Friday Bako

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the release of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu from the Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja. Justice Mohammed Liman ordered Senator Kalu’s release on Tuesday morning after listening to an application filed by the former governor. Senator Kalu, a two-term former governor of Abia State, had urged the […]

An FCT High Court has refused to grant an application for Stay of Execution of its judgement which nullified the election of one Senator and five House of Representatives members elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress from Bauchi state. The court had ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to issue […]

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday sacked a Senator representing Kogi West of the People’s Democratic Party senator Atai Aidoko. In his judgement the court held that Aidoko was not property nominated by the PDP for the March 2015 election. He also ordered the immediate swearing of Air Marshall Isaac […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sacked the Senator-elect representing Delta North Senatorial District, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi. Justice Ahmed Mohammed in a Judgment delivered held that Nwaoboshi who is a serving senator was not the winner of the October 2, 2018 Peoples Democratic Party primary held to select a candidate for the […]

Lagos Division of the Federal High Court, on Thursday, sentenced a serving senator and ex-governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, to 12 years in prison for N7.65 billion fraud. Justice Mohammed Idris who delivered the sentence had earlier declared him guilty of the charge in the case that had been on for 12 years. Mr […]

Court stops Gov. Lalong from tampering with Gbong Gwom Jos stool May 23, 2019 10:18 pm Injunction By Thompson Yamput Jos, May 23, 2019 A Plateau State High Court on Thursday issued an interim injunction stopping Gov Simon Lalong from tampering with the composition of the Gbong Gwom Jos Traditional Council. The injunction was […]