A Federal High Court on Friday in Abuja dismissed the suit filed by Mr George Uboh, Chairman Whistleblowers Network (GUWN) against the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr Godwin Emefiele and billionaire businessman, Ned Nwoko. Uboh, alleged that he was detained unlawfully for 28 days by Adamu, Emefiele and Nkwoko. ...

Olisa Metuh   The Federal High Court in Abuja is presently delivering judgement in a suit instituted against a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Olisa Metuh. Justice Okon Abang is presiding over the suit filed against Metuh by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The anti-graft agency accused ...

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the hearing on Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Pension Reform chairman’s application for variation of bail conditions, till Jan. 14. Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling, said the decision was to allow the court attend to other matters. Justice Abang had, on Dec. 18, 2019, adjourned the ...

Justice Ahmed Muhammed has recused himself from hearing any suit concerning the convener of the #RevolutionNow protests, Mr Omoyele Sowore. The judge made the declaration at the Federal High Court in Abuja, saying he took the decision as a result of two publications by online news platform, Sahara Reporters accusing him of bias. He added that he ...

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s request to extradite the Briton, Adam Quinn, over his alleged complicity in the 9.6 billion dollars judgment against Nigeria. Justice Okon Abang, who gave the order for Quinn’s arrest, said the move would help the Federal Government to prosecute him ...

Akinwande Adewale Akinseye, an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s witness, on Monday, gave details about series of transactions in the bank account of James Nolan, the British national and a director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Nigeria Ltd. Akinseye spoke before Justice Okon Abang during a cross-examination in the ongoing trial of ...

An EFCC operative, Mohammed Goji, on Monday, revealed how Faisal Maina, son of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Pension Reform Task Team boss, withdrew N58 million from a United Bank for Africa (UBA) account. Goji, who is a Principal Detective Superintendent with the anti-graft agency, is also the second prosecution witness (PW2) in the ongoing trial of ...

Faisal Abdulrasheed Maina, the son of Mr Abdulrasheed Maina who is a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team will now be in Kuje correctional facility after weeks in the custody of the Nigeria Police. Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered his transfer on Wednesday at the request of ...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja bail to the chairman of the defunct pension reform task team Mr. Abdulrashid Maina in the sum of one billion naira with two sureties in like sum. Both sureties must be serving Nigerian Senators with no criminal cases before the court. Also, both sureties must have fully developed ...

A medical report submitted to the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Monday by the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) has declared Mister Abdulrasheed Maina fit for trial. The medical examination which was conducted on the order of the court reports that Maina’s health is well under control and he can stand trial. However his ...