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By THEANALYSTNG Full Text of press statement issued by Barr. Katu Abdullahi Sule,lead counsel to the Claimant over the misinformation in circulation, that the court declared ownership and control of the Identified Areas in favour of Isegba Obba Family of Felele. Read the full Text ; RE: Setting The Record Straight:Bala Namama and 2 Others…
By THEANALYSTNG The Sixth Prosecution Witness, PW6, Remigius Egu in the trial of Ali Bello, Yakubu Isiaka Adabenege, Abba Adaudu and Iyada Sadat on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, narrated before Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, how funds belonging to various Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Kogi State were…
BY THEANALYSTNG The Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, has delivered a landmark judgment in a suit filed by the Benikrukru Community in Warri South-west local government area and others against Chevron Nigeria Limited and other Itsekiri’s defendants. In the suit number: FHC/WR/CS/49/2024, Pa. Kwekwewei Onimiyenmene, Pastor Paul Willie, Elder David Kiriodougha, Captain John…
By News Desk A prominent lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adebayo Adenipekun, has filed a lawsuit against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi, at the Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State. A court document dated 9th December, 2024 which obtained on Tuesday showed the court summoned Dele Farotimi to appear before it within…
By News Desk A Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Maitama, on Monday discharged Dino Melaye of allegations of escape from custody, damage to police property. Mr Melaye was arraigned before the court on March 5, 2019 on six-count charge bordering on attempted suicide, attempt to escape from custody and damage of police property. Delivering…
By News Desk The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission will today arraign former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Osun Defender reports that Mamman, who was a minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari from 2019 to 2021, was sacked by Buhari alongside the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,…
By Reuben Abati AMID controversies trailing judgments of various courts handling election disputes, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, yesterday, said that public sentiments, and emotions cannot replace the law. “The law remains the law, no matter whose interest is involved. In all we do, as interpreters of the law, we should…
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kogi State has adjourned pending the completion of inspection of election materials by the Social Democratic Party. At the resumed hearing, the SDP said the INEC was cooperating with the inspection of materials as granted by the order of the Tribunal, but sought for more time. Recall that…
By NEWS DESK The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja has granted Counsel to the first applicant in the just concluded governorship election, Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, the leave of the court, compelling the first respondent in the petition, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow access to materials…
By Musa Tanimu Nasidi A Federal High Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, has ordered the Director General, State Security Service, Director-General, National Intelligent Agency and Inspector General of Police to probe the activities of Kogi State Special Task Force on Illegal Smuggling of Firearms. The court ordered the Director General of SSS and the…
