Court had on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the governor challenging the verdict of an Abuja Federal High Court which ruled in favour of Akeredolu's opponent in the primaries that produced, Mr. Segun Adams.

Senator Ovie Omo - Agege was on Tuesday absent from plenary in spite of Federal High Court judgement that it was unconstitutional for the Senate to...

This was after a Jos Federal High Court granted him interim bail along with 15 Chinese nationals...

Nigeria Police has relocated Senator Dino Melaye to National Hospital, Abuja in compliance with Federal High Court, Lokoja ruling.

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 spokesman of his campaign organisation for the 2019 presidential election.

The Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko, finally told a Lagos Federal High Court today that the Honeywell have no more obligations to Ecobank having settled all the N3.5 bn in question.

Recall that the Justice Binta Nyako - led Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, while granting Kanu bail, warned that the IPOB leader must not be in company of more than 10 persons.

Medical Appointment: Court to rule on Dasuki's International Passport Tuesday A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday set Tuesday, November 3, 2015 for ruling on application for the release of the passport of Col. Sambo Dasuki's (rtd) to enable him travel abroad for medical treatment.

An Abuja Federal High Court presided over by Justice Adeniyi Ademola on Wednesday commenced the trial of former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido.

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.

All of this facts it has not disclosed to an innocent Federal High Court.»

A former official of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Christian Nwosu, has told a Lagos Federal High Court how operatives of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, coerced him into agreeing to have benefited the sum of N30m from former Petroleum Minister, Dieziani Alison - Madueke.

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

«This is in spite of a subsisting federal high court decision in OLISA AGBAKOBA VS. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION & OTHERS SUIT No.

Some Peoples Democratic Party's chiefs in the South - West zone have filed fresh suits seeking the orders of the Abuja Division of Federal High Court nullifying the election of Yemi Akinwonmi as the Deputy National Chairman (South) and Aribisala Adewale as the National Treasurer of the PDP.

An Abuja Federal High Court yesterday approved a suit filed by a businessman, Onoja Igoche, against Senate President David Mark.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to charge suspended Federal High Court judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa, who the National Judicial Commission recently recommended for retirement.

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has proposed to the National Assembly for an expansion of its options of courts for the prosecution of corruption cases to include Federal High courts.

Controversial former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani - Kayode, was on Monday re-arraigned before Federal High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC for an alleged fraud of N4.9 bn.

While Ohakim would appear at Federal High Court 6 before Justice Ademola Adeniyi on Tuesday and Wednesday January 26 and 27, Sule Lamido will appear before the same judge on Wednesday and Thursday January 27 and 28.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, January 22, 2016 arraigned the duo of Shehu Mustapha, Registrar Litigation, Adamawa State High Court and Barrister Binanu R. Esthon, former Chairman, Nigerian Bar Association, Yola Chapter before Justice B.B Aliyu of Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State on a 4 - count charge bordering on conspiracy and criminal diversion of funds to the tune of N60million (sixty million naira).

Justice Okon Abang, of the Abuja Federal High Court on Thursday struck out an application filed by a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh for the adjournment of his case as a result of ill - health.

In view of the pleas of not guilty by both the first and third defendants, Oyedepo prayed the court to transfer the matter to the Chief Judge, Federal High Court for re-assignment on the grounds that Nwosu had earlier been convicted.

Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, of Federal High Court on May 10, held that while the National Assembly had the power to discipline its erring members, the premise on which Omo - Agege's suspension was anchored was illegal.

The leadership of the Senate on Monday took a stand on Federal High Court judgement on the suspension of Senator Ovie Omo - Agege, in which...

The anti-graft agency then re-arraigned Turaki and the three companies before Justice Dimgba in Abuja, being the only judge sitting as a vacation judge in the northern region of the country while the other Federal High Court judges proceed on vacation.

The former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki has appeared before Federal High Court in Abuja in line with the subpoena issued to him by the court to give evidence in the trial of former National Publicity Secretary of the People Democratic Party (PDP) Mer Olisah Metuh on N400 million corruption charges.

Haruna said the move was in compliance with Federal High Court, Abuja's judgement on Monday, which ordered the Commission to continue with the recall process that was suspended.

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...

Justice Okon Abang - led Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from accepting list of candidates for the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo from other leadership of the party, except from the Ali Modu Sheriff - led National Working Committee, NWC.

By Dayo Oyewo A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Friday, adjourned till March 18, for parties in the suit by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited against the Nigeria Communication Commission, NCC, over the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on the telecommunication outfit to settle out of court or hearing in the case would commence.

Referring to the recent judgment by an Abuja Federal High Court presided over by justice Nnamdi Dimgba which nullified his suspension, he insisted that the declaratory order took effect from last Thursday when the decision was taken.

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.

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has ordered the immediate past National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff and Professor Adewale Oladipo who were removed from office at the PDP National Convention held on Saturday May 21, 2016, from parading themselves as National officers of the Party pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice brought before it by the Peoples Democratic Party.

A statement by MASSOB's leader, Uchenna Madu in Enugu said that proceeding with the matter said to have been brought before the Federal High Court by the Attorney

A former head of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu has been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday.

The Federal High Court can not tamper with the Coroner Law, which is a Constitutional enactment of the Lagos State House of Assembly.»

Meanwhile Akinjide was detained for evading arraignment in the Federal High Court Ibadan, presided by Justice Ayo Emmanuel, over 24 counts of money laundering in Suit No.FHC / 1B / 26C / 2017.

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday struck out suits filed by the engineers who constructed the collapsed six - story building at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Ikotun area of Lagos, seeking their fundamental human rights enforcement.

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday ordered that former Governor of Adamawa State, Adamu Umaru Fintiri be remanded in Kuje prison, Abuja.

The Federal High Court hearing the case in Abuja was forced to adjourn the case following the absence of four out of the six defendants in the matter.