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President Tinubu rebuffs ex-Gov Yahaya Bello, as AGF Fagbemi asks him to submit self to EFCC
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello’s call on President Bola Tinubu to intervene in his faceoff with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) might have been rebuffed as the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), asked him to surrender himself to the anti-graft agency.
Confusion as Abuja Court orders ex-gov Bello’s arrest hours after another court restrains EFCC
There was confusion at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, as the court ordered the arrest of the immediate-past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for arraignment in court on Thursday.
Terrorism: Federal Government arraigns Miyetti Allah leader in court
The leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore group, Bello Bodejo was on Friday arraigned before a Federal High Court in Abuja for terrorism related offences.
Court dismisses Adventist suit against elections, examinations on Saturdays
Justice James Kolawole Omotoso of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Nigeria, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking the prohibition of the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays in Nigeria.
Unlawful Arrest: Court dismisses Kanu lawyer’s appeal against police, DSS
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by one of the lawyers of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, Felix Okonkwo, over his unlawful arrest and detention by the police and the Department of State Services.
Ambode’s chef sent to prison accused of stealing valuables worth millions of naira
Victor Abayomi, chef of former Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has been remanded at the Ikoyi Correctional Centre, for allegedly stealing valuables worth millions of naira at his Ikoyi residence.
Court fixes date to hear suit seeking DNA test for Mohbad’s son
The Ikorodu magistrate court is set to hear a suit filed by Joseph Aloba, the father to Mohbad, seeking a DNA test for Liam, the son of the late singer.
Court adjourns Nnamdi Kanu’s N1bn suit against FG, DSS
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, again adjourned a fresh N1 billion suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), against the Federal Government until March 18 for hearing.
Court strikes out treason case against Sowore
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges against the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore, and Olawale Bakare.
Court orders Federal Government to prosecute Dele Giwa’s killers
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, ordered the federal government to investigate, prosecute and punish perpetrators of the murder of the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, and other journalists in the country.