Courtroom & Litigation
Courtroom & Litigation covers verified reports of court proceedings across Nigeria. This section reports on trials, rulings, bail applications, criminal charges, civil disputes, and other matters as they unfold before the courts. Coverage here focuses strictly on what happened in court, based on official records and proceedings, without speculation, opinion, or prediction of outcomes.
DSS Releases Journalist Zainab Sodiq Without Charge After Four Days in Custody
The Department of State Services released journalist Zainab Sodiq without charge on the night of Friday 10 July 2026, four...
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Federal High Court, Enugu, Arraigns Brass Engineering GMD, Firm on $600,000 Money Laundering Charge
The Federal High Court in Enugu granted bail to Egwuche Chinyere Gladys, Group Managing Director of Brass Engineering and Construction...
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EFCC Arraigns Ex-CCT Chairman Danladi Umar on N15.5 Million Corruption Charges Before FCT High Court
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arraigned Danladi Yakubu Umar, former Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, on a...
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Special Offences Court Admits Emefiele’s EFCC Statements, Rejects Trial-Within-Trial in Alleged $4.5bn Fraud Case
The Lagos State Special Offences Court, Ikeja, has admitted as exhibits extra-judicial statements Godwin Emefiele made to the EFCC in...
Read moreDetailsFCT High Court Holds EFCC Liable for Defaming Ex-Minister Agunloye, Awards ₦10 Million Damages
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, has held the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission liable for defamation against former...
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ICPC Files Six-Count Charge Against Former Minister Uche Nnaji Over Alleged False Certificates, Unlawful Benefits
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has filed a six-count criminal charge against former Minister of Innovation,...
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Federal High Court Admits Ex-Port Harcourt Refinery MD to ₦150m Bail Over Alleged ₦1.3bn Money Laundering
The Federal High Court, Abuja, admitted Ahmed Adamu Dikko, former Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, to bail...
Read moreDetailsFederal High Court Reserves Judgment in PDP Leadership Recognition Suit Against INEC
Justice Salim Ibrahim of the Federal High Court, Abuja, reserved judgment on 7 July 2026 in a suit by the...
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Federal High Court orders ADC official to pay ₦100m costs after striking out suit against two judges
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered Nkemakolam Ukandu, National Welfare Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, to pay ₦50...
Read moreDetailsFederal High Court Judgment Sparks Enforcement Dispute in Osun as APC Stay Application Remains Pending
PDP council chairmen moved to reclaim Osun State local government secretariats on 20 June 2026, acting on a Federal High...
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