Tag: Court Order

Kano: Court gives 2 judges 48hrs to resign from panels set up to probe Ganduje

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Kano Court order

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda, has given 48 hours deadline to two Kano Judges, Justice Farouk Lawan Adamu and Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who were appointed by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf to serve as Chairman of the ‘Judicial Commission of Inquiry for the Recovery of Misappropriated Public Properties and Assets” and Chairman of ‘Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate Political Violence and Missing Persons‘ respectively, to resign their appointments. Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order while delivering his judgment in a…

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Rivers: Appeal Court reinstates Wike’s loyalists as Assembly members

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Wike and Fubara

The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision to dismiss Martin Amaewhule and 24 other members from their positions in the Rivers State House of Assembly. The ruling reinstates their status as Assembly members, reversing the previous judgement that had removed them from office. By its action, the Court of Appeal has vacated the order of Justice C.N. Wali, of the Rivers State High Court. According to the Appeal Court, only the Federal High Court and no other court has the jurisdiction to determine cases of tenures and vacancies of…

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Treaty violation: Court gives Chinese firm go-ahead to seize Nigeria’s UK properties

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A commercial court in London, United Kingdom (UK), has granted Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Ltd., final charging orders over two residential properties owned by Nigeria in the UK. A master at the court, Lisa Sullivan, granted the final charging orders to the Chinese firm following Nigeria’s prior opposition to the orders’ jurisdiction. The Chinese firm seeks to enforce a $70 million investment treaty award against Nigeria. In 2010, Zhongshan, through Zhuhai Zhongfu Industrial Group Co. Ltd (Zhuhai), its Chinese parent company, acquired rights to develop a free trade zone…

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Emefiele to permanently forfeit N12bn property – Court rules

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the permanent forfeiture of properties worth over N11.14 billion and N1.04 billion belonging to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, to the Federal Government. The presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, issued the final forfeiture order after considering a motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), represented by counsel Chineye Okezie, on Friday. The judge said, “Having carefully considered the application and submission of counsel, it is hereby ordered as follows: – that a final…

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Just In: ?Court nullifies reinstatement of Sanusi as Emir of Kano

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Kano Durbar festival

?A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, has nullified the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano. ?The court, which delivered a verdict on Thursday, also nullified all the actions taken after the controversial reinstatement. The presiding hudge, Justice Abdullahi Muhammad Liman said, “I hereby order that every step taking by the Government is hereby nullified and becomes null and invalid and that this does not affect the validity of the repealed Emirates Law but actions taken by the Governor, which includes the assenting to the…

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Rivers: Appeal Court upholds removal of pro-Wike Amaewhule, 26 Assembly members

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Rivers Assembly

The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has refused to reverse the removal of Martin Amaewhule and 26 others as members of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In a ruling yesterday, the appellate court said giving a verdict reversing the judgment of the Rivers State High Court, which on May 10 declared their seats vacant, will amount to “pre-judging” the appeal currently before it. Delivering the ruling, which was done virtually, the three-member panel also fixed June 20 for the hearing of the appeal by Amaewhule and others which…

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Kano Emirate Tussle: High Court hears suit stopping Bayero, 4 others June 24

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Aminu Bayero

A Kano State High Court has fixed June 24, 2024, for hearing a motion on notice seeking to restrain the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero and four others as emirs of Kano. The trial judge, Justice Amina Aliyu, adjourned the matter after listening to arguments from both applicants on whether the applicants had been served with the order. The applicants in the matter are the attorney-general of Kano State, the Kano State House of Assembly Speaker and the Kano State House of Assembly. The applicants, through their counsel,…

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Rivers: ‘?Court didn’t declare Amaewhule, 26 others as PDP Assembly members’ – State govt.

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Rivers Assembly

The Rivers State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Iboroma, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), has explained that the State High Court in the State did not declare that Martin Amaewhule and 26 others are still members of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), and the State House of Assembly. Iboroma noted that the news that the court affirmed the lawmakers were still members of PDP and RSHA was misleading, stressing that the information is meant to deceive the public. Iboroma, who is the 3rd defendant in the suit, in…

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Rivers: Court declares 25 pro-Wike lawmakers’s seats vacant

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The Rivers State High Court, sitting in Port-Harcourt, yesterday, has issued an interlocutory injunction barring the pro-Wike lawmakers led by factional Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, from further sitting and parading themselves as members of the State’s House of Assembly. The court, presided over by Justice Charles.N. Wali, gave the order in a suit filed by the pro-Governor Siminalayi Fubara House of Assembly, led by the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo and two others, Sokari Goodboy and Orubienimigha Timothy. In court papers, the suit listed 25 lawmakers as 1st to 25th Defendants and the…

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Alleged terrorism: Court frees Miyetti-Allah President, Bodejo

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Bodejo

President of Miyetti-Allah Kautal Kore, Bello Bodejo became a free man yesterday, after the Federal Government withdrew alleged terrorism charges filed against him. The charges against Bodejo were withdrawn by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on resumption of the trial yesterday. Upon resuming hearing, the lawyer to the AGF, Aderonke Imana, moved an oral application for the withdrawal of the three-count charge The lawyer said the application was under Section 108 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA), 2015. She said the request was further…

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