Tag: #LegalBattle
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SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S CYBERCRIME TRIAL ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 4, 2026, DUE TO JUDGE’S ABSENCE
The Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on alleged cybercrime charges until February 4, 2026, as presiding Justice Mohammed Umar was absent. The trial, originally scheduled to begin today, was postponed following a previous adjournment linked to protests demanding the release of Nnamdi Kanu. Akpoti-Uduaghan faces a six-count charge…
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SENATOR NATASHA AKPOTI-UDUAGHAN’S DEFAMATION TRIAL HEARING ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 1
The Abuja High Court presided by Justice Chizoba Oji on Monday adjourned the hearing of the preliminary objection filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan challenging the powers of the Attorney-General of the Federation to prosecute her. The senator faces a three-count charge of criminal defamation concerning alleged harmful imputations against Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former…
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KANU WITHDRAWS DEFENSE IN TERRORISM TRIAL, CLAIMS NO VALID CHARGES AGAINST HIM
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has abandoned his earlier plan to call witnesses in his terrorism trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. After reviewing the prosecution’s case file, Kanu told Justice James Omotosho he believed there was no valid charge against him and that he was subjected…
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COURT SETS OCTOBER 31 JUDGMENT DATE FOR SUIT SEEKING TO HALT PDP NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled October 31 for judgment in the case aiming to stop the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) planned National Convention set for November 15-16 in Ibadan. The suit, brought by aggrieved PDP members including the Imo and Abia state chairmen and the PDP South-South Secretary, challenges the validity of…
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NNAMDI KANU NAMES EX-AGF MALAMI AND TOP POLITICIANS AS WITNESSES IN TERRORISM TRIAL
The leader of the outlawed IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has officially listed former Attorney-General Abubakar Malami, along with other prominent Nigerian figures like Nyesom Wike, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Hope Uzodimma, as witnesses in his ongoing terrorism case. Kanu personally signed and filed a motion to call 23 witnesses, aiming to build a comprehensive defense and shed…
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FEDERAL HIGH COURT IN IBADAN ADJOURNS CASE OF STUDENT DENIED ACCESS TO UI STUDENTS’ PORTAL
The Federal High Court in Ibadan has postponed the adoption of written addresses to October 14 in a case filed by Kayode Bello, a University of Ibadan postgraduate student, who is challenging the university for denying him access to the students’ portal needed for registration. Bello, representing himself, alleges victimisation by university authorities despite having…
