Tag: Court judgement

₦33.8bn fraud: Court convicts ex-Power Minister, Saleh Mamman 

Aminu Imam
Court convicts Mamman

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on a 12-count charge bordering on fraud and money laundering filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice James Omotosho, who delivered the judgment yesterday, held that the anti-graft agency successfully established the former minister’s culpability beyond reasonable doubt. Mamman served as Minister of Power under former President Muhammadu Buhari. The court found Mamman guilty of illegally diverting public funds amounting to about ₦33.8bn. Justice Omotosho also held that the former…

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Court stops NBC from punishing broadcasters over opinions, neutrality rules

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Court stops NBC

A Federal High Court in Lagos has, in a ruling, stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from using its recently issued ‘Formal Notice’ to threaten, sanction or punish broadcast stations and presenters for expressing personal opinions as facts, bullying or intimidating guests, or failing to maintain neutrality. Recall that Justice Daniel Osiagor on Monday granted an order of interim injunction following arguments on an ex-parte Motion filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE). The case was argued on behalf of SERAP…

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Nnamdi Kanu appeals terrorism conviction, seeks acquittal

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The convicted leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, who is serving a life sentence at the National Correctional Centre, Sokoto, for terrorism-related offences, has filed a Notice of Appeal at the Court of Appeal, challenging his conviction by the Federal High Court in Abuja on November 20, 2026. Kanu, who filed the Notice of Appeal on Wednesday, and listed the Federal Republic of Nigeria as the respondent, urged the Court of Appeal to allow his appeal and to issue an Order of the Court of…

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NBMOA appeals Court’s ‘flawed’ judgment in favour of AREWA24 Channel

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NBMOA appeals

• Broadcasters allege ‘miscarriage of justice’ • Say U.S.-owned channel exploits loopholes • Demands fair play, protection for local media industry By Aminu Imam The Northern Broadcast Media Owners Association, (NBMOA), has rejected the Federal High Court judgment that dismissed its suit against Arewa24, vowing to fight on at the Court of Appeal. Recall that the Federal High Court, in August, dismissed the suit filed by NBMOA against Arewa24, citing ‘lack of jurisdiction and lack of merit’.  The court, in a statement, affirmed that Arewa24 operates legally and it is…

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Plateau Wedding Killings: Zaria families protest against  granting suspects bail

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Plateau Wedding Killings

Families of thirteen wedding guests killed in Mangu, Plateau State, have condemned a High Court decision granting bail to 20 suspects linked to the June 12 mob attack. Recall that the suspects were granted bail on Wednesday, by the presiding judge, Justice Nafisah Lawal Musa, after hearing a Motion from their defence counsel, Garba Pwul (SAN). The suspects were arrested following an attack on a 38-seater bus which was conveying the victims from Kaduna State to a wedding ceremony, but met their untimely deaths when they missed their way and…

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Court bars Niger Govt. from acting against Badeggi Radio

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Court bars Niger Govt

The High Court of Justice of Niger State has issued an interim injunction restraining the Niger State Government and its agencies from taking any further action against Badeggi Radio Broadcasting Services Ltd and its Director, Mohammed Shu’aibu Badeggi, amid a mounting legal standoff. The interim order, granted yesterday by Justice Mohammed Mohammed, prevents the Governor of Niger State, the Attorney-General, and the Niger State Urban Development Board from revoking, withdrawing, seizing, cancelling, or terminating Badeggi Radio’s operating license. The court also barred them from any forceful entry, invasion, demolition, or…

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FCCPC hails court ruling on MultiChoice price probe

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FCCPC on MultiChoice

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, (FCCPC), has welcomed the Federal High Court’s ruling affirming its authority to investigate alleged exploitative practices by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited. Recall that MultiChoice had filed a suit seeking to restrain the FCCPC from investigating its recent price increases for DStv and GOtv services. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, signed by the Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, the commission quoted its Executive Vice-Chairman, Tunji Bello, who described the ruling as a victory for the rule of law. Bello said the judgment…

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