Sentences with phrase «federal higher»

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 reacted to «a story entitled, CJN, Okonjo - Iweala, Fayemi, Fayose, Others Under Probe - EFCC, which appeared in The Punch Newspaper of today Wednesday September 6, 2017 regarding a list of high profile persons, including the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo - Iweala, Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Kayode Fayemi and Justice Abdu Kafarati of the Federal High Court, who are said to be currently under investigation by the Commission.

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

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.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has turned down ruling in the bail application filed by embattled former chairman of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi who is currently facing trial bordering on six count charges of violation of Public Procurement laws and money laundering as slammed on him by the Federal Government.

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

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.

This followed an injunction which the federal high court, Abeokuta, granted against the company on Friday.

The proceedings in an application seeking permanent forfeiture of 5.7 million dollars belonging to former First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan was on Wednesday stalled due to the absence of Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court Lagos.

«We also seize this opportunity to call on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately obey the judgment by Honourable Justice Mohammed Idris of the Federal High Court, Lagos which ordered publication of the spending of recovered stolen funds by the governments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former PresidentUmaru Musa Yar» Adua, and former President Goodluck Jonathan.»

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.

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.»

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

Stella Oduah's attempt to stop her arrest over the purchase of the armoured vehicles had suffered setback as a Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed her application.

While Nwaoboshi was dragged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged money laundering and conspiracy, two counts of money laundering and conspiracy before Mohammed Idris, a judge of the Lagos Division of the Federal High Court.

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.

Lagos — A witness, Chukwuemeka Onuoha, a fashion designer, yesterday, told a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos how his company, Extreme Vertevex Limited was used to siphon about N546.8 million from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, for a contract that was not awarded to him.

On Tuesday, a federal high court in Lagos had remanded him in prison alongside former Minister for Finance, Nenandi Usman, Mr. Danjuma Yusuf and a company, Joint Trust Nigeria Limited, on alleged money laundering to the tune of N4.9 billion.

A Federal High court in Abuja on Tuesday ruled that Azibaola Robert, a cousin to former President Goodluck Jonathan, be remanded in Kuje Prison.

Justice John Tsoho of Federal High Court, Abuja who adjourned hearing in the trial of Kanu with his co-defendants in a motion of notice filed on their behalf by Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, asked the Judge to disqualify himself from hearing the case over alllegations of «manifest bias.»

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, and his co-defendants, David Nwawusi and Benjamin Madubugwu have asked Justice James Tsoho of a Federal High Court, Abuja to step down from trying them on the six - count charge, bordering on treason preferred against them by the federal government.

His lawyer Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, while arguing Amosu's bail application after he was arraigned before Justice Mohammed Idris before a Federal High court in Lagos, said his client had returned «collossal sums».

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has on Tuesday arraigned a former Director - General of the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Emeka Mba alongside three others before Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja on a 15 - count charge of money laundering and procurement fraud to the tune of N2.8 billion.

Lagos Lawyer and human rights activist, Ebun - Olu Adegboruwa, has asked the Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos, to order the immediate release of Chief Olisa Metuh, the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

A federal high court sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a case challenging the veracity of the academic credentials of President Muhammadu Buhari.

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.

«However, on the same July 10, INEC received an order given by the Federal High Court, Abuja, and dated July 6.»

The Former National Security Adviser (NSA) col. Mohammed Sambo Dasuki (rtd) has pleaded with the Federal High Court in Abuja to adjourn indefinitely his...

They griped about high gas and food prices, federal high speed rail investment and foreign aid.

Acting Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Abdu Kafarati, had on September 20, 2017, ordered the proscription of the Nnamdi Kanu - led group.

I have disqualified myself from sitting over this case, thereby the case file shall be transferred to the office of the chief justice of the Federal High Court.

The presidency has reacted to the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, which remanded Senator representing Delta - North, Peter Nwaoboshi in prison over alleged fraud of N805m.

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court, Abuja has lambasted the Economic and Financial crimes Commission (EFCC) over display of gross misconduct in...

Consequently, Justice Tsoho returned the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for reassignment.

A Federal High Court in Lagos will on April 23 rule on a suit filed by ex-President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin, challenging his arrest and detention for alleged N650 million fraud.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed March 29 to rule on an application seeking to stop the on - going trial of former President Goodluck Jonathan's cousin, Robert Azibaola and his wife, Stella.

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

The presidency has reacted to the ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, which remanded Senator representing Delta - North, Peter Nwaoboshi in prison over...

The suit was brought pursuant to Order 34, Rules 1 (1)(A); 2, Rule 3 (1) and (2)(A), (B) and (C) of the Federal High Court Rules, 2009 and the inherent jurisdiction of the Honourable Court.

Although, Turaki was granted a fresh bail conditions but Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court ordered the defendant to remain in Kuje Prisons, Abuja, pending when the bail conditions were met.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has fixed June 23 to hear motion seeking to protect Federal Government's witnesses during trial of former NSA Sambo Dasuki.

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.

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.

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

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday granted an order declaring the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as a terrorist organisation.

The Economic and Financial Crime Commision (EFCC) prosecutor, Jacobs, had told a Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday that the DSS Director of Legal Services attributed the failure of the agency to produce the ex-NSA in court on Tuesday to an «oversight».

«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 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 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 his AGF.