Tag: Court Orders

Court orders preventing EFCC from investigation in 10 States’ – Chairman, Olukoyede

Aminu Imam
EFCC Olukoyede

Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Olanipekun Olukoyede, has said that the Commission is unable to carry out investigations in 10 States in Nigeria, as a result of court orders restraining it. Olukoyede disclosed this yesterday, during the on-going 6th ‘EFCC-NJI Capacity-Building Workshop For Justices and Judges, at the National Judicial Institute’ in Abuja. Although, the EFCC Chair, who described the workshop theme: “Integrating Stakeholders in Curbing Economic and Financial Crimes as apt, did not disclose the States involved, he, however, lamented that the EFCCs activities have…

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Kano: Federal High Court orders Govt. to pay dethroned emir N10m damages

Aminu Imam
Court orders on Bayero

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano yesterday, ordered the State government to pay N10 million in damages to the 15th emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, for breaching his fundamental human rights. Ado-Bayero, through his counsel M. L. Yusufari (SAN), filed a Motion ex-parte dated May 27, seeking the court to restrain the state government from arresting, intimidating or infringing on his rights. The other respondents are the Attorney-General of the Federation, Attorney-General, Kano State, Nigeria Police, Inspector-General of Police, (IGP), Commissioner of Police Kano, State Security Service, (NSCDC), Nigeria…

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Kano: ?Federal High Court orders Sanusis eviction, State court stops enforcement

Aminu Imam
Kano emirate tussle

A Federal High Court in Kano has ordered the eviction of Emir Muhammadu Sunusi II from the ?ofar-Kudu Palace, while a State High Court has restrained the Police and other security agencies from carrying out the eviction order. Recall that the Federal Court had yesterday ordered the police to ensure all rights and privileges due to the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero be given to him, as the rightful Emir of Kano. The presiding judge, Justice S. A. Amobeda, who gave the ex-parte order, stated that the order was…

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Court declares 25 Rivers Assembly seats vacant

Aminu Imam
Rivers Court

The Rivers State High Court has declared 25 Rivers State House of Assembly seats vacant. The court also issued a temporary order stopping the Speaker of the State Assembly loyal to Wike, Martin Amaewhule, to stop parading themselves as Assembly members. The court, presided over by Justice Charles N. Wali, added that the status of their legislative seats would be determined by the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice. Justice Wali, who gave the order yesterday, in a case with suit number PHC/1512/CS/2024, also ordered that the 25…

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Court nullifies Emefieles arrest and detention

Aminu Imam

The arrest and detention of the suspended Central Bank Governor, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, by the Department of State Services (DSS) has been nullified by another Abuja Federal High Court. Emefiele, through his Counsel, Peter Abang, had asked the court to set aside and nullify his arrest and detention for being illegal and a nullity in view of the subsisting judgment by another court delivered on 29th December, 2022. Delivering judgement on the case, Justice Bello Kawu held that the arrest, detention and interrogation of Emefiele is in violation of the…

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Court orders Obasanjo, YarAdua, Jonathan, Buhari govts. to account for $5bn Abacha loot

Aminu Imam

Justice Kolawole Omotosho, of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the governments of former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Musa YarAdua, Goodluck Jonathan and Muhammadu Buhari to give an account of the $5 billion Abacha loot so far recovered. In a judgment delivered last week, in a Freedom of Information suit filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), the court ordered the government of President Bola Tinubu to disclose the exact amount of money stolen by General Sani Abacha from Nigeria, and the total amount of…

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Kano: Court stops Gov. Yusuf from further demolition

Aminu Imam

An ex-parte motion was granted on Friday by a Kano-based Federal High Court presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, preventing Kano State Governor Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf from continuing to demolish buildings and other property in the State. A resident of Kano, Saminu Muhammad, filed the ex-parte motion through a lawyer. In response to the motion, the court ordered the Kano State government and its representatives to stop demolishing additional properties along BUK Road. Justice Amobeda specifically ordered the Kano state government to halt plans for demolishing the applicants property,…

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Court orders DSS to immediately grant Emefiele access to lawyers

Aminu Imam

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) sitting in Abuja, has ordered Department of State Service, (DSS) to allow Counsel to the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), Godwin Emefiele access to him. The presiding judge, Justice Hamza Mu’azu granted the interim order in an ex -parte motion brought before the court by Godwin Emefiele as an applicant. The order of the court is based on the fundamental rights of the applicant presently in the custody of the DSS. The matter has been adjourned to…

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Petrol Subsidy Removal: Court restrains NLC, TUC nationwide strike

Aminu Imam

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Abuja division, has restrained the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on strike over the removal of petrol subsidy. The Federal Government had asked the court for an interim injunction preventing the labour unions from proceeding on the strike, scheduled to begin tomorrow, Wednesday. Delivering the ruling yesterday, the presiding judge, Olufunke Anuwe, said the unions should halt the planned strike pending the hearing and determination of the ex-parte motion filed by the federal government. Recall that on…

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El-Zakzaky: Court slams N100m fine against IGP over unlawful arrest, killing of protester

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has awarded an N100 million fine against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) over an allegation bordering on the arrest and killing of Jaafar Muhammad, a member of Free Zakzaky protesters in Abuja. Justice Zainab Abubakar, in a judgement in the suit, held that the arrest of the Late Muhammad by police officers at Gwagwalada Teaching Hospital on July 22, 2019, and his killing on July 24, 2019, at SARS Abattoir, Abuja, amounted to a gross violation of his fundamental rights as enshrined in…

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