A Federal High Court in Kaduna has adjourned the continuation of proceedings involving former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, to December 8, 2026. The adjournment followed the assignment of a new prosecuting lawyer to the case, who requested more time to study the matter before the next hearing. El-Rufai subsequently left the court premises. The…
A prosecution witness has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that members of the terrorist group, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru), carried out the May 15, 2026, attacks on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State to pressure the Federal Government into releasing their detained leaders. The witness, identified as ‘BBB’,…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload the name of Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim as the presidential candidate of the Accord Party for the 2027 general election. Justice Mohammed Umar, in a judgment delivered on Monday, also directed the Accord Party to recognise Olawepo-Hashim as its presidential…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to continue issuing and renewing petroleum products import licences for Matrix Energy, AA Rano and AYM Shafa. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued the order on Monday while delivering judgment in a suit filed by the three oil marketers against…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted and sentenced a fake spiritualist, Solomon Moses, to one year imprisonment for defrauding an Indian woman who sought his assistance for spiritual healing. Moses was found guilty of obtaining money from the woman under the guise of providing spiritual solutions to her problems before subsequently using…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the reassignment of a fundamental rights suit filed by the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), Adeniyi Adeyemi, against the police and the Attorney-General of the Federation. Justice Obiora Egwuatu issued the order on Thursday after identifying a procedural defect in the proof…
The High Court of Lagos State has issued an interim order restraining Nollywood actress Lizzy Anjorin from posting, sharing or broadcasting photographs or other content relating to actress Iyabo Ojo’s daughter, Priscilla Ojo, her husband, Juma Mussa Mkambala, and their son, Rakeem Mkambala, on social media. The order followed an application filed by the Mkambala…
