Tag: Court adjournment

Court adjourns case against Arewa24TV over alleged ‘indecent content’ to June 9

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Court adjourns on Arewa24TV

The Federal High Court sitting in Kano has adjourned a suit filed by the Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation, Abuja, against Arewa24TV and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to June 9, 2026. The Islamic Research and Da’awa Foundation instituted the legal action over allegations that the television station aired content it considers indecent, suggestive and inconsistent with Islamic and Hausa cultural values. The plaintiff, represented by its solicitor, A.A. Hikima, is asking the court to examine what it described as inappropriate programming on the station, while also questioning the role…

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Taraba court adjourns AREWA24, Northern Broadcast Owners’ legal dispute to June 4

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A legal dispute involving Abuja-based media company ATAR Communications Nigeria Ltd and key indigenous broadcasting stakeholders in Northern Nigeria has been adjourned by the High Court of Taraba State sitting in Jalingo. The suit, filed by AREWA24 Network Limited against the registered Trustees of the Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association (NBMOA) and other defendants, came up for hearing yesterday before Justice Nuhu Adi at Court-2 of the Jalingo Judicial Division. At the centre of the proceedings was a Notice of Preliminary Objection challenging the competence of the suit. The application,…

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El-Rufa’i returns to prison, as court adjourns bail hearing to today

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Court adjourns el Rufa'i's hearing

Legal proceedings involving former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, took multiple twists yesterday, as courts in Kaduna and Abuja handled separate but related matters concerning the embattled politician. At the Federal High Court in Kaduna, el-Rufa’i’s much-anticipated bail hearing in an alleged corruption case was adjourned to today Wednesday. The session, conducted under tight security, underscored the heightened public attention surrounding the case. Counsel to the former governor, Ukpong Akpan, confirmed the adjournment, noting that the legal team needed time to file necessary responses. “The hearing of the bail application…

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Court adjourns el-Rufa’i’s arraignment to April 23

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Court adjourns el Rufa'i’s case

The arraignment of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, was stalled yesterday, following his absence in court, with the trial judge, Justice Joyce AbdulMalik, adjourning proceedings to April 23, 2026. At the resumed sitting, prosecution counsel, Oluwole Aladedoye, informed the court that although the matter was scheduled for arraignment, the defendant could not be produced, as he was currently in the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He urged the court to adjourn the matter to March 10 to enable the anti-graft agency to…

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