Tag: Court

Election Petition Court admits Statistician’s report in Atiku’s petition

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar

The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) on Wednesday admitted in evidence statistics reports of inspectors of the election. In a petition marked CA/PEPC/05/2023, Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are challenging the outcome of the Feb.25 presidential election which brought Tinubu as the winner. The respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The petitioners’s 21st witness (PW21) Samuel Oduntan is a statistician and a subpoenaed witness. He adopted his statement on oath which was objected by all the respondents when…

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Court takes action on Nnamdi Kanu’s suit against DSS

Aminu Imam

Leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of State Services (DSS), which the Federal High Court of Abuja, again deferred yesterday. The SSS is detaining a separatist leader, and he is requesting a court order for the agency to give him unrestricted access to his doctor and other professionals. Lawyers’ tardiness caused the hearing in the case to be postponed on May 3. The presiding judge, Binta Nyako, expressed her displeasure with the attorneys’ behaviour and issued a warning…

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Kano court denies sacking Alex Otti as Abia Governor-elect

Aminu Imam

A Federal High Court, sitting in Kano, has denied nullifying the candidature of the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti. The court, however, said it nullified the election of the candidates for Kano Labour Party, (LP) that contested during the 2023 general election. Recall that a plaintiff, Ibrahim Haruna-Ibrahim, had filed an application seeking the court to revoke and set aside the certificate of return issued to all LP candidates declared winner in Kano and the 35 States of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT), Abuja. The respondents in…

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Bus Conductor bags 6 months jail for unlawful possession of 2 knives

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a bus conductor, Suleiman Mohammed, 22, to six months imprisonment for unlawfully possession of two knives. The judge, Mr Thomas Ajitse, sentenced Mohammed following his guilty plea to possession of dangerous weapon. Ajitse also gave the convict an option of fine of N50,000. Earlier, the Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Ibrahim Gokwat told the court that on February 23, a police patrol team from the Railway Division Police Station, Jos, arrested the convict during a stop-and-search. Gokwat said that the convict had two knives…

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22 year old businessman jailed 7 years for causing grievous hurt

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced Ismail Suleiman, 22, to seven years imprisonment for criminal intimidation and causing grievous hurt on Lawal Abdullahi. The Judge, Thomas Ajitse, sentenced Suleiman after he pleaded guilty to the offence. Ajitse, however, gave the convict an option of N100,000 fine or two years imprisonment for criminal intimidation and a fine of N 100,000 or five years imprisonment for causing hurt. Earlier, the police prosecutor, Inspector Monday Dabit, told the court that the case was reported on February 10, by Yusuf Adam and…

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Aviation workers sue FG, ask court to stop airport concession

Aminu Imam

Aviation workers in Nigeria have sued the federal government at the National Industrial Court in Lagos over the planned concessioning of airports in Nigeria and the non-payment their arrears of pensions totalling N150 billion. Junior, senior and professional staff of airports brought the suit under the aegis of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the Nigerian Union of Pensioneers (NUB-FAAN Branch). The suit, which was filed by their counsel, Femi…

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Court acquits Diezani’s ally of $1.6bn fraud

Aminu Imam

The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has discharged and acquitted the Chairman of Atlantic Energy Drilling Concepts Nigeria Limited, Jide Omokore, who was accused of falsely obtaining over 7 million barrels of crude oil, valued at the sum of US$ 823, 075 from the Federal Government. Omokore, who is an ally of former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, was initially arraigned in 2016 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. He was arraigned alongside Victor Briggs, Abiye Membere, and David Mbanefo on 15 counts of fraud. The trio were…

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Court vacates interim forfeiture order against Ekweremadu’s seized property

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside the November 4, 2022 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed property linked to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said he had found that the application for forfeiture filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not brought in good faith and ought to be struck out. Justice Ekwo further held that the EFCC failed to disclose material facts on out the matter. He said though the anti-graft agency knew the predicament of Ekweremadu and his…

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Court stops Lagos A-G, others from forcefully taking over market

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday restrained the Office of Lagos Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, and Kosofe Local Government from forcefully taking over the Alaba Section of Mile 12 Market. Justice Latifat Oluyemi gave the interim injunction pending determination of an application before the court. Other respondents in the suit number ID/6464GCMW/2022, include Ikosi/Isheri Local Council Development Area, Dr Chris Onyekachi, Total Value Integrated Services Ltd. and Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development. The application was initiated by Incorporated Trustees of Orirere Community Leaders and Traders Association, Yeye…

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Court to hear suit challenging substitution of PDP candidate for Borno central senatorial district Jan. 23

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Hon, Jibrin Tatabe

An FCT high court, Apo on Tuesday fixed January 23 to hear a motion filled by Alhaji Jibrin Tatabe of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) challenging alleged substitution of his name for the Borno central senatorial district. Tatabe filed a motion before Justice Bello Kawu alleging that an affidavit of withdrawal from the race was forged and deposed in his name by Mohammed Kamalia and forwarded to his party. He alleged that his party accepted it and approved it without investigating the truth. Consequently, the party replaced Tatabe’s name with that of…

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