Federal High court

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Jaiz Bank PLC to possess and sell the 1,150 metric tonnes of rice paddy wire house belonging to Chancellors Farms Nigeria Limited, The order followed Chancellors Farms failure to pay back N213…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave the Department of State Services, DSS, permission to detain one Emmanuel Osase, who was accused of being a member of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, ISIS. The court, in a ruling that…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Federal Government to investigate and prosecute the killers of the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, and other journalists in the country. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the judgment on…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will appeal an N100m fine imposed on it by the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the violation of the rights of a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin…

Following the appointment of 23 new judges, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, has released new postings for the court’s judges to various divisions across the country. This was contained in a…

The Federal High Court has refuted the allegation that Asset Management Company of Nigeria ( AMCON) sponsored its judges to training programmes in the United Kingdom. The court, in a statement by its Chief Registrar, Sulaiman Hassan, said…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, wielded the big stick against Chuks Nwachikwu,  a legal practitioner, who was ordered to pay a fine of N20million for filing a frivolous suit to stop the inauguration of President Bola…

During its sitting in Lagos on Thursday, the Federal High Court adjourned the hearing on the bankruptcy action filed by Ecobank against the Chairman of Honeywell Group, Dr. Oba Otudeko, until June 6. Justice Akintayo Aluko fixed the date…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Wednesday, sought permission of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, to mask identities of lead witnesses billed to testify in the ongoing trial of the detained Deputy Commissioner of…

The Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced nine Ghanaians to eight years imprisonment each for “attempting” to smuggle cannabis into Nigeria. This was contained in a statement released on Sunday by the spokesperson of the National…