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.
Appeal Court Halts INEC Deregistration Order Against ADC and Four Others, Cites Breach of Stay of Proceedings
The Abuja Court of Appeal has stayed the Federal High Court’s deregistration order against five opposition parties, ruling that the...
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FCT High Court declines to set aside bench warrant against former minister Sadiya Umar Farouq
The Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, Abuja, has refused an application to set aside the bench warrant...
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FCT High Court Dismisses Yahaya Bello’s Jurisdiction Challenge; N110.4bn Fraud Trial to Continue
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has dismissed a preliminary objection by former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello...
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Federal High Court in Abuja Re-Lists Terrorism Charges Earlier Struck Out for Want of Prosecution
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has granted an application by the Attorney-General of the Federation seeking the re-listing...
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Federal High Court in Lagos Convicts Eight Foreign Nationals on Cybercrime Charges
The Federal High Court, sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, has convicted and sentenced eight foreign nationals on cybercrime charges following guilty...
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Federal High Court in Abuja Adjourns Kanu Trial Pending Ruling on Admissibility of Extra-Judicial Statements
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has adjourned proceedings in the ongoing criminal trial of Nnamdi Kanu pending a...
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Federal High Court in Jos Re-Arraigns Fadama Society Executives Over ₦178.8 Million Investment Charges
The Federal High Court, sitting in Jos, Plateau State, on Thursday, 29 May 2025, re-arraigned two executives of Covenant Fadama...
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Federal High Court in Abuja Suspends Proceedings in Kanu Trial Pending Ruling on Admissibility of Statements
The Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, has suspended proceedings in the ongoing criminal trial of Nnamdi Kanu pending a...
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Federal High Court in Abuja Dismisses ₦20 Million Fundamental Rights Suit Against ICPC
The Federal High Court, sitting in Maitama, Abuja, has dismissed a ₦20 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by Mrs....
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No Court Proceedings Yet in Kano Homicide Case as Police Hold Suspect Pending Arraignment
As of the date referenced in official police statements, there has been no court filing, arraignment, or judicial proceeding in...
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